no i figured it out. after some experimenting, i figured out the cut traces lead to 2 ram slots. Once i removed those sticks, the pc worked without any stability or thermal issues. Cant use dual channel but everything else works
I left it in the case. I dont think mobo flexing happened while the cooler was being installed.
Here is the link, the scratch is very shallow but still existent
https://photos.app.goo.gl/tioNcbzcgPuWDEGi7
Hi I just had a perfectly working pc with windows here are the specs
I7 2600k
Asus p8z68 v pro gen3
4 by 8gb corsair vengeance
Gtx 1650
I was using the stock cooler and it was cooling the i7 okay, but I just got a cryorig m9i from Amazon. The installation was very janky, and the cooler's...
I have two 140mm fans in there already and it is cable managed well. One is above the cpu and the other is below the gpu screwed to the side panel. I dont think the stock cooler should thermal throttle on the stock clocks tho
I have an i7 2600k paired with the p8z68 v pro gen3 mobo from asus. I am running the stock cooler with some properly applied arctic silver thermal paste and the stock clocks. i have xmp profile on, power options is high performance, and processor cooling is active. My in-game frame rates seem...
PLEASE HELP. I have an x79 motherboard with an i7 3930k. It has 4 sticks 4gb each at 1333 mhz. I know the mem works. When I plug it into power, the green. Led lights up. It hasn't been used in a while so I used the bios flashback feature, and it worked correctly to flash the latest bios. The...