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Microsoft Drivers Store is their data base for collection of certified drivers. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/install/driver-store

To answer to both of you. You can scarcely find and modern MBs with some LEDs lights and different "bells and whistles" IE "accessories". "Gaming MB" is mostly a marketing trick to shell out more money. Any PC can be used for gaming just at different levels. Most important things are VRM...

Just basic but enough to work.

The problem was with Intel "Killer" drivers, use ordinary ones, even ones from MS are enough.

The problem with x3D cache being on only one of CCDs is solved with BIOS and Windows updates, it's used properly now. it's mostly games that benefit from it At high resolutions it's mostly GPU that makes difference, your 7950x should be more than enough to power high end GPU, it has more...

Radiator fans are part of case cooling just as much as case fans. If radiator is in front, it means pushing air in but that also means you need just as much airflow as exhaust.

In IT terms, it's an ancient PC, component failures are increasingly possible. Most of time it starts with electrolytic capacitors. Fan most probably has bad bearing by now. That's easier to fix.

What's connected to CPU_FAN on the motherboard?

So why is it sitting at wrong angle?

Tjmax (case) for that 45-65W TDP processor is 74c above which it would start Heat Throttle an lose a lot of performance. What are those "HSF duos" you are talking about ? CPU air coolers ? Can you provide at least a picture? For that kind of TDP any 90-120mm single fan cooler should do...

Looks like it's aligned with wrong slot in the case so it sits at wrong angle. You should remove the grill from bottom slot first and make GPU stand straight and 90 degrees to MB. . . Either that or MB is not aligned with the case.

How much physical RAM ? Resource monitor in Task Manager should show what is using most RAM. Boot windows in Safe Mode and check memory usage details.Some of main cause are "memory leak" from a driver or a program/application and malware that can be hidden from normal view and...

Only real difference between 600 and 800 series MBs is chipset with more and faster PCIe lanes supplied by chipset as well as USB4. Considering 9950x which cab draw upwards of 250W you need an MB with VRM with minimum 12 -14 phases to make full use of it so even some B motherboards...

It's not "working fine" if no picture. Can you see BIOS at all ? Can you enter windows Safe mode, any picture in that case ?

Congrats, you have two dead HDDs now. It couldn't have been platter's fault but most likely control board/controller or heads. Just by opening disk's cover is enough to contaminate it, it has to be done in controlled dustless environment. Changing platter(s) also means it and heads have to...