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That's odd as in the last hr i just re-installed mine. didn't ask me jack. Is you windows version activated ? & are you logged in as admin user. https://www.gigabyte.com/Consumer/Software/GIGABYTE-Control-Center/global/ is where i get it from. i also have winzip installed that way i can install it from there. Not sure on why you are having an issue.

I use gigabyte control center, & only use the RGB Fusion & Fan controller. For me it works as it should, havn't had an issue yet. Just click on the header set static & assign the color.

Been using EK for many years no issues here. But r back in the day the Ek starter kits was much cheaper (2014) i still use every part from it still to this day even the pump. About other companys tho im not sure never touched anything else apart from EK. Does the job for me. I have heard that Heatkiller is doing great tho JaysTwoCents has many many vids that can help you get going on it all. Rule of thumb when building finger tight is enough don't use tools. Tho sometimes they do come in handy like tight spaces just don't crunch those o-rings all the way. (rip & tear those & leaks form) & crushing them is not ideal. What way are you willing to go?. soft tubing or hardline tubing like pttg i think it's called. I use soft tubing easy to work with. I do a once a year coolant with distilled water change & pick a new color. With that said, pastel's are a thick color non see thru. Then you can get clear colors as well. I change it up all the time 1 year ill like a pastel the next the same or may still use a clear what ever i see that looks great. Or the next year simply clear so it looks like nothing but water. Nothing to worry it's only for looks aesthetics. So yeah i say start with a kit or go by a guide/ask here on what to get. If you are unsure, i know i was unclear on it all. I felt lost. If you don't get a kit remember to have a drain plug put a cap on the other side so you know it's plugged up. Rule of thumb 1 rad ='s 2 fittings to get. 1 drain plug or as they are called a | 2 way ball valve | essentially a tap. With out a tap/drain plug what ever same thing lol, it's going to be a nightmare & not to mention a mess to clean up. If you grab a kit make sure to have a 2 way ball valve (tap) to go with it. When draining a loop, the very top of the loop if you are lucky to have a rad on top on the case you can slightly open a port (cap) on the rad to let some air in, (you can use the reservoir as well for this tho the very top is best) this allows the water to flow more freely out of the loop. Little tricks like that & tilting the case left right sideways helps a bit as well. 1st time making a loop & all the time really when putting a loop together is to check that no caps are missing everything has been tightened up. Or it will look like you just put the garden hose on a little bit outside then it spews all over the joint. Been there done that just last year myself. So i put it all together check it, walk away clear my head 10mins come back check it again. (you can get a pressure tester for this). Standard size for fittings are G1/4". There is other sizes tho i don't think many people use those sizes that much as near all stuff made from gpu blocks to cpu blocks & rads so on are the standard G1/4" size. Hardest part for me starting was what tubing fits my G1/4" fittings. So here it is for soft tubing. G1/4" ='s 3/8ID 1/2OD Tubing (3 meter) Box (is what i get). I think there is another size that is compatible tho ive never tested just stuck to this, never had an issue so im not changing it. Anyway i've talked to much on this ill end it here. Good luck with it all. Remember to take your time it takes me a day to do mine. Get ready for some sore fingers lol. That crap get's me every time & lasts for a day or 2. Anyway let us know how it goes. Questions even if it sounds dumb don't worry about it ask away.

I havn't had a running LGA 1155 for around 10 yrs now. But you may be able to get a used mobo on eBay for dirt cheap, plus due to these Mobo's being of age you may even get a really good 1 for around i guess $50 i just seen my old 1 on eBay around this price, but mind you im in Australia & prices for pc hardware are of the scales. Or you could upgrade, up to you on what you do. You could even benefit from a case upgrade small tower cases are cheap as well even here. And it will allow you to put in a bigger cooler in. For now tho i recommend Thermal Grizzly paste, does wonders for me these days. Back in the day of LGA 1155 i think i was using Arctic Ice. Silverstone AR06 is a very small cooler. Even for back then i had to get that SpinQ VT, as my cooler was also small like this. In fact i think i had the stock intel cooler, man it sucked.

Re-apply thermal paste get a better cooler. I still have a ASUS sitting in my pc parts container p8 z77 mobo here & had a 3570k i never had an issue with it. In fact it worked wonders for me. Tell us what your cooling parts are please i used this back in the day, for LGA 1155. Show us a pic of the cooler as the stock coolers suck.

Can't believe no 1 said this yet, do a benchmark. hahaha.

What's the cpu post some specs.? & this could be also be a result in a lucky application method. Curious to know i use Artic Ice for the gpu low 20's on my rig i may use this as well for the gpu not only my cpu. Ddi you do the big dot or spread evenly ?

Ok if this was me id go with Gigabytes Mobo, now if this was me this is what i saw that i didn't like. 1st thing with ASUS Mobo is that brick thing sticking up on top of the m.2 slot, on top on of the slot lol (same as the Gigabyte tho theres looks cleaner) then it has this chunky old school looking heatpipe feeding into it. With that said ive read that temps with these plate style coolers on top of the m.2 slots, they run temps more then fine & nothing really to worry about. As long as you install it right, easy job. 2nd thing on the Asus is that silly looking button to pop the gpu out wtf why. Like why ? i wouldn't want to be working on the pc whiles it's still on then by mistake press that then god knows, bugger that for a joke. Gigabyte choice for me. looks cleaner anyway. Safer in my opinion lol (that button). But this is for you. Your coin not mine. That's alot of coin for something even my z690 can do minus a few tiny things that probs if not won't ever need or in terms of performance. They both have diagnosis leds. Side note: at this price you would think they would of have some if not a few G 1/4 ports for water cooling. Guess they don't really do this anymore that's sad. (that 've seen). You could really save money & get the same Performance. Even with a Z690 Mobo so if i was you, i would Definitely look at all the Z690 Mobo's & Z790 Mobo's only Z690-Z790 so you get the Over Clocking ability yes some B Mobo's but your budget go Z series. A rule i do is stick to Z series boards that can over clock & lets face it you are going to want/need it for the temps & high voltages that come stock right out of the gate for 13th gen. I know this personally with what i just upgraded to. I needed to down the voltage or you will get around 90 100oC temps of the cpu. Again this is up to you, tho you can save a ton & use it for better things. Aussie Dollar $1,000 bucks on something a $269 (mine) at most give or take can do more or less. look around man 1st you will see something that will look great. For your needs. Put it in here so the forum can help again.

A hundred & eighty watt power supply ? just upgrade it to a i say a SilverStone Essential Bronze 500W Power Supply $50 Australian Dollar so i guess it will be cheap as chips where you are from. Little own that gpu is not going to do much for you for gaming/editing. The cpu is not that bad for now i guess. You may as well get a used Titan.

1st thing. try a bios update get the latest. See if that helps. For now tho why not post a spec list of your rig. With that people may be more able to assist in this.

Cpu: Q9450 can't remember how it was 3570K did it's job back in the day 4.4ghz 7600K had it since release date ish 4.8ghz 13600K. i got this beast just now 3 weeks 5.7ghz. Gpu: 9500 GS Gtx 460 kept having to bake it in the oven to keep it going. Fun times, not. Gtx 660x1 then i thought i was smart & get another i wasn't. Gtx 970 still use it now Bios hacked. 1.275v Thinking of Intel's Gpu. not sure yet, but need something with a waterblock.

Well you could get any cpu (depending on country) that works with the mobo you got what is that tho ? post specs. Kinda helps alot. Or are you yet to get the parts. ?.

Need to post pics of the mobo socket & the cpu. Post specs of what you use. Then the forum can help you. If we see some pics, we can help. These guys have some excellent experts on these issues & can do there best in guiding you. With any luck.

Would you consider to get a new mobo/cpu. If so what is your budget & country you live in so we can help more. intel or amd what road would you take ? Team Blue & Team Red. When it comes to the old gpu still better then mine lol i still have a 970 g1 still does the job still works so don't worry about gpu at the moment. You said you are going to upgrade later on.

Sounds like stock voltages to me. This what i saw with my 13600k. What mobo are you using post specs of your system, so the forum can be more helpful.

1stly don't upgrade to 7th gen again, my self personally not long ago like 2-3 weeks back just upgraded from the 7600k 4.8ghz. It still ran all my games and such but man after my upgrade i gotta tell ya that old mobo & the cpu had it's day coming. When i got a new mobo & cpu i was in heaven all my games nearly, benefited from the upgrade. Im no longer seeing 100% cpu usage at all. (around 70% now) In doing a Mobo & Cpu upgrade would be best for you & others still using this era. Again as i say to every 1 this is all up to you & your own money. I moved on from 7th gen. Now im using 13th gen. it's such a performance jump i noticed it straight away. I even still have a really old Gpu, a 970 games still play better just because of the cpu upgrade. Yeah i know it's an old gpu. Looks like you got a ton of options to go if you do go & decide to upgrade, This forum can aid you in the correct direction, as it has done for me. Take it from me man 7th gen cpu's are gonskies these days unless you use it for a server/media center. Perfect for that.

I had a similar issue, i didn't have the correct ram voltage set so i turned XMP profile on. Only after i put the BIOS to stock 1st. So no crazy voltages are applied on top. If this helps im not sure. but um check the ram sticks see what the voltages say 1st i could be 100% wrong. For me it was |1|1|1|0| slots would work, then i did the XMP it set up everything for me very well. & now i have all ram slots working |1|1|1|1| all four slots now worked. Reset all Bios just to make sure tho. Don't want you to hear a POP. on anything.

An AIO with 3 fans (hoping the case can fit it) can help a bit. Tho do make sure if you make a purchase of one of these units that the warranty is some what good. I havn't had 1 in many years was a corsair 1 back in the day it died on me the pump stopped (was lucky to have had a backup cooler) So don't get rid of that cooler you have in it now. Good to have back up's of stuff for pc's. Aio's now im not sure on them these days but hey at least you can get 1 with RGB and set a color you like. In terms of temps & performance, probs 20-30% better in both terms from it. Not cpu's full potential tho, but it can & should help. Grab a contact frame as well cheap. Im about to get 1 myself soon. Tho this is all up to you.

For me & my 13600k, well im a lucky person to get temps at 80oC Cinebench running @ 5.6ghz. Cooling is key in this chip & so is the undervolting of it as well. 1.298v for me. That big chunky 2 fan cooler sorry to say it but back in the day this would work wonders. (3570k days with a 4.4 ghz overclock i know as i did just that). Today with these chips from intel a serious undervolt and the multiplier at say 42 to 44 is probs all this cooler is gonna get you on a (non hot day for profile 1. in BIOS) profile 2. 38 to 40 just to make sure. Till you can get at least a thick 360 AIO. Then you can get going with that. As said im lucky cus i use a 4 rad system & a Velocity 2 Block to get what i got. i can still go on tho im more then happy where it's at. So if you know how to undervolt it & have a day to play around with it (carefully) test it out for what you got now it helps to learn the chips behavior whilst doing this. Try to stay under 90oC running a test. Best of luck buddy you will get it going hard. Cpu-z & Core temp programs running on top of CInebench just so you can check things as you go. oh and a great fan curve. Get the fans going just b4 those temps start to kick. Hope this helps man.

I use the 690 intel version & it's a beast, but im no expert or know anything about amd chips. Tho the mobo is stella. Nice fan/RGB in the same program (gigabyte control center). Mines the Z690 Aorus Elite DDR4. ive had no issues. So i don't see why the mobo it's self would be an issue. unless it's not for that cpu as said i know nothing about amd. But the mobo is cool, good choice id say.

@RONOTHAN## Thank you for the reply, im gonna have to sus out what LLC is. & learn all this.

Google says some weird stuff & reddit. so no ill ask in here. My last upgrade was years back 2014 i think it's around that time i got the 7600k. I was able to get 4.9ghz on it tho settled for the even NO: of 4.8ghz. 86oC max temp. Now that ive got a 13600k ive got this little beast of a Cpu to 5.6ghz 83oC under R23 tests. My question on this is what is the safe voltage limit. Addpative & or offset. At the moment (just vcore) mines at CPU-Z states 1,284v flickers sometimes to say 1.296v. I have read that stock is running at around 1.4v, this feels high. Well coming from the 7600k days i can't remember what i had it set to in the Z270 Asus Mobo. The how 2's so i know im not about to make a pop sound out of my CPU hence the reason im asking. With this said when i was overclocking the 7600k some said stay below this voltage so i did. Im going to do just that with this CPU as well. (As ive got some head room for improvement in terms of temps.) As it's my new beast of a chip i gotta say man what an incredible upgrade it was runs everything i throw at it with ease now under 50% load. No more 100% CPU usage in games i couldn't be more happy. With that said such a well deserved upgrade as i had the 7600k for many years i wish so to do that again with this. (to last another 5 yrs.) Side note: tho important ill set the vcore voltage to -- tho then on the right hand side after a reboot into Bios it'll say higher on the right hand side in Bios, not sure what i true or not. What is true voltage im setting it to. Right hand side or left where im setting it. or go by CPU-Z. So all i need (i hope) is a how to overclock this new era of Cpu's & a safe voltage to stick by & stay under. Then i can set it to say --- that & know im good. Now for the beans specs: Win-10-Home-64bit. PSU: Corsair RM 1000. Mobo: Z690-Gigabyte Aorus Elite DDR4. Cpu: 13600k. Gpu: 970 g1 gigabyte. Bios hacked. RAM: Team T-Force Vulcan Z, 32GB (4x8GB) 3200MHz CL16 DDR4 Grey (this is another 1 ill need to learn later on.) X.M.P is on now. Cooling: EK Velocity 2 Cpu block. EK Waterblock for the Gpu. Custom Loop all EK parts 4 rad system: Soft tubing. 120: back of case. 240: top of case. 360: bottom of case. 480: front of case EK Vader fans. Thanks in advance.

ok so an update. i removed the 3rd ram stick out & put in the other 1 in the 1st slot 1|1|0|1 like that it seems to not like having 4 sticks in but 3 sticks of ram in the mobo works hu? haha still reports 2400mhz. im wondering if it's voltage i don't know. my ram says 1.35v I just checked BIOS it says this: DRAM Voltage Control VDDQ Auto 1.200V DRAM Voltage (CH A/B) Auto 1.200V This could be it im guessing Should i slowly up the voltage of DRAM Voltage till i get to 1.35V Im guessing it says 2400mhz & only 3 sticks works due to lower voltage. But a good thing is all 4 sticks of ram do work on the mobo tho only 3 sticks at a time.

I was thinking this as well. Also take a stick out move it to that slot so on. CPU socket is new looks fine. no bent pins as i looked then gently placed it in, then the Velocity 2 water block is in. Did a Cinebench test got 19k on it. Massive improvement from the 7600k. ill sus this out more in the morning getting late now. Tho thanks for the ideas Alinz,champ. Ive got Vengence 2133mhz ram that works ill test that out as well also. New ram is 3200mhz tho is says 2400, that's all odd to me.

Checked the socket, seems fine.