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    Question Too many USB devices causes BT to disconnect. Install Expansion Card?

    I have a lot of USB devices plugged in to my desktop computer, including a video capture device, and this is causing disruption on my bluetooth-connected keyboard. Yes, to my surprise, I discovered that USB and BT devices share the same underlying bus. My BT keyboard kept disconnecting and...
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    [SOLVED] Brand new i9-12900K + Waterforce X240 jumps to 100ºC immediately after stress test starts. Thermal throttles the entire time.

    Thank you everyone for you prompt help and insight, I really appreciate it. Seems like the bottom line here is that I screwed up a bit and went with a very hot chip without sufficient cooling. I'll explore the options of undervolting or potentially upgrade to a 280 AIO and maybe add an extra...
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    [SOLVED] Brand new i9-12900K + Waterforce X240 jumps to 100ºC immediately after stress test starts. Thermal throttles the entire time.

    that's an interesting question, what's your hypothesis? the only connection to the motherboard is through the USB 2.0 Cable. Power comes from a SATA connector, but that's directly from the PSU. There are no other left-over connectors, and that's what the manual instructs you to do, so I'm not...
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    [SOLVED] Brand new i9-12900K + Waterforce X240 jumps to 100ºC immediately after stress test starts. Thermal throttles the entire time.

    I built a new system with all brand new parts, and when I perform a CPU stress test the temps go to 100ºC immediately, like seconds after CPU Usage goes to 100%, and then just stay there for the entire test with Intel XTU giving me the "Thermal Throttling" warnings. Cinebench R23 30min Stability...