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Processor | i7 8700K |
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Motherboard | MSI Z370 Gaming Plus |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15S + NF-A12x25 PWM + 4xNF-A14 PWM |
Memory | 16 GB Adata XPG Dazzle DDR4 3000 MHz CL16 |
Video Card(s) | Gigabyte GTX 1070 Ti Gaming 8G |
Storage | Samsung 970 EVO Plus, Samsung 850 Evo |
Display(s) | Samsung C24FG73 144Hz 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Meshify C |
Audio Device(s) | Steelseries Arctis 3 |
Power Supply | Superflower Leadex II Gold 650W |
Mouse | Steelseries Rival 600 |
Keyboard | Steelseries Apex 7 |
Software | Windows 11 Pro |
Hello guys,
Long story short: after years of carrying on with a trusty FX 8350 and some GPU upgrades, the latest being a GTX 970, I finally upgraded to something modern. Thing is, to get the essential components I wanted, I had to cut corners everywhere else, so I am stuck for a while with a pretty poor Thermaltake Versa case, Zalman GW 700W PSU, Zalman CNPS10x Optima 2011 cooler - these on top of the new stuff, 8700K, GTX 1070 Ti, 16 GB 3000 MHz CL 16 DDR4, MSI Z370 Gaming Plus MB.
Obviously, after I set up things and put everything together, I wanted to see what's with this CPU and how well it does. Didn't go nuts on it, just messed around mildly with Intel XTU, managing a 5 GHz with some insane 91C temp spikes at around 1.31V after a few blue screens with default voltage and below 1.31. Pretty sure it's not stable for things like Prime, and I just put everything back to stock afterwards.
My questions are:
- is there any point for 1080p gaming to overclock this on my GPU? Even @1080p, it seems to drive the 1070 Ti to 99% in every game I tried, something that the old FX 8350 struggled with mightily even with the GTX 970.
- other things I do: browsing, somewhat light work on Adobe PS/AfterFX/Illustrator/Indesign, which I doubt needs an OC
- the cooler seems incapable to offer what I would regard as "normal" temps under OC. Even at stock settings, temps would jump to 75/core and drop back to 60-ish. I mean, my old FX 8350 would throttle after 60C, obviously different lithography etc., yet seeing these temps is a bit worrying. They seem to be normal for the 8700K. When should I be worried?
- to do anything above 4.5 GHz I had to raise the 2 Turbo Boost Power settings in XTU. To get to 5 GHz, 180W had to be set to avoid Power Throttling. At the default 120/90W, it throttles even under heavier loads at stock. Is this normal behavior?
- any general advice for this platform? Am I missing on something awesome other than performance? New tech that would be useful? Apps? I went through MSI's site and downloaded most of those, only to uninstall everything a day later, felt like bloatware to me.
Thanks, basically any opinions and advice is welcomed. I'm just curious to learn more about this new toy, already read a lot about the platform these days.
Long story short: after years of carrying on with a trusty FX 8350 and some GPU upgrades, the latest being a GTX 970, I finally upgraded to something modern. Thing is, to get the essential components I wanted, I had to cut corners everywhere else, so I am stuck for a while with a pretty poor Thermaltake Versa case, Zalman GW 700W PSU, Zalman CNPS10x Optima 2011 cooler - these on top of the new stuff, 8700K, GTX 1070 Ti, 16 GB 3000 MHz CL 16 DDR4, MSI Z370 Gaming Plus MB.
Obviously, after I set up things and put everything together, I wanted to see what's with this CPU and how well it does. Didn't go nuts on it, just messed around mildly with Intel XTU, managing a 5 GHz with some insane 91C temp spikes at around 1.31V after a few blue screens with default voltage and below 1.31. Pretty sure it's not stable for things like Prime, and I just put everything back to stock afterwards.
My questions are:
- is there any point for 1080p gaming to overclock this on my GPU? Even @1080p, it seems to drive the 1070 Ti to 99% in every game I tried, something that the old FX 8350 struggled with mightily even with the GTX 970.
- other things I do: browsing, somewhat light work on Adobe PS/AfterFX/Illustrator/Indesign, which I doubt needs an OC
- the cooler seems incapable to offer what I would regard as "normal" temps under OC. Even at stock settings, temps would jump to 75/core and drop back to 60-ish. I mean, my old FX 8350 would throttle after 60C, obviously different lithography etc., yet seeing these temps is a bit worrying. They seem to be normal for the 8700K. When should I be worried?
- to do anything above 4.5 GHz I had to raise the 2 Turbo Boost Power settings in XTU. To get to 5 GHz, 180W had to be set to avoid Power Throttling. At the default 120/90W, it throttles even under heavier loads at stock. Is this normal behavior?
- any general advice for this platform? Am I missing on something awesome other than performance? New tech that would be useful? Apps? I went through MSI's site and downloaded most of those, only to uninstall everything a day later, felt like bloatware to me.
Thanks, basically any opinions and advice is welcomed. I'm just curious to learn more about this new toy, already read a lot about the platform these days.