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Clydfrog

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  1. Yeah this ended up being it, thank you I was originally waiting for the BIOS for USB device disconnects to get out of beta back over the summer, and i just never updated and completely forgot
  2. I was on an old one, i just updated it last night and after a few problems I got it working...someone else brought it up to me as well. Appreciate the response
  3. I never even thought of this, I checked the BIOS history for the board and some of the updates said "m.2 boot fixed" and another said "improved M.2 compatibility" I imagine that's it. Im gonna have to update it tonight and hope that works
  4. Hey guys, So I have an ASUS Crosshair VIII x570 board, and I recently purchased a second m.2 drive to fill the other slot. It's a WD black PCIE 4.0 drive (1tb) My current m.2 drive is in the top slot and I went to install this one in the bottom slot. But when I installed it, my computer would go through a bunch of extra error codes on boot and then the post but hang on POST screen with a board code of 06. I also can't get into the bios from the POST screen as it's completely locked up. Does anyone know how to resolve this? I took the drive out and after a little longer boot time I made it to desktop....so thankfully it worked without the new drive.
  5. I am guessing the chip has been running fairly hot for a few years because the stock voltages were crazy for no reason, maybe not that temperature but if I had to guess probably mid 80s. I am guessing the paste was correct because as soon as voltage would drop to idle the chip cooled right now. It wasn't running high at idle at all, around mid 30s. That's what makes me believe it's not the paste. Im going to have him undervolt the chop from stock (there is no reason it should be running at 1.428 at stock voltages) and take it down to 1.35 for now just to get the temperature under control until we stabilize it. I then am going to have him run some benchmarks and see if he is getting full performance or not. Also think I am going to have him install a updated bios and see if that helps, but I want him to do that as a last resort only if needed. It will be hard to fully take it apart and rebuild it as he isn't familiar with PCs and also doesn't have a lot of time on his hands to mess around with it. Which is why I am helping the best that I can and then filling him in on any information I have found. He was using an incredibly low end budget board that only supported 2133mhz ram and only had 2 slots. He needed to upgrade from 8 gigs of RAM and our close friend wasn't using his old board he just replaced so handed it over to him for a good deal with the better CPU. This way he could get 3200mhz ram and also hyperthreading and more ram support. So essentially in clock speed alone he was getting over 20% additional performance per core, hyperthreading which helps frame drops on high end games, and support for more ram and at 3200mhz to help with his performance as well. Only thing I worry about is that while he takes care of his computer very well, no one realized the default voltage was so high. So I hope it's not degradation on the CPU. The weird thing is the massive frame drops. It's only in Warzone (or so we think) but he doesn't play many demanding games but that one. So we don't know if its a bug with some configuration he has, or that the game just pushes it so hard he gets those issues. The fact that it locks to 15-20 FPS sometimes and not other times was crazy to me and I really don't know what could be causing it. I've seen some things about clearing standby memory or something, but I am not familiar with it so I didn't want to force it on him without myself understanding it. I think I am going to have him test his ram next. Thank you for the help, I'll follow advice as best as I can.
  6. I just realized I might be interpreting your comment wrong. He was not getting any thermal throttling at 98c (I was very surprised), as his cores were still running at 4200mhz.
  7. He has a 6700k, I thought it would thermal throttle as well, but when he would check in CPU clock in game all of them were at 4200mhz still with no drops.
  8. I am trying to help my friend troubleshoot a weird performance problem he has been having, and I would appreciate any help. This will be a bit long if anyone can follow along and please give some advice. My friend got a good deal from a buddy for a 6700k with an Asus Maximus viii Hero, he also purchased some new (16gb) 3200mhz ram for it. He also has a 1060 3gb card that he is still running from his old build for now. His game of choice right now is COD Warzone, and he is having MASSIVE performance issues in the game. I mean 15-20 FPS. While a quad core does struggle in COD Warzone, it should absolutely get over 60 FPS consistently, especially since he plays at all low settings. It also isnt even showing 100% CPU usage on his task manager. So I have been trying to help him fix this PC to work with COD Warzone. Sometimes he plays fine for a few minutes and then his FPS just completely tanks back to 15-20 FPS. It is so crazy inconsistent that it does this, once in awhile we will try a fix which works for a few minutes, and it immediately tanks his FPS 5 minutes later. I have attempted every common sense fix to the game and his PC. Here is the really strange thing though. His old build was incredibly budget oriented, an i5 6500 with 8 gigs of 2133mhz ram, 1060 3gb. And it ran COD WARZONE flawlessly, besides massive stutter from the system running out of ram and writing to the hard disk. So our friend offered his old build to him that he just stopped using for a really nice deal. This way he could run 3200mhz ram, and have a nice speed boost from the raw CPU clock speed improvements. While the stutter was incredibly bad for him, the actual FPS was fine outside of the stutter. But this new build he got is absolutely struggling with the game right now. Things we have tried - Installing on an SSD - Allocating less vram usage with a change to the config file (this worked for a short time and then started messing up again) - Overclocking his GPU -Reinstalling the game (this worked for a little bit but then a new update hit and it messed up performance again) -Scan and Repair game files - running all low settings -running CPU affinity at normal -Power Plan to Maximum Performance -His monitor is plugged into the correct port So this leaves us off with tonight. I was running out of solutions but thought "maybe his CPU is throttling" because he is not familiar with building PCs and might have put an inadequate amount of thermal paste on. So I asked him to record his temperature in game. His Temperature was 90-98c. I immediately told him that was far too high for that chip, and to reapply the thermal paste for tomorrow. But then I asked him to give me his voltage, and his voltage on stock settings was 1.428 under load. Which if I am not mistaken is way too high for Skylake architecture (should be around low 1.3 ish under load I think). BUT THEN, when he was playing...even when he experienced this weird issue where his FPS was dropping to 15-20 FPS...his CPU NEVER THERMAL THROTTLED. It ran at 4.2 on all cores the entire duration. So while that temperature and voltage is something that needs to be addressed, that is not the reason for his performance issues. Another weird part is that people who play Warzone with that CPU are usually pegged at 100% CPU USAGE, his hovers around the 50-60% mark, sometimes lower. I am absolutely perplexed by his performance issues right now. While COD Warzone is a hot mess for optimization, there is no reason he should be getting 15-20 FPS. And it happens so strangely too, some times its fine for a bit and then hard dips for 10 mins until the round is almost over. We thought we fixed it multiple times. The game would run (locked at 63 fps) and experience absolutely no issues. Then the next round it would struggle again as soon as he loaded in. Other times he would struggle for the first 5 minutes of the round, and then his FPS would come back. It is so inconsistent that I cannot nail down this issue. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. TLDR: Friend upgraded to a new CPU and is experiencing worse performance than his old budget build
  9. I'm fine with bad news, I was hoping it wasn't a problem with my CPU temp readout or something. I appreciate the help, and yeah while not perfect I felt the paste was at least okay. Thank you
  10. Yeah usually the radiator would get hot rather quickly, and the fans would blow hot air, and it's not. I posted a picture of my thermal paste application up above. It wasn't perfect but it doesn't explain the temps I feel, it covered the main 2 chips on the CPU.
  11. My software says the pump is still running at Max speed, could obviously just be reading as such. I do want a custom loop some day, but with my situation it's not possible right now to spend on cooling atm. Is there any way other way to tell if the pump died.
  12. It seems the paste on my new application didn't spread properly, but I feel it is still enough based on the die and cooler plate shape. Obviously not ideal but temps wouldn't be this high I think.
  13. Hi everyone, So just over 2 months ago I built a new PC with a 3950x. It always ran really toasty under my H110i gtx, but usually 90c under full load in cinebench, and mid 80 in games. However as of today I noticed the fans for my liquid cooler ramping up, which they would never get this loud unless under full load. I closed absolutely everything, and even at idle (3% usage) on desktop with nothing open...it is running at 85c. When I run cinebench it throttles down to 1.7ghz and is in the very high 90s. I figured maybe some dust is blocking some fans mesh (which they were) and also just to be safe I reapplied my thermal paste. No change at all, maybe even worse (I am going to reapply again to make sure). Now with my AIO the radiator isnt getting hot at all during these high temps, and I feel it would be burning up. Also one tube going to the radiator from the radiator is terribly hot. I know the tube from chip to rad is supposed to be hotter, but it seems too warm. Returning tube is cool. I don't know what could have change in just the last few days. It would never normally be this loud as a system, and would never throttle in cinebench. It is running mid 80s at idle now. Is my cooler failing? Wondering if anyone has an idea. Thank you for the help.
  14. So it just cycles back into bios after installing Windows? Haven't seen it before, hopefully someone can help you here
  15. Not saying I wouldn't, I just hate the need to update firmware unless needed because the chance for something to go wrong.
  16. Very true, I heard the AORUS could be a bit buggy until you update firmware
  17. I noticed that but I think they are counting the "gamer" features in their rating (like the custom OSD screen and crosshair, as well as RGB) rather than the actual grade. Because in no way is it a better "gaming" monitor than the LG which has a great response time under 5ms for IPS. Their reviews said the same thing as my worry about the contrast ratio between the two. I'm so confused what to pick lol
  18. Hi everyone, I am looking for purchase a 1440p 144hz monitor with good response times, as well as good color accuracy. I have chosen between two monitors that were covered on Linustechtips (both of them are on sale and very close in price) LG 27GL850 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6JxuEQhU18 and Aorus AD27QD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvMcgs9p7UE From everything I have looked at, they both are very close to each other in color accuracy. The LG has superior good response times and low input lag, but has pretty mediocre to bad contrast ratio which leads to a some poor black levels. I am wondering if anyone can give me any opinions about each one, if any of you have them and if you feel those complaints and benefits are warranted for each one. At the moment I am hard leaning towards the LG, but the low contrast ratio is making me think twice. Thanks for the help
  19. Yeah I was gonna do that tonight but figured it might be easier to get a concrete answer during the day. Thank you
  20. Hi everyone, I just upgraded to a 9900k and I currently have an H110i. So my issue is that I upgraded from a 3930k which is a 2011 socket. With the H110i it uses two different set of screws between a 2011 and 115x socket. When I was ready to set up I noticed I only had 3 screws for an 1151 kit, and I am missing one. I tried to find some replacement parts for that exact cooler on Corsairs website and around, and I couldn't find any. Wondering if anyone is familiar with how to find some replacement parts for a Corsair H110i or has had to do the same problem. As of right now I cannot build my new PC because of one bolt, pretty unlucky. Also I have heard but couldn't confirm that the 9900k doesnt seem to put an adequate amount of pressure onto the 9900k for optimal cooling, which is also worrying me. Anyone have this same setup as me?
  21. I'm very interested in OCing as I do it now with my 3930k. I've seen people get up to 3600 for some extra performance. Is it just an issue with some boards? I'd like to squeeze out every last drop of performance over the next few months before I drop money into Zen 2.
  22. I know CL typically affects ram performance, but with Ryzen the speed is the main issue with the ram for infinity fabric. Is there any benefit to look for 3200mhz ram with a lower CL? Like 14 vs 16 for example.
  23. That's what everyone seems to be saying, guess I'll give it a try
  24. Hi everyone, I am looking into getting a Ryzen 2700x and I know nothing about the ram compatibility. I would like to get something around 3200 or 3466mhz. I'm wondering if something from G.Skill Trident Z would work or Corsair vengeance pro RGB. I would really like some RGB ram. Ive I tried to do some research but I know Ryzen ram compatibility has improved overtime and couldn't find anything with recent info. If anyone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
  25. I doubt the 9900k will command a big sale because Ryzen will be neck and neck in performance, or better. The reason I am now thinking of going 2700x over 9900k was because I also have a mini itx PC that I use for lans, and its in dire need of an upgrade as well. So I could just rotate the 2700x out of the main PC and put it in the mini ITX when im done with it. I really like the 9900k, but I feel its massively old architecture will hold it back. It also isnt much of an overclocker and it runs incredibly hot. I was holding out for it for over a year thinking it would easily reach 5.2 when it was announced. But I heard it can struggle to hit 5.0 on all cores without huge temperature increases. I just feel like intel is so far behind in chip design atm. But I think getting Ryzen on my main PC and then putting the 2700x into the mini itx is the better way to go. Not really sure though.
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