Cpu Or Motherboard

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

My Pc has been maxing out when ever I play any game ( league of legends , Overwatch, fortnite, CSGO) so I reinstalled to see if it would make a difference but nothing. I have narrowed it down to it being my cpu or motherboard. Is there a program that can tell me if something is wrong with either. Open to any ideas.

Set-up: 1080x720 rez 144hhz
I5-7600k 4.2ghz
GTX 1070
24GB ram
Corsair I100 water cooler
Windows 10

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

Go run a bench at userbenchmark.com and leave a link here with your results.

rgd1101 · Apr 18, 2018

check cpu/gpu temp and usage? malware/virus scan? fresh install OS when you build the system?

rgd1101 · Apr 18, 2018

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rgd1101 · Apr 18, 2018

Motherboard make and model? PSU make and model?

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

rgd1101 :

Asus z270H
And Corsair 750w

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/8355563

geofelt · Apr 18, 2018

Your problem is unlikely to be a bad cpu or motherboard.

One possible problem is cpu throttling due to heat.
If your cpu cooler has an issue, it can cause this.
If your cpu temperature at idle is more than 10-15c. over ambient, I would lool at the cooler.

Perhaps more likely is a graphics driver issue.
Windows 10 is suspected of pushing out less than optimum graphics driver updates.
Download and install the latest driver for your GTX1070 directly from the nvidia web site.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

geofelt :

In the middle of reinstalling drivers now but unlikely to make a difference as this is my 4th time restarting from scratch and it hasn't made any difference the other times

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

DizzyRelic :

You have 29% background usage. That is really high for a 4 thread CPU. You are basically taking away 1/3 of your processing capability. Go to task manager and see what programs are running in the background.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

The only things that are being used are edge (Web browser) and windows. 29% is low compaired to before the reinstall it was capping at 45% just from windows and web browser

rgd1101 · Apr 18, 2018

did you check cpu/gpu temp?

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

rgd1101 :

Cpu sit at about 50 degrees until I try to do anything that requires effort (like a game) it then jumps to 100 degrees which it wasn't doing before this reinstall it was sitting at about 70-75 while play games
and
my gpu is the same 50 while just chilling 70-80 ish when I play games

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

DizzyRelic :

You CPU is thermal throttling at 100C. There may be an issue with the CPU cooler installation. Make sure that it is seated on the IHS properly. Too much or too little thermal paste can also cause this issue.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

DizzyRelic :

You CPU is thermal throttling at 100C. There may be an issue with the CPU cooler installation. Make sure that it is seated on the IHS properly. Too much or too little thermal paste can also cause this issue.

Gonna take it apart now and have alook will try to keep updated but might forget

geofelt · Apr 18, 2018

Dumb question...
Did you remove the mylar protective cover on the waterblock before installing?

Your cooler or the mount is definitely your issue.
Perhaps the pump has clogged or failed.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

geofelt :

I mean I'm 99% sure I did but if not I'm pretty sure my cpu will be buggered right? considering it was just running at 100 degrees ?

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

DizzyRelic :

Your CPU is probably fine. I would not panic just yet. The CPU with throttle down when it reaches 100C to prevent damage as this is a built in safety feature for situations just like this. Prolonged exposures to high temps can shorten the lifespan. But you will need to be running it for a long time at those temps to run into that issue right now.

geofelt · Apr 18, 2018

DizzyRelic :

Not to worry.
The cpu will throttle or shut off to prevent damage if it detects a dangerous temperature.
That is around 100c.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

geofelt :

Well after opening it up 3 of the pump screws had come loose , it seems to have fixed the heat problem ( have to stress test it first ) but I'm still using 30% just for windows and Microsoft edge

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

Well after opening it up 3 of the pump screws had come loose , it seems to have fixed the heat problem ( have to stress test it first ) but I'm still using 30% just for windows and Microsoft edge

Edit: Just stress tested and the highest it goes is 60 degrees

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

Cool man. Glad you did not replace your CPU or motherboard.

As far as the 30% usage, check out your programs the run at startup. There may be more processes running that you don't know about. 30% seems like a lot for Edge, maybe you have a bunch of extensions running in Edge? May not be a bad idea to run a quick scan with malewarebytes to make sure there is not something else going on creating the high usage.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

Okay dokie, will do that, Also while thinking about it , the i5-7600k is for overclocking right? do you think it would be worth overclocking it?

feelinfroggy777 · Apr 18, 2018

DizzyRelic :

feelinfroggy777 :

Okay dokie, will do that, Also while thinking about it , the i5-7600k is for overclocking right? do you think it would be worth overclocking it?

Overclocking can help, but you will have to have a "z" motherboard to overclock it.

DizzyRelic · Apr 18, 2018

feelinfroggy777 :

DizzyRelic :

Overclocking can help, but you will have to have a "z" motherboard to overclock it.

I have an Asus Z270H would that be fine?

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