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    Question Asus RTX3090 EKWB - difficult diag

    Further progress on diags… In place reseat has not changed anything. Post reseat both cards were detected and operated in GPU post and windows. I even got 30 mins if gameplay in before the machine halted. So at this stage it’s not a seating issue. Bios - verified the version, and seems at...
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    Question Asus RTX3090 EKWB - difficult diag

    Update: Checked a few things out last night. With no mechanical interference between boots, card when from not detected to detected and working fine. 30 mins post boot at windows DT idle (idle temps all round, everything still quite cool) , the card dropped the slot 1 LED extinguished and the...
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    Question Computer mouse mysteriously got wet over night

    Wow I've never, ever seen this this bad before. To drive condensate in a manner to cause this you'd have to remove the mouse from a freezer and put it on the bench in a high humidity environment, or use it right after, heavily, and then shelf it. There's no water in an alkaline battery that...
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    Question Asus RTX3090 EKWB - difficult diag

    Thanks for the reply! The PSU is about 5 years old, but it’s been a solid performer and the weekly duty averages about 20%. That link is indeed the cards I have. While I’ve checked and monitored the rail voltages - It’s in spec for ATX. Yet to do a detailed ripple check but I expect a ripple...
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    Question Asus RTX3090 EKWB - difficult diag

    OK here’s a head scratcher for the fellow HW geeks. Experienced system integrator here with a head scratching int fault on my otherwise rock solid 5y reliable rig. All I changed were the graphics cards. Rig specs: ASUS ROG Rampage V Extreme EVGA Supernova 1600 P2 Corsair Dominator DDR 4, 4*16...