Recent content by gunnarstrong

That does not make much sense now that I think about it. The first time power ever touched this machine, I updated the BIOS to the latest version from MSI which has the overvoltage patch: BIOS: 1.I0 (type: UEFI) 7D27v1I, Release date 2024-08-29 Update CPU Microcode 0x129 If we assume that this...

Update: I have a MSI MEG Z690 Ace Mobo, which has a "Clear SMOS" dedicated function. I powered off the machine, disconnected the power cable, turned off the PSU switch, and held the button for 15 seconds as advised. Plugged it all back in and restarted. I was able to actually play ~15m of SM2...

Kind of what I thought. I want to get it kicked off. Some interesting details: I bought identical components for both myself and my brother in-law in Dec 23. I built his machine then, and he's been using it since. I just built mine. He has had no instability at all, and I'm having the...

Identical model was the point.

They are all marked ver 5.43.01.

Thank you for the quick reply @Lutfij ! Can you look at both ram kits and see if you can identify the PCB revision numbers on them? I'll fetch this for you now. Did you clear the CMOS after verifying your BIOS was flashed to the latest version? I did not, I didn't know that was required or a...

Hey folks, just finished my new gaming rig build (specs and software versions [1]), and I'm experiencing disappointing system instability. I'm a longtime computer engineer and deeply technical, but I'm a complete novice when it comes to Windows 11 (or Windows in general, to be honest, I'm a...

I'm planning a build that will be overclocked and water cooled. I'm trying to choose a motherboard and it's been about 10 years since I seriously was planning a build, so the landscape and even the amount of boards within the same brand is somewhat daunting. Easy enough to narrow down the...