Issues arise when launching new software on an older operating system.
Issues arise when launching new software on an older operating system.
I recently upgraded from Ryzen 5 2600 and 1070 Ti to Ryzen 5 7600X and RX 4070 Super. I’m still using my old SSD/HDD, a Kingston FURY Renegade Gen.4 1TB NVMe M.2 drive, which will handle everything. I haven’t reinstalled Windows 11 or Steam games from the old NVMe drive; I’ve started using it now. After a couple restarts, everything felt like the old setup but with new hardware. The new components are: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, 4.7GHz, Corsair Vengeance 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL36 Dual Channel, MSI PRO B650-S Wi-Fi, GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER VENTUS 2X OC, 12GB GDDR6X, 192-bit DLSS 3.0. I wish the name could be longer. The CPU has a cooler ID – Cooler CPU ID-Cooling Frostflow 240 XT. After playing PUBG and CS2, the games would close after a few minutes without warning, and I hear a whine from inside. Could this be driver-related? Should I reinstall Windows? Am I missing something with DirectX or Visual++? I’m unsure where to start. Cinabenchr15 and Furmark are running smoothly now. What should I do? Should I consider a refund for the GPU and look for a better one at a similar price, maybe from Gigabyte Windforce? Or update the firmware for the motherboard and GPU? LE: It seems EXPO might be the issue, but I’m not sure what to do next. Edited March 6, 2024 by d3l3t3r Discovery
Changing a Windows setup on new hardware often doesn't match the performance of a clean install. I'd start by using DDU and then update the latest driver from Nvidia. If that fails, simply reinstall Windows.
Broken drivers. You have to reinstall. edit: Oh and I don't get why so many forum users and shitty youtube tutorials suggest this. The firmware should, ideally, never be updated unless it's one of those rare cases where a new CPU/RAM is not compatible with an older motherboard and the manufacturer releases a patch, other than that it's not something users should be playing with. Same goes for the graphics card, unless there's a serious flaw with the stock VBIOS and the manufacturer fixes it there's no reason to touch it, it won't "increase FPS" or "make it faster" as some craptubers claim, unless of course you're installing a third party modified file that alters the factory default values, it's doable but I don't recommend it to anyone who doesn't knows how to read and understand the values inside the file, there's more to overclocking than randomly altering values. So don't. Edited March 5, 2024 by Caroline
Recent motherboard BIOS updates usually boost performance, enhance stability, and often resolve security issues that might not require direct hardware access. For vBIOS, occasional corruption can occur.
You've managed to fix the issue by updating the BIOS. It seems EXPO was causing crashes, but after removal it reappeared and caused problems again. Your problem appears to be EXPO interfering with game performance.
I successfully brought back a 1080ti using a vbios flash. Interestingly, cosmic rays are the most frequent source of soft errors. Corruption does occur, but a vBIOS flash is usually a last resort—yet it can be valuable if other options fail. Regarding updating the BIOS, it’s a logical troubleshooting step and performance gains are real. For example, my friend improved boot times by updating the BIOS, which helped with memory training during startup. It seems you’re being quite direct about this.