05-14-2020
06:50 AM
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03-05-2024
08:03 PM
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ROGBot
05-14-2020 07:01 AM
05-14-2020 07:55 AM
MoKiChU wrote:
Hi,
I already gave my opinion on this subject here, in my case, generally in order to favor the stability of my system, I do not install the ASUS extra softwares supplied with the motherboard which duplicate the BIOS/UEFI settings or which allow me to do what I can do myself safely (like updating the drivers), the only thing that cannot be simply replaced by a manual and safe action is the RGB management (for that I use ASUS AURA (Win32, not UWP) version 1.06.17 that I intentionally do not update because the following versions are really messy with multiple modules installed). Apart from that, ASUS hardwares are among the best not to say the best.
05-15-2020 05:44 AM
05-20-2020 01:25 PM
revealed wrote:
Hi,
in my opinion or let me say i set it up like this:
I use Armoury Crate mainly to have control over my RGB stuffs. This makes the older aura standalone thing orphaned. Also i think the two interfere with each other. So use either the one or the other.
About the AI suite. Well it is a suite, so it will install all the things that are within the suite. I think it is heavy loaded with also unneccessary things. But i mainly want to have it to be able to set my own custom fan curves because i have a loaded cooling solution that requires some manual control. Ok i could do this also in the BIOS/Firmware -- but:
+ I can set profiles for the fans
+ i have easy access without having to reboot the machine
+ if theres a firmware update i can just reapply stored settings while the firmware would reset to default.
+ I can push a bios update easyly from within the ai suite
+ Via armoury crate you can access the support and warranty stuffs
But what i do is. I disable the tasks for ezupdate in the taskmanager and i disable all required autostartup stuffs. Btw this tool ezupdate does not offer any recent updates. If it offered updates, then it was already by that time outdated firmwares. In my opinion you are totally better off currently if you go and grab the recent drivers on your own.
Seems these tools are not maintained at all sadly. To me it is like i have it installed but unnecessary stuff disabled, just for the option to use it.
I mean like when you enter winkey + r ""compmgmt.msc" under scheduled tasks in that structure theres a folder named ASUS. If you have a look at this you find a lot of stuff i am not able to tell you what all this is. But i know for sure you can for example disable the "Ez Update" trigger and task itselves to prevent it of being started up every logon. The same i did for "Ai Suite III". I start that manually when i want to.
Hope this helps.
PS.: About Armoury crate i have a bit a split opinion but i wrote some + to you above. It has some little nifty extras i use. While if you do not need any of that you probably want to rather use the older aura sync software as long as it works. They did not update this thing a longer while now also. And to me this is not always a sign of a reliable software. Rather it looks to me like it could also be that it breaks functioning the one or the other day. "MAYBE". Ah yea and the armoury crate does indeed show you some offers that you could get certain games cheaper and so. If you do not like or encourage such at all then i would say -- skip armoury crate.
Btw what i am using also normally if it was not broken currently. Im in contact with support about it at the moment is the Sonic Studio 3 Software. While i personally find the Sonic Radar unneccessary.
Yah and i am not overclocking for now, since i see no need in that yet. Maybe the TPU and Dgi stuffs is more interesting for people that overclock their computers. I have no need doing this yet. It performs fine.
I see you are also owner of a phanteks case... i have the enthoo evolv X. So you probably also want to set fancurves for the fans 😄 You can achieve a lot silenter expirience by tweaking that with fanexpert. Btw i noticed something nice. The rear exhaust fan.... you can place it a bit off center with the longer mounting holes so that the inner turbulencies of the exhausting fan supply the passive cooler of the mainboard in that location with some better airflow.
Oh and i used Ram Cache also... actually i notice a measurable difference for some things. I would give it a chance, but also in a way of starting it manually when wanted. Because when you have set it to autostart it doesn't engage your settings automatically you always have to start the functions manually. Btw you BOUGHT something with your computer that.... let me say if you wanted to get a certain third party tool that does the same, you would have to pay for if you wanted to get rid of the contained bloat.
Depending on your usecase. Recently i was in discord with a guy that was annoyed by his fannoise. I found out he has a TUF z390 board. And he did not ever hear of fanexpert.... hmm underline i think you should maybe at least give that things a try and see what you like or not on your own. But i highly appereciate that you are asking for opinions. I find this quite interesting.
I am somewhere in between the to me useless things and the things i find useful.
05-20-2020 02:31 PM
05-21-2020 05:10 PM
Super Gnome wrote:
This may or may not be of help. My first build was in 2011 with an ROG Rampage III Black Edition motherboard and I installed all of the Asus software. For years the system had all kinds of trouble with Windows and software updates etc, and honestly I have no idea why. It got to the point that on startup the thing literally needed to be left alone for ten minutes to work with any degree of reliability and functionality. I relied on Asus software and Windows to get me the latest updates etc.
Fast forward seven or eight years. With the installation of Windows 10 and no Asus software, and controlling the fans from the BIOS, the thing finally started working properly, and quite frankly works like a charm now.
With a newer couple of Asus builds, it's a lot like the above motherboard--in the sense that there are problems with software. Hence, in my humble opinion, if you can manage without it, mainly by knowing how to get your updates yourself and manage your fans and cooling, then forgo the Asus software--as it generally has loads of problems, and can really mess up your registry and also give you a false sense that you are on top of things. Just my two cents.