CPU fried, Need help choosing a new one

i5 7600K or R5 2600X

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PaulvZ

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Hi Guys

A few months ago i opened a thread stating that I was experiencing stutters after a nvme install. I realized it wasn't the disks being the problem but with my i5 6600K. I realized because after a fresh install of windows it all seemed fine again until I OC'd back to 4.5Ghz and ran Prime 95 as well as OCCT and failed within 6 mins, it doesn't fail at stock turbo speeds as far as I have tested and Ram is all good. The pump on my CM nepton 240m stopped working a few times and that's the reason for the damage since it over heats so fast and the system doesn't power down fast enough after its safety. A few reboots and it magically starts working again. Because of these overheats happening several times while doing work like working on Keyshot where the CPU is pegged at 100 for a extended amount of time, it stutters unbelievably in bf when a server fill up and micro-stutters in all other games. This renders BF1 practically unplayable and annoys the crap out of me in most games. I know its not the GPU since that is never really under massive load while gaming also the stutters become much worse whem I OC the CPU anything higher than stock. At this point I'm looking at either buying a i5 7600K (R4000 on Takealot) or Moving on to A Ryzen 2600X with a Gigabyte Aorus X470 board (from amazon shipped and all, R5500) , Primarily I game on my system so that is the most important aspect personally. Some feedback would be greatly appreciated.

My system now:
Board: MSI Z170a Tomohawk AC
CPU: i5 6600K
RAM: 16Gb 2400Mhz Corsair Vengence DDR4
GPU: Galax 1070ex
PSU: Corsair VS550
Cooler: Cooler Master 240m (Currently working on RMA'ing)
SSD: Samsung 960EVO 250Gb
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Case: NZXT S340

Thank you,
Paul
 
The one pity with your setup is the relatively low speed of your memory, which will limit how fast Ryzen can run. But, otherwise I would see no reason to invest in old technology like a 7600K.
 
If you go ryzen, make sure your memory is compatible and that dual channel support is available.. ryzen is super iffy with memory support and even more so when you need to run dual channel mode..
 
Maybe you applied the thermal paste wrong or the colder isn't seated well.
 
Wait I don't know much about fried CPUs... you overclock it and it overheats, does that indicate damage? I thought it would stop processing once damaged.
 
Are you sure the CPU is the problem? When a CPU reaches t-junction it shuts itself off, it doesn't ask questions or tries to impress you. You'll be able to do nothing.
 
GoB said:
Wait I don't know much about fried CPUs... you overclock it and it overheats, does that indicate damage? I thought it would stop processing once damaged.
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That's the reason for my post. Its extremely difficult to "fry" a CPU since the CPU will pull out all the stops to preserve itself.
 
Okay so reading through everything, I checked and the memory will work with the Gigabyte X470 board and then I can upgrade to 3000mhz ones when I have the money to. The Cooler and everything is mounted correctly since its not thermal throttling and my temps remain in the low 50s. I have ruled out the PSU as the fault since I already had a friend bring over his, delivering the same results. The CPU has overheated so many times now and stuttering has only gotten worse it seems. Sadly I don't know many people With Z170 boards and have to ask around to see who can help just test the chip.
 
Your memory will be fine. Ryzen's memory compatibility has improved quite a bit, so these days, the only remaining problem is that sometimes memory rated at high speeds is not able to run at its rated speed. For instance, some people have difficulty running their 3200Mhz memory at 3200Mhz.

That doesn't apply to you though, since you have 2400Mhz memory, so you should have no trouble running it at 2400Mhz.
 
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