Recent content by Sm0kee

I got W11 installed it, several times actually. It's current state is sitting in parts in my bedroom - I RMA'd the motherboard last week.

So the reason I didn't update W11 on my last couple install tries is because I was crashing when it was trying to install an update on one my attempts. I am using the latest ISO from Windows and the Media Creation Tool. I've already installed the chipset drivers. I stated that in my last post...

Journal Entry #564: Today we made our way across the mountains, only to be met by another blast of cold wintry air as we descended the other side; the oppressive air pressing us against the rough and craggy terrain. We were keenly aware of the natives tracking our every move as we struggled in...

Small update to my journal: since I can't install W11 it seems w/o issues, I tried to install W10 from a USB drive I purchased directly from M$ ~5 years ago. I booted to the USB, selected 64 bit edition, the "loading files" screen with a progress bar came up, it got to ~20% and just stayed...

The Afterburner thought was just my initial reaction as I had 0 issues until I installed it. I've since moved on from that thought. I've taken the GPU out twice now and reseated it/reconnected power, I'm pretty confident that's not the issue. Appreciate your input.

haven't had time to work on the CPU until today. So here's an update - I updated the BIOS to the most recent non beta version - 7E12v1H - and reset my fan curves and set RAM to EXPO1 which was recognized correctly by the BIOS. I removed one of the SSDs so now I just have a single SSD -...

Hey, thanks for the response! I'll just copy/paste what I used on MSI forums and add the case; wasn't enough sig space to fit it all. To your points: - I've already reinstalled the OS in offline mode to prevent any updates. This is where I am running into the issue now where trying to install...

Long time listener, first time caller looking for help. It's probably going to be a lot to read.. yea, definitely not for the faint of heart :) I believe the issue now is probably MOBO and/or RAM related. My specs are in my signature. MOBO: MSI X670E Tomahawk - BIOS: E7E12AMS.1G0 CPU: Ryzen 7...