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03-06-2020 04:19 AM
Audicted wrote:
Hello everyone,
Last week, I've built a desktop PC with the following specs:
Asus Z390 E-GAMING Mobo
Intel i7 9700K
XPG S40G SPECTRIX 512 GB SSD which advertised as a 3500 read / 3000 write SSD. no other storage unit is installed on the machine, so this is my OS drive naturally.
Windows 10 Pro x64 Bit
I noticed that my MSI GS65 laptop was faster than my desktop in some tasks, when used side by side with the desktop, which felt slow and sluggish for a pc equipped with a 3500/3000 ssd. So i decided to run some benches on the Desktop.
That's when i saw that my S40G was running at 1000 / 650 speeds. Tried with a bunch of disk benchmark softwares, including Crystal Disk Mark. After a vast investigation, i found that Asus Aura (1.0.7.71) and Asus Armoury Crate is the problem. Whenever i install one of these softwares, S40G's performance dips down to very low values. I uninstall the software, it goes back to 3500 / 2400 values. Since this is a RGB SSD, i'm now certain that Asus Aura (or Armoury Crate) RGB control drivers are causing a conflict with the drive's normal operation. But this only happens when S40G is the OS drive. If i uncheck it from the peripherals list on Aura, drive goes back to normal speeds.
Can be seen here: https://ibb.co/mvg7tK9
I tried plugging the SSD on to 2 different m.2 sockets (m.2_1 / m.2_2), and tried it on 2 different z390 e gaming motherboards. Both gave me the same results.
This is the original thread here:
https://forums.tomshardware.com/thre...#post-21385070
i do not use neither Aura nor Armoury Crate at the moment, since dipping from 3500 to 1000 MB/s is a major issue, and needs to be addressed. I also ordered a XPG SX8200 PRO, and when it arrives, I'm gonna make it my OS drive, and check the S40G again with the Aura / Armoury Crate.
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11-28-2019 10:52 AM
Raidentaylor wrote:
Hi.
I'm using V1.07.71 and i usually use color cycle. But my motherboard stuck on red color and my graphic card work correctly. I don't know how to fix this. Tried to reinstall and delete lastprofile xml, but doesn't work.
Anyone have this issue? Thanks in advance.
My hardware:
- Motherboard: Asus Rampage V 10th edition
- Graphic card: Asus Strix GTX 1080ti OC
11-30-2019 07:38 AM
kevin.bradford1 wrote:
Have a similar issue in that my asus strix gpu's flash red on a first and reboot have to go into aura and reset the links for motherboard and cards to be in sync