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[Trigg]

What is that?

Use this list, I have a D14 myself. The 15 has some better clearance but this list will be safe.

http://noctua.at/en/nh-d14?rcomp=1

These are good and should fit fine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...STMATCH&Description=ripjaws+v&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Get Ripjaws X is you need ddr3. I have my 1600 mhz Ripjaws OCed to 1904 at 9-10-10-25 and very little extra voltage

 

[BeEatNU]

finished my 1st liquid cooled PC

http://imgur.com/83FOhlf

 

[super-famicom]

Just download the ISO from Microsoft.

You can also put it on a USB drive.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/

 

[CreepingFear]

finished my 1st liquid cooled PC

http://imgur.com/83FOhlf

As someone who just finished their first liquid cooled PC, would you say it was as hard as it seemed?

 

[TheJoRu]

Finally ordered my EVGA G2 550W power supply, so pumped to finally get my first PC build ready for action. The warranty for the G2 is insane, 7 years. Feels good to have bought a, from what I've heard, great power supply to keep the ship steady for hopefully many years to come.

 

[xJavonta]

I've read the OP. The "Great" build is more than I want to spend, but I can afford a bit more than the "Good" build.

God, this is one of the many reasons why PC gamers have such a bad rap.

"Hey, can I ask some questions and get some advice?"

"Fuck you, go figure it out yourself."

Stick to consoles.

 

[RandomSeed]

Will a DVI-I to component cable work connecting my EVGA GTX 970 to an older Sony Trinitron CRT TV? DVI-I does send an analog signal, correct? Asked in the TV thread, but maybe it's more of a question for here. Looking at this...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001URIFPE/?tag=neogaf0e-20

The part that has me confused is that it says "it does not convert" the signal, but if DVI-I sends an analog signal, no conversion needs to happen?

 

[Fimbulvetr]

I made a thread for this about a week ago, but it was pretty much a bust, so I'm reposting here.

I'm a new owner of a 144Hz FreeSync monitor, the ViewSonic XG2401 specifically. This is my first display above 60Hz, and the jump in motion smoothness and clarity is is great. The responsiveness when using a mouse is almost disconcerting at times, it's so immediate it feels almost like it's anticipating what I'll do before I do it. It's a cool feeling. However, I'm not sure I'm using it to its fullest yet. I have a few questions, and it's surprisingly hard to find any answers online, so I'm turning to GAF.

First off, Should I be turning off Vsync in every game now? I've heard that some games (mostly older ones) still need it to prevent tearing even with adaptive sync. Are there any prominent examples?

Is there any dedicated software to test FreeSync? There's that windmill demo, but it only offers set framerates with 60Hz as the highest option, so it's not that useful. Is there anything else out there?

Doing side by side tests with my old 60Hz monitor via Windows' display duplication causes tearing on the 60Hz monitor regardless of Vsync settings unless I limit both monitors to 60Hz, defeating the purpose of the comparison. Is there a way of displaying 144Hz on the new monitor while also displaying 60Hz with Vsync active on the old monitor to get a more ideal comparison?

At some point when researching adaptive sync monitors, I saw a recommendation to lock framerates at 1 below the monitor's refresh rate. Now that I actually have an adaptive sync monitor I'm happy that I saw that, because letting games run at the full 144Hz without Vsync introduces tearing, while limiting them to 143Hz does indeed eliminate tearing. Is this the generally recommended practice?

It seems that AMD's Virtual Super Resolution downsampling solution locks display to 60Hz. This is a huge downer, is there any way around it, or am I doing something wrong? A side note, VSR also ruins colors and contrast when active, I'd appreciate help with that as well.

Also, if there's anything specific to the XG2401 in particular, I'd really like to know. I followed the calibration settings from Tom's Hardware's review of the monitor here: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...or,4504-3.html

Finally, I'll contribute something, because it seems super important and I had to figure it out on my own. When I first set up the monitor it was limited to 120Hz, for no reason that I could discern. It turned out the way to get the full 144Hz was to select it in Control Panel>Appearance and Personalization>Display>Screen Resolution>Advanced Settings>Monitor (on Windows 7, at least). Dunno why that was as obscure as it was.

Anyway, I'm already enjoying my high framerate, tear-free game experience, but I'm hoping it can get even better. Thanks in advance for any help provided.

 

[KevinCow]

Alright, I had an exchange with someone over PM, and he convinced me that I probably misconstrued some of the replies to me as harsher than they were intended.

So I apologize for getting so angry. I was in the wrong. I should have calmly explained that I'd already looked at the OP and that the link to Tom's Hardware only confused me further instead of immediately lashing out. Sorry.

 

[megarockexe]

I'm disappointed my case doesn't have as many front-facing USB ports as I'd like. Would a USB hub be recommended? Is there a hub one would recommend? The options seem tough to trust.

 

[xJavonta]

It's so disappointing that AMD doesn't have any really good CPUs out right now. I really wanna get away from Intel and it's bi-yearly socket changing

 

[thematic]

Your Current Specs: i7 3770k / 16GB DDR3 / Asrock Z77 Extreme 3 / Zotac GTX 1070 / 660W Seasonic / Thermaltake Versa N21 Snow / Sandisk SSD 120GB + 2TB WD Green
Budget: $50-$150
Main Use: Mainly for gaming + HTC Vive VR and developing game in Unity. also for General use (watching movie, browsing, music etc)
Monitor Resolution: 1080p HDTV, no upgrade planned
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: Only VR games @ 90fps. others not so much
Looking to reuse any parts?: any parts still working
When will you build?: this month
Will you be overclocking?: Yes but not required

yesterday my PC crash/hang while playing VR games.
after force shutdown, my BIOS can't boot and it rebooting over and over again.
i removed my GPU and then it booted up but crash 1x before i can boot Windows
after that i plugged in my GPU and then it booted up okay until now

this symtoms isn't the first time. back before i use my old GTX 750 Ti, this happened too. i thought it's my GPU but yesterday it confirm that my motherboard or CPU having problem (i think it's the mainboard, CPU usually didn't break often - esp. i didn't OC yet)

i looked around my local PC shop, the only motherboard availabe is with H61 (value/business model)

will H61 sufficient for my VR gaming?

 

[joecanada]

Anyone have reliable fix for win 10 totally screwing up after running two screens? My desktop icons disappear, move around , screen blacks out all sorts of crap

 

[Bloodember]

Anyone have reliable fix for win 10 totally screwing up after running two screens? My desktop icons disappear, move around , screen blacks out all sorts of crap

I use two screen and have no issues. What video card are you using and are your drivers up to date?

 

[Bloodember]

Your Current Specs: i7 3770k / 16GB DDR3 / Asrock Z77 Extreme 3 / Zotac GTX 1070 / 660W Seasonic / Thermaltake Versa N21 Snow / Sandisk SSD 120GB + 2TB WD Green
Budget: $50-$150
Main Use: Mainly for gaming + HTC Vive VR and developing game in Unity. also for General use (watching movie, browsing, music etc)
Monitor Resolution: 1080p HDTV, no upgrade planned
List SPECIFIC games or applications that you MUST be able to run well: Only VR games @ 90fps. others not so much
Looking to reuse any parts?: any parts still working
When will you build?: this month
Will you be overclocking?: Yes but not required

yesterday my PC crash/hang while playing VR games.
after force shutdown, my BIOS can't boot and it rebooting over and over again.
i removed my GPU and then it booted up but crash 1x before i can boot Windows
after that i plugged in my GPU and then it booted up okay until now

this symtoms isn't the first time. back before i use my old GTX 750 Ti, this happened too. i thought it's my GPU but yesterday it confirm that my motherboard or CPU having problem (i think it's the mainboard, CPU usually didn't break often - esp. i didn't OC yet)

i looked around my local PC shop, the only motherboard availabe is with H61 (value/business model)

will H61 sufficient for my VR gaming?

Make sure your BIOS is up to date. Also I had a similar problem in the past and it was the power supply going bad.

 

[joecanada]

I use two screen and have no issues. What video card are you using and are your drivers up to date?

Yes drivers are up to date. It's a gtx 720 just waiting for the 480 vs 1060 prices to settle. But it's a common issue I googled it. It switches to tablet mode and all sorts of crap

Edit - I should clarify mirror screens is fine but extending them and then sending windows to the second or turning the second off messes the first up.

 

[thematic]

Make sure your BIOS is up to date. Also I had a similar problem in the past and it was the power supply going bad.

BIOS is up to date. last i checked, newest BIOS was a 2013 release

wait, PSU going bad?
how do i check that? (i usually use a multimeter tool checking the 12V lane)
my experience with bad PSU usually auto-restart itself while under load (not crash/hang)

 

[Friend of Sonic]

Anyone use this case?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854018

Price seems good anyway, but I think I'd rather go mid sized.

 

[Vaettir]

Anyone use this case?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854018

Price seems good anyway, but I think I'd rather go mid sized.

It's one of the more feature packed full tower cases. Great for the money. What are your specs? I'd say get a case around your needs and what you plan on having in the rest of your rig.

 

[fantomena]

Use this list, I have a D14 myself. The 15 has some better clearance but this list will be safe.

http://noctua.at/en/nh-d14?rcomp=1

These are good and should fit fine: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...STMATCH&Description=ripjaws+v&N=-1&isNodeId=1

Get Ripjaws X is you need ddr3. I have my 1600 mhz Ripjaws OCed to 1904 at 9-10-10-25 and very little extra voltage

Will this work? Could only find it under DDR3 on the first link, not DDR4: https://www.komplett.no/product/838119/datautstyr/minnebrikker/hyperx-fury-2666mhz-32gb-4x8gb#

 

[jfoul]

I'm going to be spending a bit more for a quality case this time around. Does anybody have experience with Caselabs, or Lian Li? I've been looking at the Caselabs Bullet BH4 mATX/, and the Lian Li Lian Li PC-V359 mATX. Both seem to be what I'm looking for in a case right now. Something unique, high quality, with modest measurements for the front room. Any opinions?

Caselabs Bullet BH4 mATX - Price: $233.60 Shipped w/ Berry Paint & Dual Side Windows

• Dimensions: (W x H x D) 11.00" x 9.50" x 13.0" (279mm x 241mm x 330mm)
• VGA Card length: 282mm
• PSU length: 320mm
• Air cooler height:143mm
• AIO: 240mm Radiator
• Native HDD Locations: 2
• Native SSD Locations: 4

Lian Li PCV-359 mATX - Price: $202.98 Shipped

• Dimensions: (W x H x D) x 13.39" x 12.60" x 13.39"
• VGA Card length: 320mm
• PSU length: 320mm
• Air cooler height:160mm
• AIO: 240mm Radiator
• Native HDD Locations: 3
• Native SSD Locations: 1

 

[luffeN]

Hey guys. Is activating the XMP in UEFI a coin flip if the computer will boot or not?

 

[knitoe]

Hey guys. Is activating the XMP in UEFI a coin flip if the computer will boot or not?

First update to the latest bios. They usually add ram compatibility. And, yes, there is a chance your PC won't boot due to ram incompatibility.

 

[luffeN]

First update to the latest bios. They usually add ram compatibility. And, yes, there is a chance your PC won't boot due to ram incompatibility.

So there is a chance that my motherboard is not compatible with the XMP of the RAM I use? I have:

• ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
• Corsair Vengeance LPX schwarz DIMM Kit 16GB, DDR4-3000

 

[Shaldome]

Okay, gals and guys, I need some ideas.

On Saturday my computer just turned off all of a sudden without any signs of tourble like garbled screen or poof from inside the case.

Whe I try to turn it on again, no dice. If I turn of the power supply and try to turn it on, the the power light flashes briefly and the fans start spinning for less then a second and the nothing again. My mouse is also "on" when plugged into the USB on the motherboard.

I already checked the memory, unplugged all cables inside and outside of the computer, but nothing helped so far.

Any ideas what it might be? I mean obviously somethings broken and has to be replaced, question is what?

 

[kromeo]

Sounds like the power supply needs replacing

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Hey guys. Is activating the XMP in UEFI a coin flip if the computer will boot or not?

Sometimes it can be.

I had problems with mine, I had to update my Bios and bump up the RAM voltage a little to get my 16GB (2x8) 3000MHz RAM to work at that speed and for my PC to post with XMP on.

 

[Headsteyker]

I have a Asus z170-a motherboard andò a noctua NH 14 cooler, should i use te y splitter forma the fans?

 

[Aztechnology]

So my Seidon 240M one of my fans has startled rattling and I need two replacement 120mm radiator fans. Can anyone recommend some good fans? I'd prefer to order from newegg.

 

[Auctopus]

Building my first Gaming PC this Summer and I think I've finally nailed down a parts list...

- I'm only really interested in 1080-1440p gaming, not VR.
- I wanna be able to play games as powerful as Witcher 3 at least as well as my PS4.

How does this look? Please, it's my first time so any corrections/suggestions would be a massive help.

 

[nightmare-slain]

Building my first Gaming PC this Summer and I think I've finally nailed down a parts list...

- I'm only really interested in 1080-1440p gaming, not VR.
- I wanna be able to play games as powerful as Witcher 3 at least as well as my PS4.

How does this look? Please, it's my first time so any corrections/suggestions would be a massive help.

that will handle 1080/1440p gaming no problem. you should be able to run Witcher 3 with all setting up full at 1080p 60fps. might get some dips if you go to 1440p. it will look and run way better than on PS4.

you could always get a GTX 1060 and save a bit of money. it's will still handle 1080p no problem but playing at 1440p might be a bit trickier. just something to think about. here is a comparison between both cards:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1771?vs=1731

as you can see it will handle The Witcher 3 just fine and will still run/look a lot better than ps4.

 

[Lethal]

Best adware/spyware remover? Preferably free...

 

[nightmare-slain]

Best adware/spyware remover? Preferably free...

malwarebytes is quite popular.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Building my first Gaming PC this Summer and I think I've finally nailed down a parts list...

- I'm only really interested in 1080-1440p gaming, not VR.
- I wanna be able to play games as powerful as Witcher 3 at least as well as my PS4.

How does this look? Please, it's my first time so any corrections/suggestions would be a massive help.

Looks good, the only thing I would think about changing personally would be the CPU and RAM, to the i5 6600k so you can overclock it as time goes on and 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB.

Those 2 changes would give a little more future proofing in the long run and shouldn't add much to the price but the specs you have are still really good if you stick with them and should be fine for 1080p - 1440p for quite some time.

 

[Lethal]

malwarebytes is quite popular.

Cool, thanks!

 

[Auctopus]

that will handle 1080/1440p gaming no problem. you should be able to run Witcher 3 with all setting up full at 1080p 60fps. might get some dips if you go to 1440p. it will look and run way better than on PS4.

you could always get a GTX 1060 and save a bit of money. it's will still handle 1080p no problem but playing at 1440p might be a bit trickier. just something to think about. here is a comparison between both cards:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1771?vs=1731

as you can see it will handle The Witcher 3 just fine and will still run/look a lot better than ps4.

Looks good, the only thing I would think about changing personally would be the CPU and RAM, to the i5 6600k so you can overclock it as time goes on and 16GB of RAM instead of 8GB.

Those 2 changes would give a little more future proofing in the long run and shouldn't add much to the price but the specs you have are still really good if you stick with them and should be fine for 1080p - 1440p for quite some time.

Thanks, guys. 16gb RAM crossed my mind but I don't know a lot about overclocking. I'll look in to the other CPU.

Best adware/spyware remover? Preferably free...

+1 for Malwarebytes. You can get a 14 day trial and then it'll turn in to its free version. The trial will give you full protection but the free version will give you a manual scan. The scan is very comprehensive though and in my experience picks up much more than other paid AV.

Use it in conjunction with Windows Defender and you should be golden.

 

[enewtabie]

Beside switching my psu from the Corsair CX750M to an EVGA G2 750. I'm concerned about CPU cooling. This is my first build. I have a Evo 212 and parts to a Nepton 140XL,but I'm thinking I need something like the Corsair 1100.Any recommendations?

I7 6700K
GTX 1070
in a S340 case.

 

[Jezbollah]

Beside switching my psu from the Corsair CX750M to an EVGA G2 750. I'm concerned about CPU cooling. This is my first build. I have a Evo 212 and parts to a Nepton 140XL,but I'm thinking I need something like the Corsair 1100.Any recommendations?

I7 6700K
GTX 1070
in a S340 case.

If you're concerned about cooling then get a AIO Water cooler.

 

[kromeo]

Beside switching my psu from the Corsair CX750M to an EVGA G2 750. I'm concerned about CPU cooling. This is my first build. I have a Evo 212 and parts to a Nepton 140XL,but I'm thinking I need something like the Corsair 1100.Any recommendations?

I7 6700K
GTX 1070
in a S340 case.

Unless you're really planning on OCing the CPU as far as it will go then that air cooler is fine

 

[TheJoRu]

Building my first Gaming PC this Summer and I think I've finally nailed down a parts list...

- I'm only really interested in 1080-1440p gaming, not VR.
- I wanna be able to play games as powerful as Witcher 3 at least as well as my PS4.

How does this look? Please, it's my first time so any corrections/suggestions would be a massive help.

Looks pretty good. The GTX 1070 will handle both 1080p and 1440p extremely well. It will blow the PS4 away, basically. Even with a GTX 1060 that would be very much true, so if you're willing to sacrifice a bit of performance and/or fidelity in especially 1440p that would be a way to save quite a bit of money. Basically, if you really want a high-end system then obviously the 1070 (or for really high-end 1080) is the way to go, but if you can accept a bit lower performance then the 1060 is a better deal money-wise.

For longevity the better choice might be to go for a i5 6600K CPU (no cooler included, and Z170 motherboard required for OC) and maybe 16 GB RAM (not quite as important IMO), and you'd still save money compared to a a 1070-build with the i5 6500 and 8 GB RAM. It'd hurt your performance today, but let's say you decide to buy a new GPU in a couple of years. The i5 6500 with 8 GB RAM is very solid today, but with a new GPU you may feel the urge to change those parts as well in order to keep those on a somewhat equal level and not bottleneck anything. With a i5 6600K however you can just overclock and it will keep up very well. The 6600K also has a slightly higher base- and boost clock compared to the i5 6500, so even if you don't dabble with OC it's a little bit better. Then again, I just built a system with a i5 6500 and 8 GB RAM, so maybe I'm not the one to say anything about that, but I'm on a tight budget and I'm pairing it up with a 1060 because I'm incredibly pleased with great 1080p gaming. Overall it's just what you're after, and since you said 1440p gaming then the 1070 is a great choice, but longevity is also a factor so there's a lot of things to weigh in.

I don't know what PSU that is, but that part is also something worth spending a bit extra on to be able to keep for a long time (usually with longer warranty as well, so that's good). 600W is more than adequate, especially with a non-K processor, but there's more to it than that. Quality parts in the PSU will make it last longer without breaking, be more efficient and generally might be quieter and cooler. I learned that the hard way as I bought a cheap PSU at first, but regretted it shortly after and ordered a better one (the EVGA G2). It feels nice to know you'll have something really solid and trustworthy to steer the ship for a long time.

Another thing to consider of course is SSD. It may not improve your gaming that much (apart from load times), and there's nothing wrong with a HDD if you have a lot of files, but keeping your OS and programs on a SSD will really be beneficial for the speed of the PC for just about everything apart from the gaming performance itself. It will cost you extra (though not necessarily that much if you go for a cheaper 120 GB model), but personally I think the difference in speed when starting up programs or just basic things like how fast you can turn on and off the computer is very much worth it; it's like night and day and I could never go back.

 

[kennah]

I'm going to be spending a bit more for a quality case this time around. Does anybody have experience with Caselabs, or Lian Li? I've been looking at the Caselabs Bullet BH4 mATX/, and the Lian Li Lian Li PC-V359 mATX. Both seem to be what I'm looking for in a case right now. Something unique, high quality, with modest measurements for the front room. Any opinions?

Caselabs Bullet BH4 mATX - Price: $233.60 Shipped w/ Berry Paint & Dual Side Windows

I love the BH4 so much. It's only an inch bigger than my ITX case. Definitely the next case I get.

 

[KageMaru]

Posted this in 1070 review thread but figured more people would be able to share their thoughts here. Other people in the 1070 thread expressed running into the same issue with firestrike.

Now that I got a better PSU, I'm trying to see how far I can push my card again. So far I'm able to go up 110 MHz to 1705/1895 MHz for my base/boost clock rates while boost 3.0 looks to top my card at 2101 MHz. Temp never went over 68c. I'm able to push the memory clock +1050 MHz but the total boost on GPU-Z shows as 2266 MHz instead of the 2002 MHz default clock. Does that sound right for the memory clock? Kind of confused why I'm adding more than 1000MHz boost but it only shows a 264 MHz boost when tested. I have GPU voltage and power limit maxed at 100% and +11% respectively.

Also is the firestrike demo unstable or does it push your GPU in a particular way? I was able to run multiple Unigine Valley benchmarks, game for hours, and stress test my GPU using MSi Kom buster for >5 hours, hitting 100% GPU load at higher clocks without issue. I load up the firestrike demo and it crashes on me. Turned down my clocks until firestrike was stable but I didn't know if the problem was my clocks or the demo.

 

[Resilient]

Hey all,

I set up a new build late last year. Build is currently:

Intel Core i5 6600K
ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black
Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5in SSD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX
CoolerMaster G750M 750W Modular Bronze Power Supply
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X CPU Cooler
EVGA 1070 SC

I've run into some problems. Basically, when in game (Overwatch, DOOM, Rocket League), at random the PC will hard freeze (game on screen), audio will go crazy and jarble, and I have to turn it off.

I look at temps when I play, but they're hovering around 60-70 for CPU and 65-72 for GPU. I'm running prime95 but I have no idea wtf im doing and it's late. Gonna research some more tomorrow on what tests to run, thought it may be worth asking here. Does this sound like a CPU error ? I'll note that this happened once or twice before with my old card (AMD 7870 Gigabyte OC) too, so I'm not looking at the GPU yet. RAM? Mobo? PSU? fuck this shit!

 

[kromeo]

Hey all,

I set up a new build late last year. Build is currently:

Intel Core i5 6600K
ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black
Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5in SSD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX
CoolerMaster G750M 750W Modular Bronze Power Supply
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X CPU Cooler
EVGA 1070 SC

I've run into some problems. Basically, when in game (Overwatch, DOOM, Rocket League), at random the PC will hard freeze (game on screen), audio will go crazy and jarble, and I have to turn it off.

I look at temps when I play, but they're hovering around 60-70 for CPU and 65-72 for GPU. I'm running prime95 but I have no idea wtf im doing and it's late. Gonna research some more tomorrow on what tests to run, thought it may be worth asking here. Does this sound like a CPU error ? I'll note that this happened once or twice before with my old card (AMD 7870 Gigabyte OC) too, so I'm not looking at the GPU yet. RAM? Mobo? PSU? fuck this shit!

I had the same problem when I built my last computer, never managed to work out exactly what was causing it but I replaced the MB and it never happened again

 

[ekim]

Hey all,

I set up a new build late last year. Build is currently:

Intel Core i5 6600K
ASUS Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black
Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5in SSD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB WD10EZEX
CoolerMaster G750M 750W Modular Bronze Power Supply
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X CPU Cooler
EVGA 1070 SC

I've run into some problems. Basically, when in game (Overwatch, DOOM, Rocket League), at random the PC will hard freeze (game on screen), audio will go crazy and jarble, and I have to turn it off.

I look at temps when I play, but they're hovering around 60-70 for CPU and 65-72 for GPU. I'm running prime95 but I have no idea wtf im doing and it's late. Gonna research some more tomorrow on what tests to run, thought it may be worth asking here. Does this sound like a CPU error ? I'll note that this happened once or twice before with my old card (AMD 7870 Gigabyte OC) too, so I'm not looking at the GPU yet. RAM? Mobo? PSU? fuck this shit!

What OS?

Is your power management plan set to something else than High performance?

 

[Resilient]

I had the same problem when I built my last computer, never managed to work out exactly what was causing it but I replaced the MB and it never happened again

Oh bro don't do this to me..I don't want to build my computer again

What OS?

Is your power management plan set to something else than High performance?

I'm running Windows 10. Power management plan is on High Performance (in the ASUS Mobo BIOS).

 

[ekim]

Oh bro don't do this to me..I don't want to build my computer again



I'm running Windows 10. Power management plan is on High Performance (in the ASUS Mobo BIOS).

And in Windows? You could look up on the performance monitor if any of your cores is in "parked" state. Otherwise you could update your bios or try installing the latest chipset drivers.

edit: does the event log say anything?

 

[Resilient]

And in Windows? You could look up on the performance monitor if any of your cores is in "parked" state. Otherwise you could update your bios or try installing the latest chipset drivers.

In Windows, not sure. Should the CPUs be parked or unparked? Looking online some people suggest you need to isolate each part to determine what the issue is. Problem is it just happens at random while gaming...sometimes 20min in, sometimes 5 hours in..

not sure what I'm looking for in the event log, nothing sticks out at me except for RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64

 

[ekim]

In Windows, not sure. Should the CPUs be parked or unparked? Looking online some people suggest you need to isolate each part to determine what the issue is. Problem is it just happens at random while gaming...sometimes 20min in, sometimes 5 hours in..

not sure what I'm looking for in the event log, nothing sticks out at me except for RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64

CPUs should never be parked.

Is the RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64 message coming up at the time the machine crashes? RADAR_PRE_LEAK_64 is some memory leak indicator. Does this appear with multiple games or just one? Or does it appear in Desktop mode too?

 

[Resilient]

I'm gonna have to check the Event Log next time this happens. To be sure which tab am I meant to be checking for errors? I'll check my CPUs tomorrow morning. If you don't mind I may PM you later tomorrow also around this time!

In your experience what is this symptomatic of? Seems like such a weird crash to have that will be a bitch to pinpoint.