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It would seem the one tube is slightly warmer than the other one, i ran a stress test on OCCT and these were the values 65C on 100% load at 145watts :

How would i technically check if the pump is working ? I can feel it buzzing when i put my hand on the shroud

Hi, I'm having this issue that just randomly popped up today. I turned on my PC and everything seemed normal then the fans started being audible so i checked out my CPU temps. (I'm using a DeepCool Lt720 aio) The temps were in the 70's at idle but if i run a benchmark or stress the cpu it doesn't get over 90C. If i use CPU Z and bench multicore the temps drop from the 70's to the 50's. I have no idea what the issue may be, i did notice above 6 ghz frequencies on 2 cores which might be a false reading which i posted below. I included HWMonitor and HWinfo 64 screenshots. The AIO pump seems to be working and the tubes are cool to the touch... My mind is boggled at this point and i haven't got a clue Here are some screenshots from HWinfo 64:

Ah no that's an old one, for this build I used the 2023 version with 3.0 compatibility. Haven't checked the event viewer myself but I did tell my friend to have the shop check the window event logs, not sure he did.. but supposedly the issue is th GPU which I find hard to believe. Everything was running great for 3 weeks than boom, BSOD. I'll have to to a bunch of tests myself once I have my hands on it

The BSOD was a windows stopcode "Kernel Security Check Failure" I'm pretty sure i installed the latest Bios on the mobo with the most up to date AGESA in hopes that it'd recognize the processor and Ram without issues. I'll have to check the chipset drivers as well, maybe i forgot the latest version but unlikely. As for the RAM speeds i went with the XMP profile 1 which was the default ram timings of 6600mhz and 32-39-39-76 timings. On Pangoly using the motherboard as reference i can check the QVL compatability that I used and it does appear to be compatible. You can also give it a look by following the link to this site: https://pangoly.com/en/compatibility/gigabyte-b650e-aorus-elite-x-ax-ice/ram?c=Raphael#cc I went with this ram kit beause i wanted 64gb and non RGB and this seemed to be the only thing i could find at the time. And yes when he told me that he was told that he could have gone with an i9 instead of a weird ass AMD chip i was fuming. It's like someone saying i could have gotten the iPhone 16 Pro max ultra + or something along those lines...

i'll have to check once i get my hands on the PC, very interesting issue regarding the socket seating, i'll have to try that if all else fails. I'll test the fast boot/fast startup option, I can't remember if i enabled it in the Bios. Thanks for pointing that out, you always have solid adivce!

That was my first thought, i figured it would go back to the default settings and the BSOD wouldn't appear again unless he reapplied XMP settings in Bios which he has no idea how to do. But it kept popping up and this is when he took it the shop

I see, I redid the build list with the french prices as i paid with availability at the end of august which is when the build took place. https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/GG2Bfy My plan was on leaving the CPU stock and not mess with settings for stability reasons, same for the RAM and GPU. In case their were issues I didnt want it to impact anything if it went back to factory settings for some reason. At the time of the build there was only about a 40 euro difference in price in the 3D CPU and its non 3D counter part. The 9950X had not yet come out and he was pressed on getting the PC because he has a lot of work that needed to be done, I had roughly 2 weeks to get all the parts, build it, test it and ship it. I initially wanted to go with a phantom spirit or peerless assassin but they were either out of stock or the delivery times were very long, but yes the dark rock pro was very pretty and performed well. For the motherboard i originally wanted to go with the Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX which is a very good B650 motherboard, of course non in stock again so i opted for the one i got instead with Pcie 5.0 and Gen5 M.2, it was a nice "to have" For the Ram, i wanted 6000Mhz without RGB, that was impossible to find, he wanted 64gb but i couldn't find anything on the QVL that was 64gb using 2 sticks so i went with that 6600 mhz kit. I agree on the SSD but figured why not use gen 5 if it is capable of it (not many inexpensive gen 5's around either, this had to be the cheapest one i could find that wsn't some rando-brand) The PSU is a HX1000i 2023 with ATX 3.0 and PCIE 5.0 compatibility, i must have picked the wrong one when re-building the list Thaks for all your input though

Yeah i live out it France and parts here are even more than in the US, I had a budget of 3000 euros, I just used PC part picker in the US since most of the users are there and it was more for reference than anything. The build is mainly for running CAD software for his architecture work. What would you say is outdated in the PC ? I went with the 3D chip for lower TDP and cooler running temps, also my friend was talking about i9's so i knew he wanted max number of cores. As for the trash talk i told him exactly that, whoever that referral is probably wants him buy one of their PC's. My friend lives in Spain so i can't exactly drive over there and diagnose it. Once i get the PC back i'll be able to run some tests.

Recently built a system for a friend of mine for work (he does a lots of architectural stuff), i built it with sourced parts from multiple companies after doing many hours of research. PC build in question: https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/GG2Bfy I set everything up and delivered it to him, after about 3 weeks of use he is getting a BSOD so i recommended he take it to a computer shop. He takes it to a referral of his and the guy starts saying my build is wack because i used an AMD processor and that the GPU is failing. I told him this guy has no idea what he's talking about because current gen intels have been having high failure rates due to faulty microcode so i went with AMD for reliability. Now he would rather stick to this "professionals" opinion and send it back to me and have me take everything apart and sell it, rather than taking it to a store that can actually troubleshoot the thing properly and RMA the faulty part if their is one. I'm trying to get another opinion about the build i did because apparently i have no idea how to build a PC Thanks for your guys' opinion!

Thanks for your reply, I appreciate the input. I went with the 4060 because it seems like lower consumption and also had tensor cores compares to AMD. Not sure if they have changed that with the newer generation AMD's though. Is that ram compatible with that motherboard? Since I'm building this for a friend I want it to be easily serviceable but also want to make sure there are no issues with hardware compatibility.

Budget (including currency): 2500 euros Country: France Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: SketchUp,rhino 3D, AutoCad, Truview I set up this build aimed for architectural design. I went with high single core performance and compatible RAM as well as a rtx 4060 for good price to performance. Maybe there is something else I missed and could be optimized better, I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/prjnbL

This seems very difficult to set up ? So the SSD would basically be a giant cache/reference drive for the main HDD's ? So i have 4 SATA drives on the Mobo, and an M.2 on the back side but i also have this RADI card that fits into the PCIe slot: https://www.startech.com/en-fr/cards-adapters/pexsat34rh I've had it for a while but not sure how to implement it into the rest of the build and the other SATA drives, it supports HyperDuo which apparently is good. But that's all i know about the device ^^. I have seen M.2 to 4 SATA outputs, which might be a better option, the only problem is that i would need the space behind the case to access it and that could be a problem. Would you use refurbished drives? I've found some 12TB HGST's for around 140 euros, but i'm always hesitant to pull the trigger because i'm afraid of errors or premature death of said drives ... You're recommending Optane's over other mainstream brands because of the price ? I could pick up a 128GB patriot M.2 SSD for about 20 euros. I'm somewhat lots between the dedicated boot drive for TrueNas and the Unraid flash drive. By flash drive you mean like a SD card of a thumb drive ? And thank you as well for your help !

I was thinking of maybe going with a 3400G because of memory limitation issues i've been having with the 2200G, I seem to not be able to go higher than 2666Mhz stable. The sole purpose would be access movies, pictures, files all over the internet as well as local. The same way Qnap or Synology works. Not sure if Unraid or Truenas supports mobile device access the same way though. I was under the impression that with certain RAID setups you could basically rebuild your filesystem without any loss if a HDD fails, at least that is what i'm looking to accomplish. Those Seagates seem to be the go-to drives for most NAS builds, I know that WD Red's used to be the reference but not sure they are still up their on the charts reliability wise. I've been referring to backblaze's stats though, not sure that is a good way to pinpoint the drives that seam to be more reliable https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-Q1-2024/ Thanks a lot for your help !

Ok for the non-ECC memory, but i'm not sure i understand why if both bits of hardware support it seperately, why can't they support it together ? Regarding the case, i'm crunched on space at home, but i suppose the 10 drive option is a nice to-have. Will i need 8 to 10 drives though ? I figured I could get away with 3 to 5 3.5" drives and fit it in a more compact case. What brand/model drives would you recommend that are reliable ? Thank you !