No, but they’re pretty handy. I’m running a Thermalright on my Asus Maximus Z790 Extreme with an i9 and under full synthetic load, my package temos are never above 84° using an Asus Ryujin II 360 AIO. And it idles between 30 and 42° so I’m happy with that. Standard use and it never gets above 78°.

Based on these specs, you’re going to have a hard time playing much of anything.

Those are DDR3 SODIMM memory module slots. They are the same thing used on laptops. Often manufacturers use them in small form factor PCs to save space.

I’d look at your memory first.

Honestly, the first thing that popped into my head was a RAM issue. Are you running any type of OC on your RAM, DIMMs in the correct slots, using memory from your MoBo qualified vendor list, or mixing RAM? Could be a few different things, but this could definately cause this and would be the first thing I’d look at.

I typically upgrade annually if not every other year. If you’re thinking of upgrading to another Intel platform, I’d definately reccomend waiting for 15th gen. There’s going to be some major changes coming with 15th and 16th gen platforms. Not only to the silicone but also to quite a few other things. It’s very exciting what’s coming! And honestly, good call on waiting for 15th gen instead of going with current platforms as we’re towards the end of their life cycle. Good luck and have fun!

Wow. Since when is calling tech support such a bad idea?

The i7 will pair better with a 4070 but an i9 will pair better with newer and more powerful GPUs in a year or two. So I’d reccomend an i9 if you’ve got the budget for it. And if you’re thinking 14th gen CPUs, you can get a 13th gen 13900k for about the same price as a 14th gen i7 and there’s not much difference between the 13th and 14th gen CPUs as far as speed is concerned. I believe it’s about a 5% average gain on the 14th gen which is monimul for how much more it costs in the US. Good luck Mate!

As others have said, it’s integrated into your CPU. So to answer your question, what CPU do you have?

The 13900f is going to smoke the 14700kf. Even though it’s an older model, you may as well be comparing the 14900k to the 14700kf and the same with the 13th gen variants as there wasn’t much change between the 2 generations.

Yeah. That would be me. Unlimited power Sounds like a good idea but isn’t necessarily the best. Even with a 360 AIO in push/pull config, my CPU has a tendency to get toasty. I ha e to ramp my fans up a little bit earlier than I’d like to under specific workloads. I’m thinking about a custom loop but really don’t want to go through the hassle for the extra few degrees I need.

I’d reccomend finding a fan/fin/shroud assembly on eBay from a 3070 that someone has pulled off of their GPU to replace with liquid cooking. They’re very common for 3080 and 3090 cards but haven’t searched any for 3070s. They may be harder to find but if you can score one, should work much better than what you currently have as long as it’s a 3070 with the same VRAM config.

If that doesn’t work, this might be an even better option from NZXT.

https://nzxt.com/product/kraken-g12

With this.

https://nzxt.com/product/kraken-240

I’d grab your CPU model and SN, your MoBo model and SN, phone number for both manufacturers support line, grab a sammich and soda and get them on the phone starting with your MoBo manufacturer. There’s a chance that its also a RAM issue but not likely from the pic provided.

Are you sure the new BIOS took? Using Rev 1402 or later?

Not familiar with either of these but I really like my Asus Maximus Z790 Extreme if you can still find one available.