I buy Asus boards, and up until now I've only updated the BIOS using the EZ Upgrade method through their Windows software. Last November I picked up a Crosshair VIII Hero (wifi) to go with my 5900x, and was introduced to the EZ Flash method out of necessity. It's worked so far, but I've also...
I've got a 5900x paired with a 3080. It's being cooled by a Corsair H100i XT iCue RGB Pro. It idles at ~35-40C, with the coolant staying at ~30C. That all seems Fine. When I play Destiny 2 or Star Wars Fallen Order, it gets up into the mid-70s. All that seems normal as well, but then I loaded up...
I've got a 5900x paired with a 3080. It's being cooled by a Corsair H100i XT iCue RGB Pro. It idles at ~35-40C, with the coolant staying at ~30C. That all seems Fine. When I play Destiny 2 or Star Wars Fallen Order, it gets up into the mid-70s. All that seems normal as well, but then I loaded up...
I just built out a new rig over the weekend.
AMD 5900x
Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (wifi)
EVGA 3080 FTW3
H100i RGB Pro XT
EVGA 750W GA Supernova
4x8 GB DDR4-3600
Corsair Commander + RGB Hub
6x 120mm fans (including the ones on the AIO radiator)
Twice now I've experienced during gaming the PC...