Another? How old was your unit?Well, another dead Corsair PSU. RM1000, dead as a doornail. So one of my 7950x's is out until I get it replaced.
I have been buying Corsair PSU's for many years, but I almost have none still working. I changed over to EVGA in 2017 or so. None of them have died.Another? How old was your unit?
that's bizarre. corsair psus are the only brand that seem to not die because they work close with their integrator. they did have some crappy cheap models back in the day but what brand hasn't. are these for 24/7 systems?I have been buying Corsair PSU's for many years, but I almost have none still working. I changed over to EVGA in 2017 or so. None of them have died.
Not sure when I bought it but the only review I can find is 2021.
all mine are 24/6/365 computers.that's bizarre. corsair psus are the only brand that seem to not die because they work close with their integrator. they did have some crappy cheap models back in the day but what brand hasn't. are these for 24/7 systems?
that'll do it. you mention having frequent outages a while back? May have a small roll in that.all mine are 24/6/365 computers.
Edit: the Thermaltake PSU tester says the 24 pin is good, but the cpu and PCIE are dead. Computer would not power on and had no lights before I removed it.
I'm curious as to if the 7900 series with 64Mb Level 3 cache, if one disables the HT or SMT, do the 12 cores access the full 64Mb of level 3 cache still?
So in effect, its just like a 7600(X) can access 32MB of cache with 6 cores. From a gaming perspective & considering current gen consoles only use up to 8 cores (99% PC games ported over) then a 6c/12t chip is all that's needed for this task & the value for money proposition - virtually double $ for the X3D 8c/16t chip is a debatable issue indeed.Each group of 6 cores access it's own full 32MB of L3, so yeah, full 64MB in total per SoC. But if for whatever reason L3 caching is Your main concern ( for example special workload that fits in L3 ), i'd strongly recommend 7800X3D. Full 96MB of L3 is huge and 8C is not that big downgrade from 12 and having to deal with different clocks and different L3 cache pools.
But for how long? Wouldn't it be prudent to RMA it? The darkened spots still ruin the future resale value of your CPU.Unfortunately, the chip still technically works fine.
Which one?Side note, the doohickey dropped my temps by about 5 degrees C. Worth it.
It's mostly due to DDR5 memory training times. Gigabyte seems to be the DDR5 leader/expert, hence they can manage to complete the training in the shortest possible time. I have their old Intel Z97 Sniper mobo. The boot times are good.Is this a common problem with AM5?
I built a new AsRock B650M-HDV rig recently, boot-up times are good. Nice, cheap board. Haven't measured them, but here's Hardware Unboxed’s video on it:Just wonder what Windows boot-up times you're getting with your AM5 Zen4 PC builds (and with what MB, CPU, and RAM)?
I found this review testing some different motherboards:
Screenshot from video review:
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As can be seen the results vary from from 23 to 53 seconds! I would have expected more like 5-15 seconds.
Is this a common problem with AM5? And why does it differ so much between different motherboard manufacturers?
Can we expect future BIOS updates to bring down the AM5 boot-up time to around 5-15 seconds which I'm used to from other PC builds?
I would be surprised if they have gotten it down to less than 30 secs with their most recent BIOS.I built a new AsRock B650M-HDV rig recently, boot-up times are good.
What makes boot times so important to you?Just wonder what Windows boot-up times you're getting with your AM5 Zen4 PC builds (and with what MB, CPU, and RAM)?
I found this review testing some different motherboards:
Screenshot from video review:
View attachment 85188
As can be seen the results vary from from 23 to 53 seconds! I would have expected more like 5-15 seconds.
Is this a common problem with AM5? And why does it differ so much between different motherboard manufacturers?
Can we expect future BIOS updates to bring down the AM5 boot-up time to around 5-15 seconds which I'm used to from other PC builds?
the what now?Took apart my machine yesterday to change coolers and add one of those socket support thingies. Noticed my 7950X has several darkened areas where the pins make contact, likely from the vSOC debacle. Unfortunately, the chip still technically works fine. ASUS/AMD really dropped the ball.
Side note, the doohickey dropped my temps by about 5 degrees C. Worth it.
some people want to hop onto their chair first thing in the morning and get to 'puting.What makes boot times so important to you?
Much less time than that, as per Hardware Unboxed's testing and my own experience. Can't measure it right now because I'm not near the PC, though.I would be surprised if they have gotten it down to less than 30 secs with their most recent BIOS.
Which one?
Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame.the what now?
the what now? Are you confused with the intel contact frame?Thermalright AM5 Contact Frame.
No, it's the AM5 heatspreader that's the issue. Its height is a bit too much if I recall correctly. I think the contact frame helps somehow to ameliorate the problem of improper contact of the CPU heatspreader with the heatsink surface.the what now? Are you confused with the intel contact frame?
How? does it bow inward or outward? the ihs is fairly thick on am5 and glued through a lead solder. this is the first time I'm hearing of an am5 contact frame.No, it's the AM5 heatspreader that's the issue. Its height is a bit too much if I recall correctly. I think the contact frame helps somehow to ameliorate the problem of improper contact of the CPU heatspreader with the heatsink surface.
No idea. It was just a guess, judging by the reported decrease in temps. The "secure" frame, as it is called, is supposed to mainly prevent the thermal paste from getting into the notches of the heatspreader but I guess it improves the thermal properties somehow by giving the paste a larger area to spread on.How? does it bow inward or outward?
Is it confirmed that this is an AMD vs Intel issue? If so, what's the reason AMD based PCs take longer to boot up? Seems strange that AMD PCs would take longer too boot up. What would be the technical root cause for that?The boot times are longer than Intel but so what.
After training my memory I've disabled memory training and boot times are around 15 secs.Just wonder what Windows boot-up times you're getting with your AM5 Zen4 PC builds (and with what MB, CPU, and RAM)?
I found this review testing some different motherboards:
Screenshot from video review:
View attachment 85188
As can be seen the results vary from from 23 to 53 seconds! I would have expected more like 5-15 seconds.
Is this a common problem with AM5? And why does it differ so much between different motherboard manufacturers?
Can we expect future BIOS updates to bring down the AM5 boot-up time to around 5-15 seconds which I'm used to from other PC builds?