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    [SOLVED] Strange thermals on Intel Core i5-12600K

    as long as the sudden jumps are normal on these cpu's then all is well. just want to know if I have done somthing wrong
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    [SOLVED] Strange thermals on Intel Core i5-12600K

    this is 60 seconds of cinebench image hoster the jump from 28 to 57 is 2 seconds. water temp is also at 28 on pump. perhaps this suddent leap in temp is the norm for these cpus? really hard to get much info online. using flexible tube so I can retry thermal paste.... using a big dollop...
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    [SOLVED] Strange thermals on Intel Core i5-12600K

    I havent really built a PC in years (was on intel gen 3) so I am not really sure how CPU temps "work" on modern pc's but my cpu temps under load seem really random. I am using Intel Core i5-12600K on ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A, Stock bios settings (too acared to fiddle) I am using a ek Supremacy...
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    [SOLVED] Fan placement and direction on phanteks Enthoo Pro2 using watercooling.

    I recently got a phanteks Enthoo Pro2 https://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro2-TemperedGlass.html I am using custom watercooling for CPU and graphics card. (12th gen i5 in STRIX Z690-A and 3070 with bykski block, 2x 360mm radiators in the front and side) The side radiator pulls in air using 3x...
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    I finally gave up and installed the old ram. I loaded up into window, everything was fine, then I restarted Now the same code 15, code 03 resets power. This now happens with 2 different types of ddr3? That works perfectly in another machine. Somehow, some way the motherboard seems to be...
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    I tried flashing the bios to f4, f8, f14, f15 and now back to f16j. Under f14 the post diagnostic LCD display 15 then 03, above f14 it displays 15 then repowers. Motherboard functions with alternative memory. Memory functions with alternative motherboard. I am on bios f16j on default/auto...
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    I erm found a -intel dx48bt2 in a cupboard, not even sure it works. With a core 2 duo 9550..... I can shove a stick in and see what happens After I find a graphics card.... And a cooler.... Ok, it posts and I can access bios with a single stick...... So the memory seems to be working. Now I...
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    Not over clocking Using "Corsair ddr3 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 Memory kit - cmz16gx3m4x1600c9 -I am 100% unable to enter bios, The computer resets the power during "power-on self test" before the motherboard speaker beeps. The monitor doesn't come on, the keyboard is unpowered, it's a brick, the power...
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    The Corsair ddr3 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 Memory kit - cmz16gx3m4x1600c9 No longer functions on "AUTO/default setting" I have a paper manual Won't work in any slot, even a single stick in any slot. ( Also tried pairs in channel a) Just restarts the pc mid "post" with va clicking sound.
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    [SOLVED] PC won't POST with old Corsair DDR3 RAM kit installed ?

    Pc: CPU - I7 3770 ivy bridge. Mobo - Gigabyte z77x-ud5h rev 1 (bios updated to last bios, f16j) PSU - Corsair cmx 750. No other components are currently installed I previously had 16gb of Corsair ddr3 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 This kit - cmz16gx3m4x1600c9 (been using the pc for about 6 year's) After...
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    Question Gigabyte z77x-ud5h bricked ?

    Putting the Corsair ddr3 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 cmz16gx3m4x1600c9 ram back in prevents the pc from posting. In either 1, 2 or all 4 sticks. I have no other ddr3 machine to test this memory. Not sure what to do at this point. Should I set the timings in bios manually to the pc 1600 memory. Eg...
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    Question Gigabyte z77x-ud5h bricked ?

    Sorry I didn't include anything else because it wasn't plugged in. No keyboard or monitor because the pc wasn't getting to that point. I literally unplugged everything apart from CPU and ram. Using a Titan X cooler, looks like a noctua rip off, but pc is only on for 20 seconds. 1 psu was a...
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    Question Gigabyte z77x-ud5h bricked ?

    Killed my pc somehow. Pc: gigabyte z77x-ud5h I7 ivy bridge Corsair ddr3 1600mhz 9-9-9-24 cmz16gx3m4x1600c9 I swapped my custom water-cooling for an air cooler. When I booted I got 3 beeps and got some random ram issue on mobo troubleshooting. Seemed like a xmp timing issue. I startup on...