Windows 11 Keeps Freezing When installing

[AstroDarien]

Hello All,

I've completed a new build within the last couple of days but I've been struggling to install windows on my pc as it keeps freezing when it gets to the UI setup page.

Build:
I9-14900K

ROG strix z790-E Gamming wifi II

4x32 Trident DDR5-6000MHZ

7900xtx

I have optimized my ram to default speed at 4800MHZ. I have also updated the bios as well

I've gotten motherboard error codes of 35 33 41 and some others relating to RAM or windows not being able to determine the resources needed for the device. I've tried doing 64GB of ram but get the same issue.The PC works and boots properly but the main culprit is not being able to install windows successfully without it freezing. The closest ive gotten to installing it was 85% in the UI before it frozen again. Any Ideas whats going on?

[Exist2Resist]

I disagree. I physically damaged my cable that is why it failed. I have had this rise cable for over 5 years and haven't had issues until now. 

I have used about 10 riser cables over the last 5 years. I build PCs as a hobby for family and friends, and they are fine. The only time I have had issues with a riser cable is when I have damaged them physically from pulling the GPU in and out of the case and being careless with the riser. 

There is nothing wrong with riser cables as long as they meet the PCI specification, which most do from my experience. Additionally having done extensive testing in the past with a vertical GPU mount using a riser and proper air flow in your case, pulling air out at the bottom and top, extracting the GPU heat directly, one can actually improve GPU temperature up to 10 degrees Celsius. 10 degrees is huge on a hot summer day.

Vertically mounting a GPU with a riser cable pulls the heat away from your motherboard components as well and improves case airflow in general. if you don't vertical mount you are blocking the heat exhaust on one side of your GPU and dumping all that heat directly onto your NVMe heat spreaders.

The 4090 cards when mounted normally have the potential of cracking the PCB if a support stand is not used or provided in the box. Have a look at Northridge Fix channel on YouTube. He gets a ton of broken 4090s. Now with the 5090s being larger and heavier than the 4090 cards this will be more of an issue. 

So vertically mounting a GPU using a riser cable has more benefits than negatives. As long as you get something of quality you shouldn't have any issues. Maybe the riser issues are an AMD thing, which wouldn't surprise me. Accross the 1k, 3k and 4k Nvidia series cards I haven't had any problems using risers except the cables that I physically damaged. 

[Silent_Scone]

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@Exist2Resist wrote:

I disagree. I physically damaged my cable that is why it failed. I have had this rise cable for over 5 years and haven't had issues until now. 

Don't recall mentioning thermal benefits either way. My point was you're adding a junction point for failure that otherwise wouldn't be there if you used the PCIE slot, that's a fact.

We certainly see more cases of PCIE riser issues than any damage induced by horizontal mounting. I haven't at any point said they're not viable, but they can easily be categorised as shenanigans, especially in the event you are already on water, which a lot of builds looking for aesthetic benefits will be.