Hardware issues on a new build, please advise
Hardware issues on a new build, please advise
Hello everyone,
This is my initial post, I’m not sure if I’m in the right spot but here goes.
Recently, I upgraded my PC with a Ryzen 9 5950x and the MSI Mag Tomahawk max wifi motherboard. When I tried using my music software (Cubase), I encountered significant audio spikes even with just one soft synth and no effects.
Before installing any DAW, I followed what seemed like sensible steps—updating BIOS, unblocking the OS (Windows 11), turning off power-saving features like USB suspension, enabling the high power plan, installing the GPU using DDU and NVCleanInstall, silencing all other audio devices, disabling onboard audio, and adjusting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings in the BIOS. I also updated the latest Babyface drivers/firmware for the audio interface.
Running LatencyMon showed very low latency, except for a minor spike in the Nvidia driver (expected), which was still within acceptable limits. I stress-tested the CPU and RAM using OCCT, and everything ran cleanly—CPU temperatures never exceeded 60°C, and RAM stayed under 51°C.
I performed a Cinebench 10-minute multicore test alongside Ryzen Master, achieving 1356 points. This was below expectations since my CPU never surpassed 61°C. I also ran the command prompt system rating test, which reported poor performance for both CPU and RAM, suggesting an upgrade might be necessary.
I’m unsure whether the issue lies with hardware or the system settings, and I’m not sure what to do next. I hope someone can help me out before it’s too late! Thank you in advance.
What system were you using before the update? Did you restore Windows after the installation?
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I checked the Cinebench r23 results for a 5950X and found 1644 on single core and 28577 on multi-core.
Your reported score of 1356 for single core with Cinebench R23 seems quite low for a multi-core stress test, especially given the higher numbers you mentioned.
Could you run another stress test on your CPU and verify temperatures in Windows Task Manager? Ensuring all cores are near full capacity would help confirm the situation.
From the Ryzen Master screenshot while using Cinebench 2024 (multicore), the score is quite low. Did you use Cinebench r23 as well? Sorry, I’m new to all of this. The temperatures were really low. I also ran OCCT and checked the task manager—every core was at 100%. I disabled all power-saving features and set C state to disabled, using the high-performance power plan.
There are 4 RAM modules installed. The command rate should be set to 2T. Command rate 1T is intended for configuring 2 modules.