Recent content by Zenith1102

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    Question CPU overheating

    hello, so I have followed all the above advice, I have switched the top and the bottom fan directions, which although a pain to do, it seems to have worked wonders, I have also repasted the thermal paste using asus extreme performance thermal paste, and I will post a picture below showing a...
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    Question CPU overheating

    how do I stop heat soaking the cpu? as I like the vertical GPU mount, is there any way around doing that or do I just need to make the fans efficient and make sure theyre configured correctly to counter this?
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    Question CPU overheating

    so I need to flip the fans on the top so the back panel is facing the radiator? and then flip the fan unit on the bottom so the back panel of the fan is facing down? I thought it was the other way around for NZXT fans? im not sure
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    Question CPU overheating

    the top is the radiator for the AIO, does that not have to be intake?
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    Question CPU overheating

    so I have updated the bios, which gave me a notification saying "pcie x16 link speed has been modified to gen3" not sure what that means or if it was just while I was updating the bios? also here is the cpu information as requested, I have not modified any of this so it must be the mobo that...
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    Question CPU overheating

    thanks for responding! I last applied it around a year ago when i upgraded to my 4070 ti, I do clean around every 6 months give or take. I hadn't thought to update the bios as I didn't think that would affect cpu temps, I will give that a go and see if it makes a difference!
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    Question CPU overheating

    Hi, I have recently added some new fans to my pc to aid with the summer heat and help prevent overheating, however since doing so I have not seen an improvement, rather it has gotten worse. I have had the pc since 2023 so it is fairly new. My specs are as follows Case - NZXT H9 Flow dual...
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    Question Pc not booting anymore

    Hello, I recently tried to upgrade my system, however I’m now having issues with it not powering on at all, I’ve tried the new parts and put back the parts from my old build as I thought motherboard was faulty, now it won’t power on with my old build in place, I’ve contacted NZXT support and...
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    CPU Spiking to 100%

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    CPU Spiking to 100%

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    CPU Spiking to 100%

    Hi, I recently set my motherboard to Asus optimal which I believe overclocks most things automatically, however I keep hearing my cpu go full power so I checked it in task manager and there is a thing known as System interrupts which kicks in every time I launch anything and spikes my CPU to...
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    Slow PC when installed new motherboard

    Its only when I launch something such as league of legends etc. it spikes to 100% for like no reason? My disk usage is also at 100% due to the system which I don't think is right either. I have a I5 6600 and it used to run all these games without going over 60% on full settings. Now I cannot run...
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    Slow PC when installed new motherboard

    Hello, I have recently installed an Asus Z170 pro gaming motherboard and did a fresh installation of Windows 10 64bit and I have found that I pretty much cannot run any games, I have ensures all the drivers are up to date on the cpu, gpu and motherboard bios is up to date. I have installed the...