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DRAM Stability - Methodology & Tools

Introduction Many users enter the world of DRAM overclocking with high expectations, especially after purchasing pre-binned kits that promise extreme speeds and tight timings. The logic seems simple: if a manufacturer rates a kit for 8000 MT/s, it sh...

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Strix Z370-G SSD Upgrade

Morning,I have a Strix Z370-G Micro ATX board and looking to upgrade my drives.Currently have the following:Drive C - 500GB M2 2280 on motherboard slot M2.1Drive D - 1TB SSD on SATA 2 Drive E - 250GB SSD on SATA 3Drive F -250GB SSD on SATA 4Drive G -...

40 q-code

I recently started having some weird issues with my pc. I'm getting bsod's on start up, usually twice with different stop codes. but instead of getting the A0 q-code im getting "40." I'm not entirely sure it's hardware related, i know windows updated...

Two Hardware Issues on GU501GM

I have had my GU501GM for two years now. Recently, the front left USB port has stopped working. I have tried several devices in it. None seem to work. The two ports behind it and the one on the right work fine. Also, i have been having random re...

New graphics card

Hi Folks, I wonder if someone could offer me some advice. I recently built a new PC after many years of simply buying something which did what I needed. Last time I built one it was socket 7, 350mhz processor and 8mb of ram seemed extravagant. So my ...

BIOS Setting for Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB NVMe M.2

Hi All.I have an Asus Maximus X hero M/BWith 3 SATA hard drives attachedUsing:port 0 = Device Presentport 1 = Device Presentport 2 = Device PresentI have purchased a:Drive Model:Samsung SSD 960 EVO 1TB NVMe M.2This is my Boot Drive with Windows 10...

ASUS ROG Strix B550-E Gaming Addressable RGB Issues

I just got done with my first pc build and I am having issues with getting the case addressable RGB to work 100% of the time through Aura. I and using a Be Quiet Pure Base 500DX and there are two LED stripes that can either be addressable to just se...

PC problem

Hi guysI have a problem with my PCCPU: 2700X (new)MB: Asus Strix B450-F (new)Cooler: Asus Strix 120LC (new)GPU: Asus Strix RX480 OC (my old pc)RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (my old pc)SSD: Samsung Evo Plus 500GB M.2 (new)So, this problem it's from ...

Maximus Hero XI Not Reading CPU Temp (i9 9900k)

Hello!I've been getting extremely high CPU temperatures the last few days, and I think I just found why. For whatever reason, my BIOS (and all Asus utilities) are reading my CPU Temperature as 11C... which is far below what it actually is. No matter ...

ASUS*ROG MAXIMUS X HERO with Samsung 980 Pro

Hi All,I know this may sound like a stupid question, but can you still fit the PCIE4.0 Samsung 980PRO's to an older Mobo?I have the ASUS*ROG MAXIMUS X HERO (WIFI) and wanted to fit the Samsung 980s rather than the 970s. Just to future proof my machi...

Fan Xpert 4 - GPU Temps

So I have a Maximus XI Hero (WIFI) and a Strix 2070 O8G. In Fan Xpert I can set chassis fans to use GPU temp as an input. Yet when my temps start to come up, the chassis fans are not spinning up to the correct speed based on GPU temp. I get the Yel...