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  1. philo-sofa

    New PC is spontaneously rebooting

    Zen 3 is incredibly fussy about memory. DOCP is not exactly perfect either. If I were you, I'd re-enable DOCP and run memtest for a few hours to see if you can either replicate the error or get a BSOD, that would at least allow you to confirm the issue. Have you had any lock-ups since you...
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    Alienware announces the AW2725DF and AW3225QF (worlds first 4k 240hz and worlds first 1440p 360hz QD-OLED monitors - launches January 2024)

    Does anyone have a reason not to get one of these. I've been starting on-and-off at the webpage for the last two months and I'm close to pressing the play button...
  3. philo-sofa

    New PC is spontaneously rebooting

    Check Windows event viewer, filter by severity and it should give you some indication of what caused the most recent reboot. Let us know what it says the cause is.
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    CPU limited or eco mode?

    Then it's not your CPU, or indeed the any other part of your system bottlenecking. The GPU is functioning as fast as it can. Sorry man.
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    CPU limited or eco mode?

    What's your GPU utilisation in game(s)? Windows game bar has an easy-to-access utilisation widget.
  6. philo-sofa

    The motherboard started not booting up with 4 dimms populated.

    Hmm. Are they a set of four DIMMs, or two sets of two DIMMS? Also if you run HWINFO64, are they both running with the same memory timings (you'll need to click on the tiny memory picture in the memory section to see what each channel runs at)?
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    USB-C Front panel power surge warning

    Your board should have more than one USB controller; perhaps give a port that's run off another controller a try? EDIT: I can't find the darn chipset layout diagrams, hmm.
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    The motherboard started not booting up with 4 dimms populated.

    The latest AGESA updates definitely improved things, what AGESA firmware are you running?
  9. philo-sofa

    What's your CPU upgrade cycle?

    Just bought a 7800X3D as a placeholder. I'm hoping for 2-3 slot-in upgrades over the next few years. It'll be fun to just upgrade the CPU rather than the whole darned system.
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    Worst ask: Good gaming and good productivity

    7900 X3D or 7950 X3D. The scheduler issues are largely fixed and they'll own at gaming, whilst being excellent at productivity and far better at energy efficiency. Also on the upside you have an upgrade path, the only downside is that memory stability can be an issue. But you don't need more...
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    upgrade itch is back..

    I mean... there was a performance uplift from 12th to 13th gen, which you'll also benefit from with the 14th Gen. It makes sense to upgrade one last time to keep the system around for as long as possible.
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    What PC games are you playing?

    Fortnite. It's a bloody fantastic FPS.
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    Noob Fortnite question - normal mouse sensitivity - in game low sensitivity....cant figure

    I'm coming out of the closet as playing Fortnite; I play with these system settings (that's 3500 DPI in Logitech' software) alongside a 21% X axis and 19.5% Y axis sensitivity in-game: Wouldn't recommend enhancing pointer precision per se, but it's what I'm used to and have muscle memory with.
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    MSI MPG X670E CARBON WiFi - is it iCUE Compatible?

    They can't control Nvidia FEs :/ There is unofficial support, but it has near zero functionality.
  15. philo-sofa

    Shooting Clays

    Belated thanks Terminal_Boy :) Looks decent.
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    MSI MPG X670E CARBON WiFi - is it iCUE Compatible?

    So: the answer is 'sort of'. iCUE can detect the board once you've added MSI's software add-ons. However with the present state of iCUE*, its plugins and MSI's own software, all I can control is the 'JCORSAIR' header on the MPG X670E, not the motherboard I/O RGB. Seems I'll just have to set...
  17. philo-sofa

    MSI MPG X670E CARBON WiFi - is it iCUE Compatible?

    I guess I'll find this out when I build lol. Wish me luck folks.
  18. philo-sofa

    Deep nerd braincheck - ProArt B650 Vs x670 capability check

    Value wise the Pro ART models are hard to beat. The X670E model, which you can find for a decent price, Has PCIE 5.0, two USB 4.0 connectors and also 10GB + 2.5 GB Ethernet. These are capabilities which would normally cost £700+ but can be had for low £400s. If you need fast transfer speeds and...
  19. philo-sofa

    Help please

    Happy to help :) Out of interest, what's the background to your username?
  20. philo-sofa

    Help please

    Does it work with any one stick, or with one specific stick? The latter would suggest a faulty DIMM.
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