Recent content by WilPad

Great ..thanks Guys... will wait for further info from PCS (thankfully my 13900K is running well and shows no signs of the degradation (YET :-) ! ) )

Im assuming PCS still do NOT recommend bios updating as a first step ? if so , what do those of us with these Intel chips do for the best ?... how would the microcode get installed?

Thanks...all good info ! ...appreciate it .... working through stuff bit by bit to isolate it hopefully...its a pain the 4090 is in the way of the SATA ports ! Guess I could take the 4090 out but its a bit of a beast to handle LOL

Yes ..frankly now I wish I hadnt LOL..though its looking more like this is a drive issue rather than bios, buts the timing is very coincidental !

Thanks for the reply... makes sense I suppose , I just wasn't aware of it or I would have left it at the original Bios .. Bios is .. ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO BIOS 1501 Version 1501 13.47 MB 2023/10/26 Will work through your suggestions... swapping the SATA port isnt actually that simple, as the...

I had No idea about Bios update invalidating warranty ..! Thats a bit strange to be honest. ! I thought keeping bios up to date was a GOOD thing ? I can reformat it as its simply a Macrium Reflect Backup drive ...I did try a chkdsk before but lost the will to live after 1 hour LOL Will leave...

Yes its a PCS system ... got shipped to me here in Spain ± COOLERMASTER COSMOS C700M GAMING TOWER CASE CASING Dimensions (L x W x H) 650 x 306 x 651mm / 25.6 x 12.0 x 25.6 inch Processor (CPU) Twenty-four-core Intel® Core™ i9-13900K (3.0 GHz) processor 36MB cache ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790...

HI All..just updated the bios on my machine to current for first time i9-13900K (3.0 GHz) processor ASUS® ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO motherboard and since then windows takes a LONG time to shut down or restart.,.it seems now related to the internal second drive Seagate Ironwolf 4Tb.. which has...

Great info..really appreciate the help..will have a play with that and see how I get on... !! have a good Sunday !

Hmm..it SAYS, no speed sensor controls react in the tests BUT when it sets fans to 60% to set them up , they definitely change .I made sure to stop Icue first...heres what it looks like after running the wizard...

Thanks..will try , thats a bit more tricky .. ! I can confirm that position 4 changes the fan speed to much higher , so its doing something.. !

My front fans terminate on the coolermaster case circuit board as shown top left..probably the back one is there too (top plug?? ) ... didnt trace that as its all very well secured and runs behind panels This case does have a front fan control switch which has 3 speeds OR controlled by the...

Indeed, but a much bigger mistake could be made by some users plugging/unplugging stuff into the motherboard without the real knowledge to do so ! :) :)

Hmm.. I will have a look with limited knowledge, .. but given this is the top of the range machine from PC Specialist , I would assume they had been connected correctly?

Had a good play around but even if I turn the fans to really low on the GPU with afterburner temporarily, under the load that ramping up and loud fan is still there !..its. a mystery to be honest ..at least I have made progress on lowering temps, but really would like to isolate that loud fan...