Hey, still stuck on this problem and I really need some help. Also want to ask about the HWInfo software.
Hey, still stuck on this problem and I really need some help. Also want to ask about the HWInfo software.
I thought I was good with my O.C. until weird things started happening, like my mouse freezing. I checked all my updates, they are fine. I took the O.C. off, changed the ports, and even switched mice. It still freezes for about 10 seconds at a time while gaming or surfing or doing nothing else. It didn't happen before but it got worse so soon after I removed the O.C. I thought maybe I broke something inside my O.C., so I'm going to start fresh.
I want to do a 24-hour Prime 95 test to check how stable things are as I slowly add more to the O.C. After 12 hours of testing, all cores dropped below 100% at some point. Everything else stayed at 100%, so this suggests my stability is good. But I'm wondering why core activity drops down when stress testing. Am I not stable?
I used HW info to monitor and Prime 95 on custom with AVX turned off. On the motherboard, everything except specific items like LLC, Cool'n'Quiet, C1e was set to "Auto." Basically, everything in the BIOS is set for an O.C., but I haven't actually overclocked yet. The hardware includes:
- CPU: Asus FX 6350
- Motherboard: 970 Pro Gaming Aura
- Cooling: 280mm CLC AIO cooler
- PSU: 1500W power supply
- RAM: 16GB of 2133MHz sticks
- GPU: Radeon R9 270X at stock settings
Two questions for you: Why does my mouse freeze? Why do my CPU cores drop below 100% during stress testing, and is that instability? TIA.
First guess is that your voltage regulators on your motherboard might be getting too hot. Since your CPU uses an AIO, no air can move around the socket. Take the side panel off and point a fan at the board, then turn it back on to see if it gets hotter.
Do you think the heat from the MOBO is making your mouse freeze when things get hot? If it does matter a lot, I'm using big fans to blow cool air on them from above. One fan hits the socket, another pulls all the air right out the back so fast it can't stop. That extra airflow helps move heat away too. What happens if my cores use less power during stress tests? Are they supposed to drop like that? They go up again immediately if you're testing hard enough. Does that actually matter?
I was checking how the CPU reacted when I ran stress tests. If the VRM gets too hot, it can hurt the CPU. You didn't say about the fans, so I just guessed that your AIO cooler might be causing problems because those coolers are known to overheat the VRM part of the processor.
Still getting problems with my computer mouse. What can I do about it?