Overclocking & Tweaking

"Cannot OC" I7 8700K Problem??

Hey Guys and GirlsIts my first time overclocking on an Intel platform so don't blame me for any rookie mistakes (I used to overclock on the AMD platform)And now my problem is that I cannot overclock my CPU, after I load the settings on my bios and sa...

Maximus x hero and i7-8086k hitting power limit at stock clocks WITH XMP enabled

I just built my first PC. Core components are Asus maximus x Hero, i7-8086k, noctua nh-d15, gskill trident z 3200 ram.When I run the PC completely stock, (load optimized defaults in bios) and use prime95 to stress test, the machine turbos up to 4.3 ...

Realbench 2.43 - Stable. Realbench - 2.56 - Unstable

I am 5 hours stable during stress test in Real bench 2.43 but instantly get score 0 "error" in real bench 2.56.Can someone explain what may be causing this? The system is solid as a rock otherwise, in day to day, prime95, and linpack.

I7-7700K Quickly Got Sick-Need a Cure

Hello Everyone,My system experienced a performance drop overnight. The numbers are rough but I think Y'all will get the point. Image Editing scores in RealBench, "Stock" or almost stock were 150K and time was bout 35". Overclocked to 4.9GZ my scor...

Graphic Card permanently @Full Power

The Card (2080 Ti) does not clocking down in idle.I have a 144hz Monitor and when i turn the refresh rate to 120hz, the card clocking downas usual.I think it is a bug in latest driver 411.70.The only solution is to use the nvidia inspector, but it ha...

Which one is better XMP Mode ? or Manuel Mod ?

hey , i have : 8700K Asus Rog Maximus X Hero Corsair Dominator 4*8GB 3200Mhz am using 5ghz (8700K) , which settings better for memory ( xmp or manuel )

Ok Team ROG, lets make this thing fly

G'day Team, Lawry here. I am a recent convert to the master race and decided what better faction to join than the ROG. Spec are:Motherboard - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMINGProcessor - I5-8600KMemory (part number) - F4-3000C16D-16GTZR (16Gb of GSkill Trident...

Oj, i bought ASUS

Yesterday i bought some new hardware, since i needed a new computerHowever, i don't benchmark anymore so a Ryzen 5 2400G seemed to be a great choice for normal useSo i went to the half empty HW store and and picked up a TUF 470X, Ballistix Tactical 3...

Asus strix z370i and I5 8600k overheating

Hi,I’ve an Asus strix z370i with a i5 8600k and a 1070ti and an AIO cooler master masterliquid.I didn’t have thermal paste at first so I assembled it without and already in the bios it was at 70c so I turned it off immediately and went to buy some (n...

Bootable Linpack Xtreme with Porteus Linux Released

Stress testing unstable PCs from within Windows always posed a risk of corruption to the OS registry and files. But now, thanks to Linpack Xtreme for Linux and the lightweight Porteus Linux, you can stress test without those worries anymore. The boot...

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