Need desperate help

Joxeon · 31 Mar 2021 at 08:56

StarShock said:
11th gen would require a new motherboard. If you do decide that a CPU upgrade is the answer then a 9900kf might be a better option. Can be found for not much more, has 2 more cores and 4 more threads and wouldn't need you to buy a new motherboard.

I doubt his B365m pro vdh will cut it with a 9900k so may need a new board anyway.

pjohal42 · 31 Mar 2021 at 19:29

Joxeon said:
I doubt his B365m pro vdh will cut it with a 9900k so may need a new board anyway.

I purchased the new 11600k with Asus ROG STRIX B460-H mobo, thank you for the recommendation

Joxeon · 31 Mar 2021 at 19:40

pjohal42 said:
I purchased the new 11600k with Asus ROG STRIX B460-H mobo, thank you for the recommendation

You will likely need to update the bios before that CPU will work but should be fine to do that as the board has bios flashback.

Let us know how you get on once everything's up and running.

pjohal42 · 1 Apr 2021 at 02:18

VonScar said:
Run Memtest. Follow the instructions. You have stated that this has not been tested.

All you need is a USB, install Memtest and run it after BIOS and boot from it.....

RAM OK, it will pass, RAM faulty, FAIL. Fail RMA RAM. Pass move on to next part. Memtest86 is quite easy to use.

The 9400F CPU is only a few years old...That must be a poorly optimised PC game to crash PC. And also check CPU cooler/or replace CPU cooler to see if properly fixed to CPU heatsink...with thermal paste freshly done preferably.

I ran memtest, took a long time but it came out all good, people say warzone is poorly optimised so that must be it, bit unfortunate but at least I can future proof myself with an upgrade too

pjohal42 · 1 Apr 2021 at 02:20

Joxeon said:
You will likely need to update the bios before that CPU will work but should be fine to do that as the board has bios flashback.

Let us know how you get on once everything's up and running.

Yess, i will make sure to update the bios, and will do, appreciate the help

pjohal42 · 1 Apr 2021 at 02:21

Leonbadam said:
Would say reflash the BIOS, could be something wrong with power delivery too.

I updated the bios and it didn’t make a difference

Theodoooore · 1 Apr 2021 at 02:43

pjohal42 said:
I purchased the new 11600k with Asus ROG STRIX B460-H mobo, thank you for the recommendation

You've got the money so it's a good purchase, will definitely pair well with a 3070. If you've done your due diligence then blaming Warzone's optimisation (and lack thereof) seems like fair shout.

pjohal42 · 7 Apr 2021 at 14:27

I have everything installed and bought a new CPU cooler, however it looks like half of the paste has been smudged, is it worth it to install or shall I just purchase thermal paste and put it in
Image: https://ibb.co/KV6fBGn

Joxeon · 7 Apr 2021 at 14:39

pjohal42 said:
I have everything installed and bought a new CPU cooler, however it looks like half of the paste has been smudged, is it worth it to install or shall I just purchase thermal paste and put it in
Image: https://ibb.co/KV6fBGn

Should be fine tbh.

pjohal42 · 7 Apr 2021 at 14:55

Just loaded up warzone and goes to about 90 degrees and idle is about 40 degrees, is this down to the cpu fan (pure rock slim 2) or the lack of thermal paste

Danny75 · 7 Apr 2021 at 15:26

pjohal42 said:
Just loaded up warzone and goes to about 90 degrees and idle is about 40 degrees, is this down to the cpu fan (pure rock slim 2) or the lack of thermal paste

I would use Cinebench R20, take note of max temp. And then tighten the cooler screws by a quarter-turn if it lets you and it doesn't feel like you are going to damage something. And check max temp again. Temps can vary greatly if the cooler is not tightened enough (though over-tightening can sometimes cause other issues).

This is assuming that by "lack of thermal paste" you meant half of it was smudgy as shown in the pic, and not that you removed it all.