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I'd like to see where my Framework 12th-gen stands on this issue - I've experienced some of the same problems as many other users. However, it seems this problem's reporting methodology among users is all over the map, understandably. Perhaps it would be good to make a suite of scenarios and battery run-down tools we can all try so we can get consistent information? I'd be happy to spend some time going through specific steps, even if it takes a long time, but only if there's a way to aggregate such data into something useful for troubleshooting. I'm particularly interested to see the results from other Framework 12th-gen users; there's plenty of data here about the problem (and on community.frame.work) but it's not structured enough for comparisons. [I'm not very active here in the forums, apologies if this isn't the right place to put this comment]

I just realized I've been typing Unigine wrong FYI Superposition asks for an upgrade if you select 'stress', but 'performance' works fine

Meanwhile I tried a few things: the nvidia Star Wars Elevator tech demo looked good but requires higher resolution Final Fantasy XV has a free demo but since you can't move around it kinda just feels like a video Uniengine is best so far (thank you!) and that's what I'll go with for now, it looks pretty good and you can switch between the demo and 'gameplay'. I think I'm good unless there's something else that is newer/prettier. What I realize I'd really love, and I doubt exists, is a demo that moves on its own (say, the camera slowly rotates around the player) but you can also move the character. But I'm happy with Uniengine for now.

I'm looking for a way to show off a new PC with a 3080ti, ideally a looping demo of a game that I can leave on screen. Unfortunately I'm not a gamer (IT guy), I don't know much about modern games, so I came here for suggestions. I'm looking for a game with the following requirements: PC Requires no purchase Not playable, just an impressive scene Will run at 1080p@60 (while I'm demoing the machine it will be attached to a TV) Ideally, but not required: Installable without a launcher (I'd rather not install Steam et al for now) Not ridiculously huge storage requirements Ability to move around in the game's world; however, just a single location with moving stuff is OK too Recently released AAA game You know how Best Buy shows off TVs with a loop of some 4K HDR content (with the brightness cranked up to stupid levels)? I'm looking for that idea (sans ridiculous brightness) -- a looping demo of something "wow!" for people to admire, rather than a benchmark or a video. Because I'll be running the demo at low resolution, it would need to be a very detailed game, something I'd crank all the detail settings to the max. Thanks so much in advance!

It gets weirder: I did a clean windows 10 install from scratch and only installed Intel's INF drivers, NVidia's display drivers, and OBS. Same problem. Could it really be a motherboard bug? It's a Gigabyte B460M DS3H

For poops and giggles I tried iVcam which turns an android phone into a webcam, and it works fine at 1080p@30fps. It's just this PC combined with this Logitech webcam that's problematic, it seems.

I recently switched PCs, and now my Logitech C920 webcam is behaving oddly. Using OBS for testing, the camera works reliably at 720p @ 25 fps, but when I set it to the normal 30 fps it drops to a few fps and stutters and lags. Totally unusable. At 1080, regardless of frame rate, it just freezes. At all times the system resources are barely utilized, and I confirmed the various USB ports I tried all work fine. The installed webcam driver is the generic Microsoft driver. (Note: It's not just OBS, the same problems are present in Zoom and Logitech's own Capture software) The camera works fine on another PC I have in the house, even at 1080p@30fps; both PCs are of similar specs and are both on the latest update of Windows. Attached is a very ugly video of a very tired me showing the problem. Any suggestions would be appreciated, this has been a frustrating day of futile troubleshooting. obs_25-vs-30-fps.mp4

Fair point about the actual required PCI lanes. The cards are physically x8, but of course those lanes may not all be required. I think it's mooted b/c of Grabhanem reply; I found that newegg has a perfectly serviceable refurb hp z420 for $240, and I have 32gb ram I can re-use in it. That's more than I wanted to spend, but I think what I *wanted* was completely unrealistic, and I doubt I could get all the necessary parts for much less, even if I could find the right stuff. thanks, y'all

[I suspect many of you fine folks will have advice about why the following is a bad idea, and you're probably right. This project may be ill-advised, but I want to do it ] I'm looking to build a system with some particular network cards I own; I'll need 3 slots, each at least x8. Additionally I'll need video, of course, but since this will be a server I can use integrated graphics or even a PCI slot (!), or of course a proper x16 slot. The goal here is to spend as little money as possible, so I'm fine with something old and used. I will not need great performance, so a board that only supports old CPUs is fine; for cost savings I'd want a cheapish CPU anyway Size can be anything that fits in a standard ATX case; most EATX boards are probably OK too I have tons of DDR3 ECC Registered RAM lying around, so an appropriate server board would be cool, but RAM is cheap so this isn't very important Lastly, if there's an old model of a fully-built PC (or tower server) with the appropriate slots that I can get used (read: cheap) I'd probably be happy with that (although it wouldn't be as fun as one that I build) Thanks in advance for your advice!

I would like to see a build based on a relatively high-end full ATX motherboard with EVERY port and connector used by devices. All slots, all SATA ports, everything. It would make me giggle.

I knew I came to the right place! It was stupidity. I totally forgot that this CPU wouldn't support on-board video, but I also couldn't boot with the GPU installed...but that was before I re-seated the CPU and RAM...this time it worked. I'm old, I've built a zillion PCs, but not in a long time. Clearly I got rusty. Thanks everyone!

Looking for a kind soul to give me some troubleshooting advice on an attempted new build (got the parts this morning) Symptoms: CPU fan spins, motherboard underside RGB lights up (orange) monitor sees no signal at all (it doesn't blink or get rid of its OSD) no beep codes (although I do not know if this motherboard uses beep codes) motherboard: Gigabyte B550I AORUS PRO AX cpu: Ryzen 5 3600XT That CPU is on the motherboard's compatibility list starting at bios "F2". I'd try flashing the BIOS but there's none available for download, leading me to think it ships with F2. I'm testing with nothing installed but the CPU and ram; no storage, no usb devices, using on-board video. I'm using the stock cooler for now. I don't have compatible a CPU or motherboard to test with, but: I tried different monitors & cables I tried a GTX 1660 instead of on-board video I tried a power supply from a working system I tried RAM from a working system So unless I'm doing something colossally stupid, I think I must have a problem with either the motherboard or CPU. Any suggestions for further testing? Thanks everyone