Last Friday I was greeted with a burning smell and no longer was getting a display signal from my pc to monitors. After troubleshooting with my brother, origin-pc, and son we are pretty certain it is the GPU. The computer was built by Origin in Dec 2022 and these are the current specs… Case : Corsair 7000D Airflow Exterior Color : Black Processors : Intel Core i7-13700K 16-Cores 3.4GHz (5.4GHz TurboBoost) Motherboard : MSI MPG Z690 FORCE WiFi DDR5 Memory : 64GB CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 (2x32GB) 5600MT/s System Cooling : CORSAIR H150i PRO XT RGB Cooler System Fans : CORSAIR AF120 ELITE Graphics Cards : NVIDIA 12GB GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Operating System : MS Windows 11 Pro Operating System Drive : Corsair 2TB MP600 PRO XT GEN 4 RAID : No RAID Hard Drive : 2TB Samsung 870 QVO Series Hard Drive : 3TB ORIGIN PC Approved Hard Drive Power Supply : CORSAIR HX1200 PLATINUM Power Supply Sleeved Cable : No Sleeved Cable Audio : Integrated High-Definition Audio Networking : Onboard Network Port
**2 LG UltraGear QHD 27-Inch Gaming Monitor 27GL83A-B - IPS 1ms (GtG), with HDR 10 Compatibility, NVIDIA G-SYNC, and AMD FreeSync, 144Hz
I use the computer for work (graphic artist - primarily photoshop/illustrator); volunteer work (primarily Canva, MSWord, YouTube videos, etc) and gaming (currently SecondLife - multiple instances simultaneously).
Origin tech suggested upgrading both CPU to I9 14900k and GPU to 5070 ti - would you concur for the best performance and value? If not, suggestions please? If so, any thoughts on Asus vs MSI GPU? Any other realistic suggestions?
You’re fine with your GPU, a i9 would only improve your set up by 10% or so, not worth the money it would take out from you, unless the cpu is also dead I would recommend keeping it as is. For a GPU, while the 5070ti is decent value these days for a new gen card (unfortunately) I would recommend a RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XTX, used they would add amazing value for the replacement GPU. Your cooling systme probably doesn’t need to be replaced but corsair AIO’s do succ, look into a Thermalright or NZXT 360 AIO.
I don’t necessarily think jumping to the i9 would give you any noticeable difference. The 5070ti would be a great replacement for your old GPU. I would maybe take some steps to fully ensure that only the GPU was fried in this unfortunate event. Your build is otherwise solid. I lean more towards MSI, but i am biased. I have had no issues with any of their products thus far. Good luck! Post pics of the build!
Thank you for your recommendations. The Origin guy commented that he was fearful of bottlenecking with the 5070ti if I stayed with my current CPU. Is that not a noticeable issue?
I appreciate your recommendations. The tech person from Origin was concerned about the 5070 ti bottlenecking due to the current CPU “limitations”? We have tried the following to eliminate the problem:
*removed gpu & currently am using the onboard video successfully
replaced wiring to power supply which didn’t fix issue
removed RAM and tested separately
checked pins on GPU & motherboard & “dusted”
drained CMOS battery
traded in a “spare” lesser GPU that ran successfully to check the motherboard slot.
We have NOT successfully updated BIOS; but now have a file from Origin that they say should not cause a conflict.
Any other suggestions of diagnostics? I’m tempted to order the GPU just to have it on the way.
If your CPU has integrated graphics just hook your motherboard up to monitor. Well until you figure it out. I’d personally just replace the GPU with the same GPU or a different brand.
I have an i7-14700k and a MSIO Expert 4070ti Super. I believe they pair up very well. i think performance wise, this gpu/cpu combo is perfect for 2K. Been with this setup since I got the card in November. No problems.
For sure, please update your BIOS with the Intel microcode. The CPU is being overvolted because Intel messed up. So update your BIOS now and update in the future if you get another 13 gen or switch to any of the 14 gen CPU’s.
Thanks @Madskitt135 I am currently using the onboard video; but it makes me nervous. I guess my thought process is that if I’m spending that much $ on a new GPU, I might as well spring for an upgrade?
https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/ saids you are ok with no bottleneck
Z690 does support PCIE 5.0 so your are ok going 5070 or 5070TI 4000 series or AMD 7000 or 9000 is also a good upgrade without braking the bank
I edit wedding videos using an i9 13900k and a 4080 laptop(4070deak) and photos also. I have resolution maxed in playback with no buffering as I search the feed. Fx and stuff populate almost instant.
In Photoshop not much diff in davinch res it’s noticeable to me at least. specially multi tasking/playing games while working lol. But GPU is gonna make the biggest difference. So I’d upgrade GPU first and worry about CPU later since you got an i7 already. Def get 16gb vram if u can afford it.
Thank you on the confirmation @beans. Sounds like I can try the GPU w/out upgrading CPU first and take it from there. You believe the 4070ti Super is worth the price difference from the 5070ti ?
I think that the jump from 4070ti to 4070TI Super is a bigger jump than other GPU variants. Mostly because VRAM. From Newegg, Each model is about $100 from what Newegg is selling them for. Retail before these cards went out of reproduction was $50. So I think it’s valid for the long term aspect.
I guess my thought process is that if I’m spending that much $ on a new GPU, I might as well spring for an upgrade?