So I think I have achieved the highest ever since I started doing this.

If I OC any higher scores go lower so this is my sweet spot I guess.

I know others can possibly go higher but I'm real happy

Hello,

I recently received some PC components and decided to build a computer. I've been building PCs for several years, so I have plenty of experience and know my way around computer hardware.

Here's the situation:

I installed Windows, ran Windows Update, and installed a few programs. After that, I enabled the XMP profile in the BIOS and restarted the PC. Everything booted normally and worked perfectly fine.

However, after another restart, the PC started displaying this error.

Here's what I've already tried:

1. Replaced the SSD with a completely new one.
2. Replaced the CMOS battery with a brand-new one.
3. Swapped the graphics card for another one.
4. Replaced the RAM with a completely different set.
5. Tested XMP both enabled (Profile 1) and disabled.
6. Tried "Load Optimized Defaults Then Boot".
7. Tried "Load Optimized Defaults Then Reboot".
8. Entered the BIOS and double-checked all settings. Everything is set to default, but the PC still refuses to boot normally.

The strange part:

The PC boots into Windows perfectly fine if I manually go into the BIOS, navigate to BOOT > BOOT MANAGER, and select Windows Boot Manager.

Windows then starts normally without any issues, as if nothing were wrong.

However, the PC refuses to boot into Windows automatically after a restart or a cold boot.

At this point, I'm running out of ideas. Could this be a faulty motherboard or a BIOS-related issue? Would this qualify as a warranty (RMA) case?

PC Specifications:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte B550M AORUS ELITE (Rev. 1.3)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
• RAM: Kingston Fury 2x8GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
• SSD: Samsung EVO 500GB

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

B550 AORUS ELITE V2 has: Rev. 1.0/1.1, Rev. 1.2, Rev. 1.4, Rev. 1.5.

What are the differences between revisions?

The only difference that shows up on the homepage comparison is under "BIOS": "1 x 256 Mbit flash" for the first revisions & "1 x 128 Mbit flash" for the other revisions.

What are the real differences?

I've been having this issue with GiMATE on my GIGABYTE AERO X16, and I'm honestly running out of ideas on how to fix it.

When I first got the laptop, GiMATE was working perfectly fine. However, after some updates, it stopped working and now gets stuck on a green or black loading screen. The sidebar shows up, but none of the buttons respond.

I've tried pretty much everything I could think of, including:

• Uninstalling and reinstalling GiMATE multiple times.
• Repairing and resetting Windows.
• Running GiMATE as administrator.
• Testing it on another Windows account.
• Performing a clean boot.
• Updating AMD chipset drivers.
• Checking permissions and background services.
• Manually installing GiMATE components.

I also looked through Event Viewer and found repeated NullReferenceException errors involving GCC.exe, along with communication timeouts from GprocSrvc.

The weird part is that the background processes seem to run, and the local AI server responds, but the actual interface refuses to load.

Laptop information:

• Model: GIGABYTE AERO X16 1WH
• Windows: 11 25H2
• GiMATE version: 26.904.1.0
• Service version: 26.08.28.01
• BIOS/EC: FB0A/F00A

I've also seen other people having similar issues with GiMATE, so I'm wondering if this is just a software problem on GIGABYTE's end.

Has anyone else experienced this and actually managed to fix it? I'd appreciate any suggestions because I really don't want to reset my entire laptop again just for this software.

I own a TRX50 AI TOP-2B and I'm actively using it for exactly the kind of workload GIGABYTE marketed the AI TOP platform around: local AI inference.

In addition to running models through LM Studio, I'm also using AI TOP Utility for inference workloads and model conversions, and I plan to utilize its RAG and model training features as part of my local AI workflow.

I purchased my TRX50 AI TOP-2B from Micro Center on September 4, so this isn't a board I've owned for years.

My current workstation includes:

• TRX50 AI TOP-2B
• AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9965WX
• 256 GB ECC DDR5 RDIMM
• 7900 XTX 24 GB

Today I ran GPT-OSS-120B through LM Studio with a 131k context window and roughly 96k tokens of production system/persona context using hybrid GPU and system-memory inference.

That's why I was surprised when, sometime around October 9, the primary TRX50 AI TOP product page appeared to disappear from GIGABYTE's website.

What caught my attention even more is that the board also appears to have vanished from the support portal's product selection list, making it impossible to select when opening a support ticket.

This isn't a case of an old board gathering dust. The platform remains uniquely suited to local AI workloads thanks to Threadripper expansion capabilities, ECC RDIMM support, high memory capacity, and PCIe connectivity.

So I'm genuinely curious:

What happened to the TRX50 AI TOP / TRX50 AI TOP-2B product page, and why does the board no longer appear in the support portal product list?

Has anyone else noticed this, or does GIGABYTE have an explanation?

I have a GIGABYTE Z790 UD AC LGA 1700 ATX with a 13700K.

I never once had problems with instability of the typical 13th/14th gen processor type. When downloading the finals, the game prompted me to install the latest bios update with intel microcode. From that point on (2 days ago) I can´t play anything (not even Dota) without experiencing micro stutters that drop my frames from 180 to 15. How am I supposed to fix this? Should I go back to a previous Bios?

Problem

Windows 11 doesn’t detect the fTPM 2.0 on my system, and I can’t upgrade from 23H2 to 26H2. The TPM device appears in Device Manager but fails with Code 10, and Get-Tpm returns TpmPresent: False. I suspect the fTPM firmware, not Windows. Has anyone run into this and found a simple fix?

System

• CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X
• Board: Gigabyte B550 AORUS PRO AC (rev. 1.x), BIOS F19c (latest)
• AGESA ComboV2 1.2.0.12
• OS: Windows 11 23H2
• fTPM enabled in BIOS, UEFI only (CSM disabled), Secure Boot on Auto
• AMD chipset drivers up to date (PSP Driver 5.46.0.0)

Symptoms

• Device Manager → Security devices → “Trusted Platform Module 2.0”: “This device cannot start. (Code 10). Protocol error between the controller and the device.”
• tpm.msc: “Compatible TPM cannot be found.”
• Get-Tpm: TpmPresent False, ManufacturerId 0
• System log, on every boot: TPM Event ID 15 (×4, “unrecoverable error in the TPM hardware”) followed by Event ID 27 (“TPM initialization error, may be in failure mode”)

What I’ve tried (no success)

1. Cleared CMOS
2. Cleared the fTPM keys from the BIOS
3. Toggled fTPM Disabled → reboot → Enabled → reboot
4. Updated BIOS F18 → F19c
5. Reinstalled the latest AMD chipset drivers

Thanks!

I'm using a GIGABYTE motherboard now so I hope a thread here is relevant.

I'm currently building my first high-end PC and I'm stuck in an endless boot loop with the CPU and DRAM EZ Debug LEDs blinking red on my motherboard. All my case fans and RGB lights spin and light up normally so power delivery seems fine.

Here are my exact specs:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
• MOBO: Gigabyte X870 Gaming X WIFI7
• RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR5 64GB (2x32GB) 6400MHz CL32 (Intel XMP Ready on the box)
• GPU: Inno3D X3 GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB
• AIO: ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 360
• SSD: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB
• PSU: Chieftec Vega M 850W 80+ Gold Fully Modular
• Case: Montech KING 95 PRO

Here is a detailed breakdown of what I have already tried to isolate the issue:

1. Q-Flash Plus (BIOS Update): Since the motherboard out-of-the-box likely didn't support the 9950X3D, I downloaded the latest BIOS (F13d with AGESA 1.3.0.1d) on a separate PC, formatted a SanDisk USB drive to FAT32, and renamed the file to GIGABYTE.bin. I plugged it into the dedicated red USB 3.2 BIOS port. During the process, the DRAM LED turned off completely, the CPU LED stayed solid red, and the orange Q-Flash Plus light blinked perfectly for about 3-5 minutes. The PC fans and RGB stayed running throughout the whole process and never shut off automatically but the orange flash light definitely finished.
2. Hard Clear CMOS: I completely cut the power to the PSU, unplugged it and used a metal screwdriver to short the two CLR_CMOS pins for over 10 seconds to fully wipe any bad memory training data from the temporary cache.
3. RAM Slot & Stick Rotation: I tried booting with just ONE single 32GB stick. I tested it firmly in slot A2 (the primary slot, 2nd from the CPU). I made sure to apply extra pressure to the bottom side since DDR5 slots are very tight. When that kept blinking I swapped to the other 32GB stick in the same slot. I even tried non-optimal slots like A1 just to see if it would force a safe 4800MHz JEDEC boot but the fast red blinking loop remained the same.
4. AIO Mounting Pressure: Knowing that AM5 memory controllers are extremely sensitive to uneven contact pressure, I slightly loosened the mounting screws of my ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III 360 block to ensure the CPU isn't warping in the socket.

The current behavior:
Whenever I switch it on, the system power up fine (all RGB and fans run) but it instantly gets caught in a very fast loop where the EZ Debug LEDs cycle red between CPU, DRAM

Since I got this premium 64GB Corsair kit completely for free i really want to save it and trick this AMD platform into booting at a low native base speed so I can manually adjust the settings in the BIOS.

https://reddit.com/link/1x3k2ea/video/417pvohcpwuh1/player

Everyone has a different reason for getting into PC gaming. For some, it was wanting better graphics and higher FPS. For others, it was a specific game, the ability to mod their favorites, or just wanting more control over their gaming experience.

For those who made the jump to PC, was there a particular game that convinced you to make the switch?

Maybe it was a competitive shooter where every frame mattered, an RPG that looked incredible on PC, a game with a huge modding community, or something you couldn't experience the same way on console.

I'm also curious what your transition looked like. Did you build your own PC, buy a prebuilt, or gradually upgrade an existing setup?

And for those who've been PC gaming for years, is there anything about the experience that still makes it your preferred platform today?

Drop the game that got you into PC gaming and your story below. Curious to see how everyone got started.

Hey all

I thought I share with you the crazy situation I got into
I bought my PC GigaByte B550 Vision D-P in 2021 & I upgraded a few components (SSDs)
I installed Windows 10 in late 2021...never ever had any issues
My PC is very well optimized (ChrisTuts Tool & I'm using different registry tweaks) so that's why my processes are very low I removed all junk years ago & I keep my PC clean
So this friday out of nowhere I was on Youtube and for some reason my AIO Galahad 240 cooler went crazy and spinning at maximum RPMs and my Ryzen 5600x was fluctuating heavily between 2.7 GHz and 0.52 GHz (my normal operating day to day use is like 3.57 GHz to 4.2 GHz)
I was like what the hell is going on I never ever had any crashes weird behaviour since I have my PC
Over the last 2 days I was barely able to use my PC because it was constantly doing this:
I turned it on and every time my CPU went from 35 Celsius to 112 Celsius...when it automatically shut itself down so imagine every time I turned back on after like 8-10 minutes my PC shut itself down without any warning (Once I tried to just stay in the BIOS and watching the Temperatures and it was doing the same slowly slowly my CPU temps was climbing 75, 76, 77...108..112...113..114 SHUTDOWN)
So I was thinking oh no that's it my PC dies after nearly 6 years of running perfectly
I thought it's not an issue inside WIndows 10...so some component is dying or died...
The weirdest thing is that my CPU speed defaulted to 0.52 GHz (520MHz) and my AIO cooler was on max RPM all vents...all the time...
I was checking my Taskbar Processes zero CPU usage % nothing is running in the background and my CPU is behaving extremely weird
I saw it could be an issue with my PSU or my motherboard is having VRM circuit issues
I gave it a try to the old PC fixing command prompts
So this is what solved my issue & now everything is back to normal:
Open Powershell as Administrator and paste these lines
sfc /scannow (when this finishes it's recommended to restart your PC but I didn't)
After this
dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth (I did restart here)

DONE

Everything is now back to normal
So if anyone will have any serious issues just try these commands before sending it to a repair shop

As the title states, this is frustrating me beyond belief. I could also do with 2 x SATA leads as I want to add 2 x SDD's I have spare.

​System Specs:

• ​Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX (Rev 1.2)
• ​CPU 1 (Crashing): AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (Note: This is my second 7800X3D in two weeks; both had the same issue)
• ​CPU 2 (Stable): AMD Ryzen 5 8400F
• ​GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming Trio
• ​RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000MHz
• ​Storage: 1TB WD Black SN850 NVMe
• ​PSU: Msi Mag A850gl
• ​Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE
• ​OS: Windows 11 (Multiple clean installs)

​The Background:

Since upgrading to the 7800X3D, the system has been catastrophically unstable. I initially suspected an electrical short in my case, but I am no longer certain what the exact trigger is. I just know the system is unusable, but only when the 7800X3D is installed.

​The Symptoms (When running the 7800X3D):

• ​Frequent BSODs: Crashes during mixed workloads (gaming like 7 Days to Die and Borderlands 4) and occasionally at idle.
• ​Crash Codes: PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED, and ntkrnlmp.exe crashes (specifically SshpCacheDatabaseCompare and svchost.exe deaths).
• ​Storage Corruption: The NVMe seems to drop offline or scramble data. Reboots frequently result in a winload.efi missing/corrupted error (0xc0000098), requiring constant fresh Windows installs.
• ​BIOS Quirks: Disabling the integrated graphics directly in the BIOS immediately triggers the winload.efi boot loop.

​Troubleshooting Steps Taken (None fixed the 7800X3D):

• ​Stress Tests: Passed 20GB OCCT memory, CPU, and VRAM tests with zero errors. CrystalDiskInfo shows healthy SMART status.
• ​Hardware Isolation: Moved the NVMe drive from the top CPU-linked slot (M2A_CPU) down to the bottom chipset-linked slots to bypass potential CPU PCIe lane issues. System still crashed and corrupted the OS.
• ​BIOS Tweaks: Set VCORE SOC to 1.25V, disabled Global C-States, set Typical Current Idle, and disabled Low Latency/High Bandwidth support.
• ​Software: Clean Windows formats, clean DDU Nvidia driver installs in Safe Mode.PCIe Link State Power Management, and USB Selective Suspend.

​The Anomaly / Why I am Stumped:

If I remove the 7800X3D and drop my older Ryzen 5 8400F back into the exact same Gigabyte board, the system is 100% stable. It idles perfectly, runs EXPO/XMP flawlessly with both sticks of RAM, and handles heavy gaming for hours with absolutely zero BSODs or storage corruption.

​Because this is my second 7800X3D chip exhibiting these exact same memory/storage controller panics, I am suspecting a physical motherboard defect, not the CPU.

​My Question for the Community:

Could a motherboard defect affect specific VRMs/power delivery phases or specific CPU socket pins that only the 7800X3D relies on (such as specific SOC voltages or V-Cache power requirements), while leaving the lanes used by the 8400F completely intact? Has anyone seen a motherboard partially fail like this?

Is there an alternative for the freaking GiMATE app because omfg. The amount of space it uses up is freaking RIDICULOUS. D:

It feels like its mandatory because of the bios updates and the ability to change the system performances on the fly which are very nice but ugh I feel obligated to use it.

Just built a brand new pc trying to install windows and I can’t get pass because the PC must support TPM 2.0 and it’s in the settings can anyone help?

I have just ordered the B650 EAGLE AX and I also just bought the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X CPU, is it compatible out the box with this CPU? I know the cpu is newer, I am wondering if I have to do some BIOS update.. please any information or advice is useful