Question Need help with the Following in Bios UEFI...

[very_452001]

Hello,

Why is it that the UEFI is black and white no color? The bios is updated.

Here my specs:

- MSi A520M-A PRO Motherboard

- Gamemax RPG Rampage 700W PSU 80 Plus Bronze.
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Processor with its stock Fan Cooler.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Graphics
- 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 3200MHz
- 1TB M2 NVME SSD

Which Bios UEFI settings shall I Enable or Disable to optimise this PC to the best for gaming no Stuttering in games? Or the best youtube vid showing what to do in the Bios UEFI?

Finally how do I enable the following Security Settings?:

- DEP

- UEFI MAT

- SMM

Any security settings that affect gaming performance? Does Bitlocker affect gaming performance or Core Security, Security Processor or Memory Integrity affect gaming Performance or cause Stuttering in PC games? I cant understand how gaming consoles like PS5 and Xbox Series X that are less powerful than modern gaming PC's nowadays have no stuttering issues whatsoever. Stuttering makes PC gaming unplayable.

Cheers,

 

[CountMike]

Hello,

Why is it that the UEFI is black and white no color? The bios is updated.

Here my specs:

- MSi A520M-A PRO Motherboard

- Gamemax RPG Rampage 700W PSU 80 Plus Bronze.
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Processor with its stock Fan Cooler.
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Graphics
- 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 3200MHz
- 1TB M2 NVME SSD

Which Bios UEFI settings shall I Enable or Disable to optimise this PC to the best for gaming no Stuttering in games? Or the best youtube vid showing what to do in the Bios UEFI?

Finally how do I enable the following Security Settings?:

- DEP

- UEFI MAT

- SMM

Any security settings that affect gaming performance? Does Bitlocker affect gaming performance or Core Security, Security Processor or Memory Integrity affect gaming Performance or cause Stuttering in PC games? I cant understand how gaming consoles like PS5 and Xbox Series X that are less powerful than modern gaming PC's nowadays have no stuttering issues whatsoever. Stuttering makes PC gaming unplayable.

Cheers,

There's not much you need to do.Modern CPUs and BIOS have own algorithms to adjust frequency according to load and all parameters that go with it (voltage and power). In addition A chipset MBs don't have overclock capabilities.
For Windows 11 it's important to make sure CSM is disabled so it runs in UEFI mode and TPM is enabled.
On performance side first make sure XMP for memory is enabled to run at 3200MHz
For how to those things consult MB manual.

 

[Misgar]

Games consoles are built with stability in mind and most performance related settings are locked down, so the end user cannot "mess things up".

Contrast this with desktop computers where you can choose from dozens of processors and hundreds of different motherboards, GPUs, RAM modules, disk drives and monitors.

Add to this all the different settings in the BIOS and it's small wonder so many people end up with an unstable computers.

Companies who build and sell computers have an intimate knowledge of which components and settings work best for a stable build.

The lower your experience level, the higher the probability your choice of components and settings will result in an unstable system.

The first thing to try if your games are stuttering is to switch off XMP
/EXPO/DOCP overclocking in your RAM and revert to the (lower) JEDEC default speed.

You may discover that running DDR4 memory at 2,133MHz or 2,400MHz results in a stable system with no stuttering.

If stuttering returns when you overclock RAM to 3,200MHz, the choice is yours. A few more FPS with jerky playback, or a few less FPS and smooth playback.

If disabling RAM overclock doesn't improve stability, disable any CPU and GPU over clocks.

Unfortunately, your Gamemax PSU is listed as "Tier F - Replace immediately" in this list.
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

It's quite possible it's the main cause of all your stuttering problems (if you have any).

I'd recommend upgrading to a PSU in the "Tier A - High quality" category or "Tier B - Mid range" but certainly nothing lower than "Tier C - Low end".

At "Tier F" your PSU is right down at the bottom end of the scale.

Do yourself and your computer a favour and change the PSU.

 

[very_452001]

There's not much you need to do.Modern CPUs and BIOS have own algorithms to adjust frequency according to load and all parameters that go with it (voltage and power). In addition A chipset MBs don't have overclock capabilities.
For Windows 11 it's important to make sure CSM is disabled so it runs in UEFI mode and TPM is enabled.
On performance side first make sure XMP for memory is enabled to run at 3200MHz
For how to those things consult MB manual.

You mean I cant overclock my System?

 

[CountMike]

You mean I cant overclock my System?

No but it's not needed anyway, It will "overclock" itself under load. All you need to do is to give it right conditions like cooling and power.

 

[very_452001]

Companies who build and sell computers have an intimate knowledge of which components and settings work best for a stable build.

Interesting, for example lets say I'm a rich kid with lots of time and money and wanted to build the fastest gaming PC ever. For each hardware component I buy the best, the latest and most expensive part, like lets say I spent $20k building this PC. I'm sure there's rich kids on YouTube showing their gaming PC's that are more expensive than this lol. Your telling me that a Gaming PC company who lets say sell gaming PC's for like fraction of a cost like $999,99 or even cheaper is more stable with no stuttering in pc games compared to my $20k gaming PC?

The lower your experience level, the higher the probability your choice of components and settings will result in an unstable system.

Is there like website that shows a guide on which PC hardware components are compatible with each other for a stable experience? Like for example Intel ARC GPU's are more Stable and Compatible with Intel CPU's and choosing a different Graphics Card like Nvidia or AMD will increase the chance of unstableness or stuttering?

Begs another question, So Apple Mac computers are more stable than PC's because Apple hardware is built specifically not mixed with other different brands that can cause unstableness?

, disable any CPU and GPU over clocks.

Everything at default, No overclocking has been done to CPU and GPU. Does excess heat temps cause Stuttering in PC games?

Unfortunately, your Gamemax PSU is listed as "Tier F - Replace immediately" in this list.
https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/

Okay if the system is not overclocked for more power that requires more power and Volts to run and Instead everything is left on default not overclocked then how does a PSU cause stuttering in PC games?

 

[very_452001]

No but it's not needed anyway, It will "overclock" itself under load. All you need to do is to give it right conditions like cooling and power.

Alright how do I enable this Auto Overclock, is there like a setting in the Bios that I turn on? The system uses stock cooling but there was another user replied earlier saying my Power Supply Unit is low Ranked Tier even though its 700W.

 

[Misgar]

There's nothing to stop you from overclocking the CPU and GPU, apart from the stock cooler and the low quality power supply.

Modern CPUs boost as hard as possible, until the maximum operating temperature of the CPU is reached (probably 95C on the 5600). The better your cooling solution, the more power can be dissipated by the CPU, before thermal throttling kicks in. With a much better cooler, your CPU could automatically boost several hundred MHz higher.

There's not much to be gained from manually overclocking a modern AMD or Intel CPU. The automatic boost algorithms do a pretty good job. Switching to a big air cooler such as the Noctua NH-D15 or a 420mm (triple 140mm fan) water cooling system will extract slightly more performance without any need to manually overclock.

On a $20,000 gaming system I'd specify a water chiller system. These coolers cost several thousand dollars and maintain the water in the loop at a constant temperature, e.g. 68F 20C. Higher overclocks result.

For hard core overclocking contests, fit a large pot on top of the CPU and pour in copious quantities of liquid Nitrogen for half an hour to cool the CPU down to minus 176C. You can get some insanely high frequencies over 8,000MHz.

As for power supplies, the harder you push CPUs and GPUs, the greater the current spikes drawn from the PSU. The RTX 4090 can pull short duration transient currents of over 1,000 Amps from the 12V rail. You need an extremely high quality robust PSU to feed a 4090.

Even your 3060 will benefit from a high quality Tier A power supply. Cheap power supplies use cheap unreliable components in old fashioned circuit topologies. They are far less capable of supplying fast transient currents, the electrolytics are often second or third rate 85C items instead of 105C temperature rating. The warranty on a cheap PSU can be as low as 1 year, instead of 7 to 12 years for a quality unit.

Your computer will probably run on a Tier F PSU for several years, but don't be surprised if the system is not 100% stable. When the PSU eventually fails, it could destroy all the other components in your system with an over-voltage fault, due to poor design of the OVP circuits.

There is no correlation between the claimed maximum power output of a PSU and its quality. Some really cheap power supplies costing $20 catch fire when you try to pull more than half the rated power. They're just a fire hazard waiting to happen.