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    Z370 gaming plus + 9900k horrid performance compared to my i5 8400

    So whatever happened when I installed that 9900k on my z370 board somehow did something to my PCIE slot. I literally just swapped the CPU and that's when the performance tanking began. So I went out and got a new board today and everything is back to normal. Surprisingly Windows 10 didn't...
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    Z370 gaming plus + 9900k horrid performance compared to my i5 8400

    So I never even thought to check this but GPU-z is showing my card only running at PCI-e x2. Not sure what's causing this.
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    Z370 gaming plus + 9900k horrid performance compared to my i5 8400

    Thanks for your help, hopefully once I get a better board this will fix my FPS issues. Nothing is being throttled as per what I'm seeing in the XTU utility from Intel, and the GPU isn't being throttled either. It's in the correct slot, and have reset CMOS and stuck to the default values. I...
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    Z370 gaming plus + 9900k horrid performance compared to my i5 8400

    Okay thanks, what would be a decent board for this CPU without breaking the bank I pay in CAD so under 200 would be nice. I'm looking at these two, I'm sorry I've been out of the PC building space for a while. Would any of these suffice...
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    Z370 gaming plus + 9900k horrid performance compared to my i5 8400

    So I just upgraded my 8400 to a 9900k thinking I would get better performance out of my 3060ti. However that's not the case and FPS has taken a serious toll in all of my games. My specs are below any advice? Has anyone else had a similar experience? Maybe the 9900k just isn't good for gaming but...
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    Install from USB

    Sorry I didn't mean to diss anyone. It's simply called ISO to USB
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    Install from USB

    l A piece of freeware
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    The need to reformat after changing a GPU

    I5 7400 8400*
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    Install from USB

    I figured it out, but thanks for your help
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    Install from USB

    So I got the media but now I'm getting this
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    Install from USB

    Well it is and I'm not stupid
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    Install from USB

    I've tried everything and I'm still stuck, appreciate all the help
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    The need to reformat after changing a GPU

    Yes the 1079 is fine. Every damn ISO burner tells me it is unable to
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    Install from USB

    Thanks buddy Spoke to soon. It doesn't run on XP
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    The need to reformat after changing a GPU

    I can't even boot to an OS anymore. My specs below: Z370 gaming plus EVGA Bronze 500w EVGA super locked GTX 1070 - Caused all my problems) 8gb of DDR 4 Ram Any help would be appreciated
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