New pc is very slow

prbn · Oct 5, 2016

Hello,
I just bought a new pc with these specs:
Corsair vengeance LPX DDR4 2666mhz 16gb (ram)
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (graphix)
Seagate barracuda 2TB (sata 6.0gb/s, 7200 RPM, 65mb cache) (HDD)
Corsair CX750M, 750W PSU (power)
Intel core i7-6700k skylake. (4.0ghz) (cpu)
MSI LGA1151 Z170A SLI Plus (motherboard)

The pc runs very slow, I have to type this on my phone as the pc takes a long time to boot, open programs and switch between programs. I dont have a cooler on my cpu, could that be the problem?

Please help, just used all my savings on this

Autocrat · Oct 5, 2016

It could definitely be the problem. It can damage the processor if it gets to hot.

dudeman509 · Oct 5, 2016

I dont have a cooler on my cpu, could that be the problem?

WHAT?! Turn it off immediately and get a cooler!

panathas · Oct 5, 2016

Are you nuts? What were you thinking? You must be trolling right? All CPU's need coolers in order to work properly. You may have already damaged both CPU and motherboard by using your system without a cooler.

Rogue Leader · Oct 5, 2016

prbn

The computer is throttling heavily, by some stroke of dumb luck the processor hasn't burnt up, maybe your case has really good airflow, I'm not sure, but either way you need to shut it off right now. Get a cpu cooler.

prbn · Oct 6, 2016

I have shut down the computer, is there anyway to see if I have broken the CPU or motherboard?
I read on toms hardware earlier that I didn't need a cooler, as I forgot to order it when I ordered the pc. So I thought it was all good. I have now located a shop that opens at 10 so I can go buy it.

Rogue Leader · Oct 6, 2016

prbn :

Intel processors come with a cooler normally, however the K processors do not because they are meant to be overclocked and hence need a better aftermarket cooler. I'm not sure where you read that but its likely you misinterpreted what you read.

At this point being that it was still functional you are probably ok, but I have seen people burn up a processor running it without a cooler. So lets hope for the best here.

prbn · Oct 6, 2016

So.. this is why it was slow right? There isint anything else thats wrong that I need to think about?

prbn · Oct 6, 2016

Also, I want to add water-cooling if I first will upgrade my cpu cooling.
Could someone look at these 2 and see which would be better:
http://webshop.harddisk.no/cooler-master-cm-seidon-120v-ver_/cat-p/c/p7612091
or
http://webshop.harddisk.no/corsair-cpu-k-2011-1156/cat-p/c/p6939049

Rogue Leader · Oct 6, 2016

prbn :

That is 100% why it was slow, the CPU was heat throttling and barely running

prbn :

The Corsair is better quality.

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