Mr. Fox

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Disgusting products for the people that love disgusting stuff. Pay extra for ASUS to get nothing in return, but ugly seems to carry an added premium.

I've never heard any noise coming from my EVGA SuperNova 1600 P2 or my EVGA 850G PSU, or the Corsair RM1200x SHIFT. None of them have coil whine or fan noise that I have ever heard.

I could use a win now and then in the silicon lottery, and that makes me feel like less of a loser, LOL. Thank you. 🤣 My generic naked green A-die sticks from AliExpress run 8000 CL35-48-48-42 2T 24/7 perfectly stable on the Z690 Dark with less than 1.500V.

I can see where the technology would have some usefulness. But, how many people watch Netflix or other similar streaming entertainment subscriptions with their gaming PC? Maybe I am just old and old school, but my computers are not in the living room. If I am going to watch TV, I will go sit in front of the TV. If I am using my computers it is for work, benching or gaming.

Yup, sure does. I suspected nothing had changed. So, I have some additional QDC fittings coming later this week. Once they arrive I will take out the 3090 KPE and install the 6900 XT in the work computer and see if it will boot Windows 7 like both NVIDIA GPUs do.

Me, too. It will be very disappointing if it cannot for some reason.

Check the W7 physics score, with NO performance tweaks, at a lower clock speed compared to Winduhz 10/11 filth. Hmm... that forum name is... unacceptable. I am surprised it was allowed to exist.

Maybe my suggestion above will work for you. I hope so. Things are as they should be again... Now, out of sheer curiosity, I need to boot into Windows 7 with the 3090 KPE on the other computer, confirm it still works, then install the 6900 XT and see if it immediately fails.

This is common in a multiboot with Windows 7/10/11 because one uses "LFS" and the other does not. They do not need to and it is not necessary. Try this and it may stop the problem. Create this reg file and merge in in Windows 10/11 registry. Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem] "NtfsDisableLfsDowngrade"=dword:00000000 "NtfsDisableLfsUpgrade"=dword:00000001

No, I cannot flash it. Still has the stock vBIOS. It runs out of core voltage to go higher that 2800 (1.200V is not enough). It is not a 100% stable product when overclocked beyond a little bit past stock. Sometimes it runs smoothly and other times using the same MPT profile it is totally unstable. Very odd and frustrating, but this has been what I have always experienced with AMD products, so I am not complaining or surprised by it. What does make me surprised and want to complain is lack of Windows 7 functionality. If I attempt to boot Windows 7 with the 6900 XT it not only fails miserably, it wreaks all sorts of havoc with my Windows 10/11 installations. After Windows 7 fails to boot, I have a somewhat difficult time getting the other two OSes to boot again. Something with the ASROCK vBIOS is really messed up in this respect. It takes multiple chkdsk operations on each OS (individually when they are attempting to load) to get them to boot again. Out of curiosity, I pulled out the 6900 XT and dropped in the 3060 Ti and *BOOM* Windows 7 runs like a top again. No issues whatsoever. This really rubs me the wrong way. ASROCK did something wrong with the firmware, but I don't know what or why. If you have a dremmel tool grinding off a small portion of the "wing" on the left side of the IHS allows it to fit perfectly with the Thermalright CPU frame. The new copper IHS design is *almost* identical to stock. Had they made the left side wing exactly the same dimensions as stock it would not have any issues serving as a direct replacement with no modding needed to use the CPU frame. Since your stock IHS is probably going to get the left side dented if you use the Rockit delid tool, it can also be fixed and used with lapping. The damage can be corrected, but you'll have a "ruined" stock IHS when all is said and done. Not a deal breaker in the grand scheme of things, but inexcusable and distressing for anyone that is not technically savvy.

You last sentence seems to contradict the first paragraph. Do you mean the der8auer delidder that is NOT sold by EKWB is preferred? Are they different products (EK vs non-EK)? Or do you mean only for 12th Gen? The Rockit delidder has to be used with caution or the IHS will twist and tear off SMDs next to the IHS on the outside, not those under the IHS. And, so far every 12th and 13th Gen CPU I have delidded with the Rockit tool sustained damage to the IHS. It is poorly designed. You need the copper IHS because the original will be damaged in the process. It will require lapping to remove the damage caused by the delidder. The push block needs to be larger (longer) and not allow the IHS to rotate on top of the die. Warranty is becoming worthless at this point because there is always a lame excuse to shirk responsiblity and some fine print that nobody ever reads that tells them their warranty is worthless. I wonder if those same idiots know they will need to lie to Intel (or AMD) in the rare event they need the warranty? If they admit to overclocking the CPU or memory, Intel automatically denies the warranty now, just like AMD. Monkey see, monkey do. Honesty is no longer good policy. You'll end up screwed for doing the right thing because the people screwing you are dishonest. Geez, kids these days... I'd rather have a system that malfunctions with a warranty than one that works right with no warranty. Stupid is a nice way of putting it. Those same numbnuts love their BGA filth that overheats, so go figure. When stupidity is so common, the new normal always sucks. Good luck using the worthless warranty, silly kids.

Rockit delid tool works, but it's less than perfect. I don't have one to prove it yet, I believe the one from der8auer (available from EKWB) is superior without the risk of knocking off the SMDs or physically denting the left side of the IHS like a Rockit delid tool does with 12th and 13th Gen. The copper IHS will fit if you take time to grind away part of the "wing" on the left side of the IHS. It took me about 5 minutes of gentle trimming with my Dremmel tool to make it work. If you use the Rockit delid tool, do it in baby steps and check your progress. For some reason you have to watch and make sure the IHS does not start rotating clockwise while it is getting pushed off. If you just go in with guns blazing and push it off like a bull in a china cabinet you might end up with all of the SMDs on the lower right corner torn off. I need to buy one of the der8auer delid tools.

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Well, I am glad that worked out. DVI was popular when that card was released. Maybe the firmware mod removed support for HDMI and DP. Hard to know at this point if it was intentional or accidental. The XOC BIOS and vBIOS firmwares are not released by EVGA. They are aftermarket mods. Right now 3DMark is flaking out on me. This has happened to me dozens of times with 3060 Ti, 3090, 4090 and now 6900 XT. When you try to launch it the system freezes and eventually reboots if you wait long enough. It is their crappy SystemInfo scanner. Once it starts doing that the only thing that fixes it for me is uninstalling it and reinstalling it. 3DMark has become a real piece of trash. It seems to happen most often after they update their cancer to a newer version. Well, guess what they just did today... yup, an update.

You (we) have had to rely on luck, meaning not becoming a victim/loser in the silicon lottery, and knowledge. You have earned your spot. Those who receive cherry-picked parts for free have not. They still need to have knowledge, but their status is granted, not earned. When you earn something, it commands a higher level of respect from everyone, including yourself. That applies to other things in life as well. I find it difficult to respect status that is granted. I can still respect the person for their knowledge and skill, but I have to remind myself that I should.

Loved what you said here. It is not off topic when you consider the garbage we all have to put up with in a world where most technology has been reduced to trash... including that MXM adapter. Doing good things and striving for excellence requires more effort, but not as much effort as fixing the problems caused by people that do things half-assed. You can get stand-offs with longer threads and use nuts on the back side. Should not be an issue. What is an issue is the fact that is was produced and sold in a condition that is not turn-key and ready to use. That part is unacceptable. Instead of showing us how smart they are, the entity that did that showed us something else about them. It's not something good or nice, and it's definitely not something I would want anyone else to think about me if I were in their shoes.

I can't really speak to AMD's EPYC enterprise solutions, as I have no exposure to them and it is irrelevant in my personal space. If what I have experienced over the years with their consumer-oriented products is exemplary (probably not) their success in the enterprise space would be puzzling to me. My experience with the products geared toward consumers has generally seemed kind of half-baked and amateurish in terms of their execution. I would hope that is not tolerated in a commercial application. I also understand that they probably just assemble the parts, plug them in and put them to work, so heavy performance tuning and extracting better gaming and benchmarking results, and dealing with crummy/buggy firmware, software and driver support is probably a non-issue. It just needs to run and perform the task it was deployed to perform.

That is a very old image, so it does need to be updated. I need to add Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and Apple logos as well. They are all conspirators in the Techtarded Clown Mafia, and all of them are brokers of extreme stupidity.

Ruining laptops with BGA filth wasn't enough. When people with brain damage are allowed to make decisions that affect people that are not afflicted with the same kind of mental, ethical and moral defects, this is how things turn out. Welcome to 2023. This is what happens when stupidity is given permission to thrive.

Same things happens when you visit the Remond Retards' HQ... The sad reality...

Oh yeah... that, LOL. Doesn't do anything. Already tried that when they first introduce that scam. Worthless. ... There is a reason for this. Brother Tom MacDonald wrote a song about it. Here are the lyrics that describe the problem in great detail. The chorus is particularly on point... Stupid Evil, dishonest people create stupid products for a market dominated by stupid people that buy those stupid things.

How 'bout no, LOL... I wouldn't roll the dice on another Strix GPU... they're garbage. I think I would choose almost any other option over another Strix. If it is going to suck it should cost less, not more. Good to know this is normal for the crappy ASUS memory. The Strix 4090 should be priced like a PNY or Gigabutt Windfarts bottomfeeder 4090 because it performs like one of them, if not worse. I don't know what that is. HAGS? Let someone else find out. Better them than me. Strix stupid price should be a guaranteed golden ticket on binned GPU and memory, but it seems paying them extra for it is to only guarantee disappointment.

Here are some Linux 6900 XT benchmarks with overclocked core at 2800 and memory at 2200. Doesn't look like Indigo tests the 6900 XT.

OK... Here are some Linux benchmarks with 6900 XT overclocked core at 2800 and memory at 2200. Doesn't look like Indigo tests the 6900 XT.