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Okay, I managed to roll back the update through Settings and all is working now. Strange huh

Yea but it was working before the update.

Sorry for the delay in replying. I really hoped this would work but unfortuanately not. It seems not driver related somehow. What things in Windows could go wrong with Audio?

Hey team. Need some help on this one. I've just updated my Asus UX535Li to Windows 11 22H2 but unfortunately audio has broken. For both laptop speakers and the 3.55mm headphone port, Audio doesn't work. So far I've tried a fairly extensive list of things but with no luck. Is anyone able to shed some light maybe? When clicking Test in Sound control panel, I get an error "Failed to play test tone.". I have Googled this and tried the following sfc /scannow in elevated command prompt (didn't turn up any issues) uninstalled and reinstalled realtek audio drivers (from Asus website for my laptop) Unchecked, checked exclusive mode and hardware accelearion in window below Tried different bit rates/quality settings for audio Disabled audio enhancements Bluetooth speaker works fine when connected to laptop. Just not in built audio. Rolled back part of the update that I could (this didn't help) then updated again (still not working) Ensured Windows update has no updates needed. Restarted many times Restarted Windows Audio Service However, it's still no go and I've kinda given up. I'd rather not reinstall windows if possible. Any ideas? Interestingly, I've done the same update on my PC (specs below) without issue. Gotta be environment related then right?

Figured it out and thought I'd put it here should anyone come across this in the future. Something must have been corrupted on my 960 evo ssd. Even booting into other devices caused it to crash In the bios i secure erased the 960 evo ssd and all working now.

I had it on a USB I made a few weeks ago. I thought that might be part of the problem. Reinstalled it to a different USB with same outcome. XMP disabled doesn't fix it. So DDR5 not at 1.5 but the memory controller (IMC) I think I may have figured out the problem. Will confirm. But I had my 960 evo in the Hyper M.2 card included with the motherboard. when I take that out, the error does not occur. Weird. I'm gonna put the ssd in the mobo slot and see if that works.

Hi all Just built a new PC. Specs here 12700k Asus strix z690-e Kingston 2x16GB KF552C40BBK2-32 Asus Strix 3080ti OC I can get into UEFI Bios just fine, so the system passes POST. But when I load into my windows install usb, it goes to load then gives me the following error (see attached) . Here's what I tried so far with no luck. Updated BIOS to latest version 0811 Bumped memory voltage to 1.35 running XMP II 5200MHz from the stock 1.25 on the profile Ran MemTest86 in UEFI which ran fully with no errors Enabled CSM Disabled Secure Boot Tried booting into existing windows install with same error Increasing memory controller voltage slowly to 1.5 with no difference. I don't really want to push memory voltage much higher and I don't think it will make a difference anyway. Came here for some help. Any help greatly appreciated

It's the other way around. Lower resolution means your gpu has an easier job. So you're more likely to be bottlenecked by your CPU. But I still agree, a GTX 1080 is perfectly capable.

True. I was just thinking OP could use the money somewhere else.

7zips pretty good. But honestly, the windows one is just fine if you're not a heavy user and don't use .7z extensions. Msi afterburner is literally the best GPU oc program. Geforce experience is easy to use. Essential if you have Nvidia products. Don't use ryzen master for OC imo. Just do it through your UEFI. There's way more room for tweaking. I've used Your Phone but honestly, it's just a waste because I always carry my phone around meaning I get 3 notifications for everything. Once on my phone, once through your phone and once on my computer.

Do you really need such a beefy psu with no GPU. I know its kinda good if you wanna upgrade but you could probably get away with a 650W

Depends if you're able to run games fine now. If you can get way better fps than your monitor refresh rate with settings your happy with, then there's literally no point. I still have my R5 1600X from 2017 (full specs in sig) and I can run games fine. It's a really bad time to upgrade your GPU now because of pricing and supply. Honestly, if you can wait, I would.

Update on the situation. Installed cpu cooler with new paste properly (see picture). Temps are actully slightly cooler. Maybe by about 5-6°C. It is a fairly hot day today of around 30°C. Before, I would get an idle of around 45°C. Now it's more around 39°C at idle (or actually while using zoom). Impressive. I did install some new case fans in the front though. Now I have 2 intake and 3 exhaust (1 back, 2 top). So maybe it's just that but regardless, I'm happy.

Yes. This time, I'll do it without the fan installed so I can see better. I think last time, I put the top clip on, then the bottom clip and didn't realise the centre clip was there. This time, the centre notch goes in the slot first. Then the outer clips go on after.

Yes certainly very lucky. You can see from these pictures how the centre tab is supposed to sit in the cooler. It was offset because this cooler is quite difficult to install.

Yes that's right. This is an am4 socket on an asrock x370 board. Just lucky I didn't damage cpu with uneven pressure. Gonna get some new thermal paste today. Probably needed replacing as it's just the stock stuff that came with the cooler. I'm getting some noctua nt h1.

Yes it's right. It's for Am4. Specifically the original ryzen 1. I have a 1600x and cm t4. It uses two clips either side of the socket. But the cantering metal piece was never lined up in the slot. Silly me. From memory, I tried to install it in the case where I couldn't see

BTW, I only saw this cause I took the cpu fan off to clean the blades and heatsink

In the pictures, I unhooked the lever for the cooler. So don't worry. Temps have been fine for the past 3 and a half years. Never getting above 70C in Aussies hot climate. Interested to see how it performs, if any different with the cooler mounted properly. I need to get some more thermal paste first though. Will update. Check your coolers!!! What a noob I was to pc building 4 years ago.

Hi I recently bought a new Asus Zenbook Pro (UX535LI-E2018T). It has been great but just today it randomly goes to sleep when I'm actively using the laptop (like as in moving the mouse, typing or watching a video). Upon inspecting event viewer, it says the reason is as follows: What is this? How do I stop this from happening. Here is a screenshot for more info. I have filtered the view to show only Kernal-Power related items. Not all of these are caused by SC_MONITORPOWER (ie. some of the time it is me closing the lid of the laptop). But as for an interval, it seems to occur exactly ever 30 minutes. You can see below it happens at 8:30:54pm, and then previously at 8:00:54pm. These are both SC_MONITORPOWER. It also happened earlier at 3:11:46pm and then at 3:41:46pm (though this is out of the screenshot). WHAT'S GOING ON? Edit: This may help as well Why is this happening every half an hour if my sleep timer is set to 10 minutes. Hugo.

depends who you ask. For some people an 1800X is unthinkable.

No. He said that But he has a high end processor. It doesn't cost that much but still.

Says the guy with an 1800X and a GTX 1080, 32GB of ram, a 1000W PSU, Noctua Cooler, NZXT Case, 512GB SSD and 4TB HDD

Mmmn. Not wrong.

No. Intel product tend to be more expensive because intel argues they have better features (optane etc). For many years, people basically only bought intel (unless on a severe budget) until ryzen came out because it actually competed with intels cpus on the same level. AMD's marketing plan is that their products are cheaper (for the same specs) so making their products seem better. And don't get me wrong, I have an AMD ryzen CPU and it's great! And Ryzen CPUs have more threads than intel because their IPC isn't as good. This is AMDs plan to make you think that their CPUs are better. And they do have their advantages for sure. People buy different CPUs from different manufactures for different reasons. And just to get this straight, PCs in general are not for 'poor people'. Even entry level PCs are likely quite an expense (for a lot of people). People will argue with this because most people on this fourm have good PCs because they are PC enthusiasts or at least interested in computing but you have to realise that a lot of people simply can't afford the best CPU, GPU fancy RGB etc..