Personal computing discussed
Moderators: renee, JustAnEngineer
JustAnEngineer wrote:Would a Ryzen 2600 and a B450 motherboard be a reasonable choice? The processor is priced similarly and the motherboard would be less expensive than the Intel option.
Memory prices have come down so that 2x8 GiB of PC4-28800 (DDR4-3600) is priced attractively (US$105 for G.Skill F4-3600C19D-16GSXKB or F4-3600C19D-16GVRB, for example).
anotherengineer wrote:PSU could maybe be a cause.
lga 1155 motherboards also seem to be in good supply, maybe just replace the motherboard?
edit just noticed ram was ddr3
askbir001 wrote:any updates here??
EzioAs wrote:Yeah, I was thinking that it's a waste to get faster kits other than what the CPU/MOBO could handle at stock (which is 2666 MHz AFAIK), but faster kits is not really that more expensive and it's even getting harder to find 2666 MHz below kits. Maybe I should just consider getting faster ones then.
Igor_Kavinski wrote:EzioAs wrote:Yeah, I was thinking that it's a waste to get faster kits other than what the CPU/MOBO could handle at stock (which is 2666 MHz AFAIK), but faster kits is not really that more expensive and it's even getting harder to find 2666 MHz below kits. Maybe I should just consider getting faster ones then.
Better pay attention to the RAM's timings. The lower the timings, the lesser the memory latency, giving the CPU more to do with less waiting for data to reach it.
EzioAs wrote:Hello TR gerbils,
Before I tell the rest of the story, here are my current relevant PC specs.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K
RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600MHz (4x4GB)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
PSU: Corsair HX750i
SSD: 250GB Crucial MX500 (Boot drive)
HDDs: 1TB Samsung F3, 2TB WD Black, 4TB Toshiba, 320GB WD Blue.
My PC recently has been having some issues. At any random point in time, the PC will seem to be turning off no reason, regardless of usage (idle, browsing, gaming). The issue first seems to pop itself in the form of a failed CPU overclock, which the motherboard points out after failing to start up properly a couple days ago. To note, the CPU was OC'ed to 4.5GHz and running quite smoothly since 2012 where I first got the CPU, motherboard and RAM. After getting the message from the motherboard, I decided to use default BIOS settings for the CPU because I thought the motherboard/CPU could no longer cope with the speed and voltage. However, I've been getting random shutdown afterwards which I assume to be a failing motherboard because AFAIK, this doesn't seem to be the symptom of a failing CPU or RAM sticks. I've also considered this to be a failing PSU but I'm not convinced it's the PSU (at least for now, without testing the PSU with a different system or my current system with a different PSU). Since I assume it is a dying motherboard and I don't think it's wise to buy a replacement, I want to upgrade my CPU, motherboard and RAM.
TLDR #1 - PC shuts down randomly, probably motherboard, therefore I'm thinking of buying new CPU, motherboard and RAM to replace.
What I'm looking to purchase is a modest (cost-wise) modern CPU, motherboard and RAM combo. I'm targeting the i5-9400F CPU, a B360 motherboard and 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (2x8GB). I'm thinking of getting the ASRock B360 Pro4 since it seems decent spec wise and quite good value. I don't have any idea which RAM kits to go for though, so looking for suggestions on that.
TLDR #2 - Want opinions on i5-9400F and Asrock B360 Pro4 combo. Also, suggestion for 16 GB RAM.
Thanks.
EDIT: I should note that this PC is mainly use for gaming and general purpose.
roncat wrote:EzioAs wrote:Hello TR gerbils,
Before I tell the rest of the story, here are my current relevant PC specs.
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K
RAM: 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600MHz (4x4GB)
Motherboard: MSI Z77A-GD65
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB
PSU: Corsair HX750i
SSD: 250GB Crucial MX500 (Boot drive)
HDDs: 1TB Samsung F3, 2TB WD Black, 4TB Toshiba, 320GB WD Blue.
My PC recently has been having some issues. At any random point in time, the PC will seem to be turning off no reason, regardless of usage (idle, browsing, gaming). The issue first seems to pop itself in the form of a failed CPU overclock, which the motherboard points out after failing to start up properly a couple days ago. To note, the CPU was OC'ed to 4.5GHz and running quite smoothly since 2012 where I first got the CPU, motherboard and RAM. After getting the message from the motherboard, I decided to use default BIOS settings for the CPU because I thought the motherboard/CPU could no longer cope with the speed and voltage. However, I've been getting random shutdown afterwards which I assume to be a failing motherboard because AFAIK, this doesn't seem to be the symptom of a failing CPU or RAM sticks. I've also considered this to be a failing PSU but I'm not convinced it's the PSU (at least for now, without testing the PSU with a different system or my current system with a different PSU). Since I assume it is a dying motherboard and I don't think it's wise to buy a replacement, I want to upgrade my CPU, motherboard and RAM.
TLDR #1 - PC shuts down randomly, probably motherboard, therefore I'm thinking of buying new CPU, motherboard and RAM to replace.
What I'm looking to purchase is a modest (cost-wise) modern CPU, motherboard and RAM combo. I'm targeting the i5-9400F CPU, a B360 motherboard and 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (2x8GB). I'm thinking of getting the ASRock B360 Pro4 since it seems decent spec wise and quite good value. I don't have any idea which RAM kits to go for though, so looking for suggestions on that.
TLDR #2 - Want opinions on i5-9400F and Asrock B360 Pro4 combo. Also, suggestion for 16 GB RAM.
Thanks.
EDIT: I should note that this PC is mainly use for gaming and general purpose.
I would remove the CPU heat sink/cooler, clean off the old thermal paste, apply new thermal paste, and reinstall the cooler. Sounds like the symptoms of a typical CPU overheat (or a some other overheat, like the VRM, etc). Removing and reseating the RAM might also be a good idea.
EzioAs wrote:Already got a quote for how much it would cost to repair (around $30-$50),
Igor_Kavinski wrote:EzioAs wrote:Already got a quote for how much it would cost to repair (around $30-$50),
I suppose MSI will repair that? Or some third party? If the latter, would love to know how they do that. I mean, the trace looks pretty damaged. They will put in a new trace? Or bypass it with something like a trace cable?
Waco wrote:I would not expect a 3rd party repair service to be able to handle that.