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anyone have any ideas at all? networking pros please assist

yep, ive master reset both units, and made dam sure each one is on the latest firmware. did that twice forgot to mention that, and after a day its come back with the same issue.

Hi guys, I recently purchased 2x Asus AX92U routers. Im on 900 megabit/s internet. I plug one router directly into the ONT, works perfectly fine for some time, but after a day maybe wifi speeds across all devices will drop to 0.01mbps on speedtest, and websites wont even load, nor will a youtube video. Ethernet however, works perfectly fine and has had zero issues. Since I have 2 of them, I used the other one for AI Mesh to make one large coverage of network. Doesnt matter which unit a device on wifi is connected to (you can check if your device is connected to router or ai mesh node) sometimes itll be fine on 5ghz getting 200-300mbps, and in time itll drop to 0.01, then maybe itll fix itself again if we leave the internet alone for a few hours. Sometimes, it even drops wan after speedtesting at 0.01mbps. I've also tried to connect the 2 routers by ethernet, still the same issue. My household has no significant devices using 2.4ghz, only smart home units like bulbs and whatnot are on that band. Every phone/computer/tablet/ipad is on the 5ghz and i've checked on every device. Ive tried a few troubleshooting steps, both units are on the latest firmware from asus website, ive tried using only 1 router, and both routers too, but have the same issue. Switch both out between router and ai mesh node, still randomly drops to 0.01mbps. Now my solution is to use the stock router that my ISP gave me to plug into the ONT, and then im using one of my asus routers as an AP to my room where my main rig is connected. This setup is stable, but my download speeds arent as great as compared to using the asus routers. Does anyone have any suggestions as to why this might happen? The router into the ONT is in a well ventilated spot, where ambient usually ranges between 18-25c, its on a slotted metal plate shelf thing, and not burning to the touch. Any ideas to help me fix this issue? 2 story house, people usually use the wifi in the same room as the router. Im so confused, dont know where to go from here. Thanks for reading if you did.

Hi guys, so I bought 2x Asus RT-AX92U recently, and its set up as a mesh system. Im now wondering what is the best option to get the highest possible speed. 1. Wifi 6 pcie adapter? 2. The 2nd asus node is in the same room as my main pc, which is not close to the fibre ONT and main router, do I use ethernet from the node to my pc? (Main router is about 10m away and one wall away from my room, I cannot run a long ethernet cable from router into my room.) Im currently paying for 900Mbps, but through ethernet backhaul, im only getting around 330-400Mbps. Usng my asus motherboards stock wifi 802.11ac only, i get around 300-330Mbps. I dont have a wifi 6 capable pcie adapter yet. Pc (has gigabit ethernet port using cat6 cables) plugged directly into the main router only gets around 600Mbps. Router settings ive done some research on and shouldnt be restricting speeds in any way. I dont know where to carry on to try and find the issue. Could it be the ISP's ends problem? Adaptive QOS is off, my pc and my phone are the only devices connected at time of speed recording, reset, turned on and off everything. 5ghz band is wifi 6 enabled, i can see the little 6 icon on my phone. Firmware is up to date, pc is up to date as well. Motherboard ethernet and wifi drivers installed, tested 2 different cat6 cables where applicable. Any advice or suggestions are appreciated cuz 300 is only 1/3 of what im paying for and its annoying me. 2nd question: If I did buy a wifi 6 pcie adapter, should my download speed theoretically should my download speed increase past whatever my stock wifi 5 can get? right now if my wifi card only allows me to get whatever im getting now at 300-350Mbps, then will i benefit from getting a wifi 6 adapter?

Do I have to screw in the screw as hard as I possibly can? Because clearly screwing till there’s a resistance where I can’t screw lightly anymore isn’t working, something is preventing the block from fully being on the gpu. Not thermal pads, basically just wasted 2 hours trying to remove thermal pads that weren’t supposed to be there and it make negative difference increasing temps. I don’t understand anymore is it just my gpu is incompatible. It was only visually inspected for comparability. Sufficient thermal paste is used that is not a factor. Or is this just a trash product and I’ve been scammed? Every time I remove the block the thermal paste there’s always a noticeable amount of paste thickness, not like when I remove the block off the gpu and the pasteboard left is ultra thin.

it doesnt matter if u put too much paste this isnt a factor

you cant put too less thermal paste, i did it exactly like urs, a very generous amount. enough to cover it all, thermal paste is sufficient 10000%. contact is not as good as urs where it fully squishes it out to the point where half the gpu is visible when u remove the block. i did it in cross pattern.

i really dont understand anymore, did i put too much thermal paste this time on my cpu? gpu temps are ffar worse than before what is going on... 40c over ambient on gpu...

yep i did that, when i first put it on the block didnt even go to that part of the pcb lol. going to leave witcher 3 overnight on and see how temps equalize, then will recalculate c over ambient. hoping for an improvement

Heres the updated pad placement. removed quite a few

Ok so update I removed all thermal pads that weren’t on that document. Gpu is still bent why is this???

This is with hand tight screwed in.

You’ll have to zoom in very close to see the bend. It’s very subtle but it’s there.

so i just untightened the screws and screwed them back in until i feel a little bit of resistance. the pcb is now slightly less bent, minimal bend left. temperatures are worse already. its not like i overtighten them, i initially screwed them in until light turning of the screw no longer will move. is this too much?

taking another closer look at your gpu block, the contact doesnt seem to be as good as it looks where it presses so hard against the gpu that it squishes out all the paste. will reseat it again, take off some thermal pads that according to the same pcb diagram of a different gpu that uses the same block that shouldnt be there, and check thermal paste coverage again.

well what a waste of money. all the reviews have way better temps. i still cant believe the temps are so atrocious. these temps are actually disgusting and if its "normal" ek is basically scamming people... can spend 200 more and get a real kit which apparently will yield 20c difference under load which also doesnt sound right, should be a few c max... im staring at my gpu pcb right now and the section where the block flow ports are the pcb is slightly bent upwards. is this normal? perhaps ive put thermal pads where i shouldnt have and causing this issue? i still have hope

thanks, is it fine if my thermal pads are slightly too short width wise and dont fully cover a component? but the majority is covered?

tried that already otherwise wouldnt have asked. the closest thing is the asus rog strix. mine is an asus dual oc. the online manual from ekwb is a general one and pcb layout is completely different. instructions only say "here you go you have extras in case you need to put them over x y z components" so it aint very helpful. after some research the rtx 2080 board looks quite similar and the diagram shows only to cover the vrm chips and nothing else. on another rtx 2080 diagram with the same layout it has pads over the chokes as well. looking for someone with experience willing to put some input and suggestions

The block didnt come with an instructions manual so based on my markings on the image below is there a place where I shouldnt/dont need to put thermal pads? having some issues with gpu temps wondering if gpu is not making good contact because of this.

so leaving my game running for 10 hours. gpu is 30-40c over ambient, and cpu is 20c over ambient. this still seems too high

So if I reversed the flow order, going from pump into gpu directly, giving it less flow loss would that mean I’d get higher cpu temps and lower gpu? Theoretically speaking. I know generally order doesn’t affect temps but since there looks like a flow rate drop as it goes through the loop...

So I noticed that if I tilt my pc on its back and then back to upright and turn on my pc, the tube that goes from gpu to pump looks like the liquid only flows on the side on the side of the tube and there’s a huge hollow air hole until I shake my pc and then it kinda gets smaller as I shake it. If you zoom into the photo you can kind of see it but it looks as if liquid is struggling to flow out of the gpu block. Could this be the issue? But if this was the case the whole loop would be obstructed resulting in higher cpu temps too. But then 50-55c while just gaming with a stock delidded 8700k seems a tad high too. This is 30-35c over ambient. You can see near the fitting how there’s an inconsistency in fluid it almost looks as if something is obstructing half the flow, but when I tilt it side to side almost flat down each side it will disappear kind of but not sure fully cuz I can’t see the tubing inside the fitting or the flow because the big air bubbles in the block aren’t moving at all. The pumps been running at full speed for quite some time now.

I’ll take a pic of the block after I remove it from the gpu

Yea I might try that, temps on a 7700k at 5ghz plus a 1080 oced with a singular 240 rad same equipment gpu managed to only be 52c. True my ambient is a few c higher but still with an extra 360 rad it shouldn’t be higher anyway. I’ll try contact ek about a replacement block thanks for the tip

when temps are equalized, gpu is at 63c, cpu is at 50c. this is ridiculous. i can achieve better temps on AIR. something isnt right, unless i truly got scammed. I did a lot of research, everything saying its only slightly worse than copper loops. so you guys confirm I got scammed?