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Last bump before I'll close the thread. I'm assuming no one experiences this, but any help would be appreciated.

Bump!

I'd say there would be a lot more issues than volume randomly going lower if it was indeed a broken cable.

Doesn't really matter which one I switch to, as they're both equally loud (maybe the speakers slightly lower, but not enough to make a difference). As for the headphones, they are plugged directly into the system. My speakers only accept 3.5mm and my headphones are USB, so yeah.

Hello! Sorry for the vague title but I couldn't think of a better way to describe the issue I'm currently having. For the past few months, I've been having audio issues which have been driving me insane and I simply can't go any further without seeking some help instead of googling and hoping whatever's there will help me fix it. To begin with, I have a pair of Logitech Speakers X-230 and HyperX Cloud II as my audio drivers. My current setup is made so that I have audio on both the headset and speakers without having to switch between devices via Stereo Mix where I listen to the Headsets. The issue I'm currently having is that my volume, despite the sliders staying the same, sounds lower than it would have yesterday for example. With the speakers set at 100 and the headset at 50, it's way lower than it should be and I'd very much appreciate if someone could tell me why this happens. The freshest memory of a situation like this happening (it happened multiple times, this is just the latest) was today. Yesterday everything was fine, volume was where I wanted it to be and today while I was browsing YouTube I noticed that despite the video volume staying the same, the audio was noticeably lower (on multiple videos, even checked some of the yesterday's videos I've watched and the problem persisted). I have done nothing between last night and today that would affect this. The only difference was that today I was prompted by Windows features which I have skipped once again, although I'm very skeptical as to this being the issue. Even in CS:GO, at the same volume as last night, it sounded worse. I'm at the bottom of the barrel in terms of ideas towards what could cause it and why it seems to happen randomly (it can work fine for a week and then it would start making issues again). For more background and things I have tried, I'll link some photos and provide a brief description where necessary. For 3rd screenshot, I know that Loudness Equalization provides higher volume, but I don't understand why it would make a difference today when yesterday it was disabled. For 4th screenshot, I have tried it on and off to see if that could be the problem and it didn't seem to be it. For 5th screenshot I have disabled audio enhancements today to see if that would be the key in this problem but it wasn't (yesterday it was enabled and today with it both on and off it didn't make a difference). Same with "Allow applications [...]". For 7th screenshot, that's the way I have used to have audio on both speakers and headset as I please. I have tried upgrading all the drivers but they're all up to date. Restarting the PC is out of the question as this happened multiple times. I have tried the troubleshooting Windows provides but it's useless. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

I realize it's a bit overdue this reply, but I have managed to bring my CPU to 4.6 GHz with a core voltage of 1.25V (initially set to 1.24 but crashed unexpectedly in a CPU intensive game). While the temps look much better at stock, I haven't quite tested it under the same conditions, more specifically folding with GPU and CPU under full load, so I'm not sure how much the temps have dropped, but it's definitely an improvement. Through this I want to thank you because I honestly never thought that turbo boost would actually increase my CPU voltage by that much, I was always under the impression that it was well optimized. In any case, I won't be able to test the combination under the same condition as my fan controller is dead due to a blown capacitor I've noticed while switching PSU's (better late than never I suppose). With this another question arises: is there a fan controller that you know of, able to withstand 8 fans with 3&4 pins and RGB control? Thanks in advance!

I'll try fiddling with the core voltage first, see how it performs and then I'll give your idea a try and see what comes of it. Thanks for the input!

Another thing you can do is go into advanced control > configure > slots tab > edit the cpu folding slot > change the number of cpu threads the slot should use. In a nutshell, you can set however many threads you want it to do while folding (lower number means less CPU usage).

I honestly thought of F@H with no side panel but all my other systems had to go through this "fix" for so long that I decided I'd like a system where I can leave it on at all times and not be too worried about the thermals. As for turning the top exhausts into intakes, I don't know, I didn't see it as a good configuration having 7 intakes with only 1 exhaust, though I never tried it to begin with in the first place. I was particularly interested now in these higher temperatures since the stuff I normally do outside of F@H don't require 100% of both my GPU and CPU, so it was never a worry to begin with. Might consider better fans when I'll see fit and just stick with these until then.

Fair enough, I'll look into it and see what I can come up with. It is theoretically possible to achieve the same level of OC with a voltage under 1.3V though, right?

These are the results after putting the CPU and GPU at work by F@H for about 10-15 minutes. Core Voltage does look a little high to me with the limited knowledge that I have and as far as I can remember, the CPU is setting its OC automatically to 4.6. I don't recall manually setting it after I reinstalled my Windows a couple months ago. Also, I don't know why system fans 2 and 3 (bottom intakes) don't match up or match up to system fan 1 (rest of the fans) since they have the same fan speed curve set. I recall looking for this option but never finding it. I'll check up online and see if it's doable. Thanks for the tip!

Fantastic news! Thank you!

The fans are not currently running full speed, they are indeed PWM controlled. And speaking of which, another thing I forgot to mention, is that I haven't modified the fan speed curve, so if I could get some tips on that too, it would be wonderful. The cooler should be properly mounted as I have moved everything from my old case into this case about 3-4 months ago. It could be the thermal paste not being properly spread across, so I will check that at a later date. I would consider purchasing new fans but they're quite expensive and I'd rather work with what I currently have if at all possible.

Hello! After folding at home while working, the heat radiating from the PC was kind of unbearable, especially when both the CPU and GPU were completing a job. After looking in MSI Afterburner, the temps were showing 70-71 degrees for the GPU and 89-90 for the CPU. The GPU temps seem not to matter whether the CPU is or is not under load, as it will stay at around 69-71 degrees either way, but when the GPU is under load, the CPU can jump from 80-81 degrees with GPU idling to 89-91 degrees when GPU is under load (doesn't thermal throttle). I know that CPUs nowadays are meant to be safe even at those temperatures and if anything, it'll throttle to stop any damage being done to it. However, the temperatures are worrying me nonetheless. Given the information above, the GPU and CPU in question are a Palit Windforce 1080ti and an i5-9600K @ 4.6 GHz being cooled by a Dark Rock 4. All of this is in a case that has 8 fans, 5 for intake and 3 for exhaust (as the picture below will show it). I have seen in general split opinions with negative pressure over positive pressure and vice-versa, but speaking temperature-wise, I'd like to know if this is the best solution or if there's anything else I can try. Worth mentioning that the fans are HP Corona RGB fans with 6 of them being 120mm and 2 of them (the top exhausts) being 140mm. I know that they're not the top of the line by any means, but overall they're doing a relatively good job, enough for my standards. Anyway, here's the picture... Any tip is appreciated! Oh, and in case you're wondering why the bottom fans have no lighting, the fan controller only has 6 headers and I had to plug the other 2 into the motherboard.

Hello! I've noticed this thread as I was doing my research about this PSU and reading some of the posts here left me confused. Is it safe to buy the Focus GX-750 80+ Gold PSU (SSR-750FX) considering I have a 1080ti paired with a 9600k? Some people posted about issues regarding this GPU in combination with this PSU.