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I’ll put it this way……. Carbon copy cloner, external SSDs, EFI folder juggling and Dropbox for super important things (like kexts, serial numbers etc) is clutch to keep things alive. I actually have to do an update but I’m waiting LOL

Ok so a couple of updates. This issue I had with the random reboots started back in 2020 - but it didn't get bad until recently. So - I install the board, and all my RAM - everything worked immediately. So that's the positive. The negative, it rebooted when I went to render a file (again, running a Hackintosh) - I realize that it was my PSU triggering some protection. So I started pulling all my PCIE devices (including a USB card I have installed because heaven forbid the ASUS X299 Sage/10G have a USB 2.0 header on board) - and then..... everything just worked. So now, it got me thinking. Over a 2 year period, I think this card's power issue over a long span destroyed my board. Getting replacement stuff from the time the pandemic started was a rough go. But I can almost say .... it's working flawlessly now. I exported about 20 projects today from FCPX with no issues, and I ran Unigine Heaven & Cinebench for 12 hours last night while streaming a screen capture of it from OBS to Twitch at 4K/60 to a test account I have. Flawless and stable. On a sidenote, can you have Stockholm syndrome because of computer issues? I suddenly feel ‘incomplete’

After months of running the OEM Samsung RAM at 2666 with only 16 GB - having 128 GB at 2993 as per intel’s spec (possibly with XMP enabled) will be blissful I mean I will attempt 3200 w/XMP - but I just want the RAM to work at all.

Update- ASUS elected to replace the board so I should have it back and running tomorrow / Thursday. Hopefully everything just works when I get it installed. Wish me luck.

I’m sending the board in tomorrow. If there is a damaged pin on the socket like I said, I’ll pay the fee to fix that. The rest of the board is covered under warranty- I just hope if they find something else when they fix / replace the board, they can tell me what else was wrong with it. If I needed to use better VRM cooling for example; if that’s another cause of the issues I’m having. They said it should be 15 days including shipping time (I guess with COVID protocol they can’t accept walk-in customers at their facility) so I’ll take my chances for 2 weeks.

Last night I dropped in my 9900X. No meaningful change sadly. My ASUS x299 Sage/10G seems to work fine with the Samsung RAM but I have warranty until October. I have a feeling a pin on the board is bent. It’s LGA 2066 and I felt like my eyes are playing tricks on me- because something looked wrong at first but then I stared at it for an hour and it looked perfectly fine. I put the 10980XE back in and with my Corsair RAM (all 8 sticks at 128 GB) w/ XMP enabled would not post (stuck on B7). At auto and 2133 it gets into the OS- but opening any window caused a reboot. It wasn’t even getting that far before. Again, this RAM worked for 2 years and even trying a whole brand new set of Kingston RAM and it behaved the same as my Corsair which rules out RAM being the cause vs motherboard. Put the generic Samsung RAM back in and everything works at auto 2666). Exported a 1 hour 4K/23.98 timeline in Final Cut without pre rendering and it did the job in about 11 minutes. I re-ran it about 10 times and it was fine. Going to RMA it this week (ASUS is close to me- hopefully they let me drive it over as they have with other friends because I don’t trust the shipping company here at all). If it is a socket issue and they discover a bent / broken pin, I’ll happily pay the fee to replace the socket as they won’t cover that under warranty (the board was just over $1000 CAD and I’m committed to keeping this machine alive for at least another 5 years minimum)

I’m having an identical issue on almost identical hardware with my ASUS X299 Sage/10G This machine ran flawless before, but in there I’m running OEM Samsung DDR4 at 2666 and it’s stable. I have 8x16 sticks of Corsair Vengeance LPX which ran fine with XMP and all the sticks installed. One day, it started boot looping. Then on an unrelated matter- it stopped boot looping but was spitting code 62 and the VGA light was on (turns out my Vega 64 is having VBIOS issues so literally last night, I got a 6900XT and that solved that issue) So if I insert any of the RAM in any combination/ slot - the result varies in boot looping or loading the OS but crashing as soon as I hit it with a load. I’m wondering if my memory controller is gone or if the board is done. Luckily, the 10980XE I’m using and the board still have warranty. With the Samsung RAM it’s flawless right now minus the lack of RAM I’m using and obviously RAM speed decrease which I do notice on my video exports. The Corsair like yourself, ran fine for 2+ years. My specs: Asus X299 Sage/10G 128 GB DDR 4 Corsair Vengeance LPX (not installed) (16 GB DDR 4 Samsung OEM running at 2666 w/ auto settings installed currently) Sapphire Toxic Air Cooled AMD Radeon 6900XT Intel 10980XE Corsair h150i Pro w 3 Noctua fans 2 x 2 TB Samsung 970 Pro NVME 2 x 8 TB WD Red Gigabyte Thunderbolt 3 card (firmware modded w jumper for Hackintosh- yes I’m running Monterey on this rig) Fenvi PCIE BT/Wi-Fi adapter (for Airdrop / Continuity etc) Seasonic 1300W Platinum I have a 9900X I’m going to drop in over the weekend to determine if it’s board or processor. I removed it back in 2020 to install the 10980XE so I know it works correctly. This situation is driving me insane though.

I have a 10980XE running on a Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360) (not the newer XT). I'm really eyeing the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 to see if I can get some headroom back. I throttle at load way down with this cooler. So first and foremost, avoid the Corsair H150i Pro RGB lol. Anybody think that the Arctic Freezer would be a substantial upgrade over what I have? I really want to avoid a custom loop and so far from what I read, it looks good, even if I have to make deals w/ Jesus to get it into my Fractal R6 Define lol

I know this thread is a year old, but I’m trying to find the right size of ferrite beads to order for my PCIE power cables. I get a fairly high frequency noise from my Thunderbolt interface when the CPU ramps up or when the GPU ramps up so I’m thinking of adding one to each PCIE connector (2 used for my TB3 adapter and 2 for my Vega 64). Your help would be appreciated, don’t want to order the wrong sizes. Thanks!

I just posted this going to try it myself with my HDR10 projector - results could be interesting:

I JUST posted about this ... sort of .... But to answer your question, the Vertex 2 should do it no problem. That's actually one of the reasons they make that equipment. Check the topic I just posted.

I avidly watch LTT content, have for years and years (and even sent un-answered superchats during WAN show ). After seeing Linus' passion for a great home theatre experience, I thought I'd throw this one out there for maybe even a video idea. Especially after the team's enthusiasm at nVidia's recent AI scaling found on the 2019 models of the Shield. https://www.hdfury.com/enjoy-dynamic-dv-content-from-lldv-source-on-any-hdr10-display/ So .... this is my VERY basic understanding of what's happening here: HDFury is known for making devices that manipulate the EDID information that comes in from an HDMI source (to play nice with other non-compliant and lower spec'd HDMI devices). For installers, these devices come in super handy as you can access all the EDID settings you'd ever need and configure as you need to for your specific setup (via a web-app interface you can log into locally via any browser). So.... the premise would be something along the the lines of: Got an old 1080p display but recently upgraded to a receiver that has Dolby Atmos /DTS:X and want to play the 4K discs (downscaled) or streaming service with Atmos and don't want to deal with all the HDCP stuff that comes with that- they have a device for that .... my understanding is that these devices DO NOT BREAK HDCP. So let's get that out of the way. So to the link above: HDR10 uses static metadata. It basically applies metadata for tonemapping to the entire movie or show you're watching. HDR10+ & Dolby Vision uses dynamic metadata which allows tonemapping on a scene by scene or frame by frame basis. Tonemapping being the live color grading for your specific display to achieve optimal results when watching HDR btw for those who don't know, but on this forum, I'm sure EVERYBODY knows this lol. Disclaimer: The next part is my rudimentary understanding, I will probably butcher this. Some curious people from many HT forums over the last few months have found a way to use some of these HDFury devices to spoof the source to see their device as a Dolby Vision compliant display. The device can then capture LLDV (low-latency Dolby Vision) metadata. Using custom profiles for your specific HDR10 display, you can then affect the output to your display to be more in line with Dolby Vision (note, how I worded that-"more in-line".... my personal opinion is that it won't be nearly as good as Dolby Vision- but it COULD be an upgrade from HDR10). The potential basically exists, who knows how good it will be. I actually ordered their Vertex 2 device for a different application, but this experiment made me pull the trigger a few months earlier than I planned on lol. I'm sure many will say it won't be close, and it could be a colossal waste of time. But imagine being able to view most of the standards using your older equipment, knowing that you're not performing any overclocking on the display as it has internal limits to stop it from pushing its peak brightness, but getting close to Dolby Vision without the upgrade price-tag.

Very nice .. I should post on this forum more often- you guys are awesome.

The silver stone looks more like an option (depends on his taste)... the fractal won't fit the card (max card is: 310x145x47mm)

That guy has motherboards of all sorts. He'd be willing to chop up and alter another setup in his house to accommodate the build (as long as he can make this specific machine an HTPC with the 1080 installed).