Peripherals pause briefly, execute subsequent tasks without disconnecting.
Peripherals pause briefly, execute subsequent tasks without disconnecting.
I’m getting really frustrated. I recently replaced some components on my PC, mainly because my CPU and motherboard stopped working properly. Since then, a lot of problems have popped up with few clear solutions. I managed to fix a few issues, but XMP is proving too unreliable across all speeds. There’s one thing that’s really driving me crazy: my peripherals—like the random Steelseries keyboard and my G Pro X Superlight—will freeze their inputs and then replay them later. When it freezes, the keyboard keeps whatever it was doing at the time, but it’s completely random. I haven’t found any answers for this exact situation; most posts about similar problems mention a complete loss of connection.
It’s worth noting that I could replicate this issue even with XMP enabled, freezing a tab to 5400Hz if I move tabs quickly. That happened before, but now it doesn’t.
Here’s what I’ve tried so far:
- Disabling XMP
- Turning off USB sleep mode
- Changing USB ports
- Reinstalling drivers and removing peripheral software
- Switching to Game Mode
- Updating or reinstalling the USB 3.0 hub driver
I also checked the HWINFO summary, but no related errors appeared in Event Viewer. The video showing the freezing is clear: https://streamable.com/pb8wei
Any tips that don’t require major system changes or hardware upgrades would be really helpful.
You haven't installed Icue, right? Or are there similar tools available?
Most of my setup works with ICue, but it seems to have dropped after version 4. I had some internal USB problems with ICue, though that was due to MSI's Norton version I didn't remove during installation (their "game optimization"). Maybe I could try disabling ICue through BIOS or hardware. For other programs, MSI Center, G Hub, and DDM should be fine since they're not too deep. I've only used Memory mode with ghub without much improvement.
Icie performed mostly well before swapping these parts, and those freezes didn’t occur—though the new ones would’ve been better addressed. I’ve shifted to ICUE Link’s ecosystem instead of the old fan hubs. I’ve already reached out to their support about various issues, including PSU diagnostics and the infamous K100. I’ll attempt a clean reset without Icue for now, then follow Corsair’s steps if needed. Here’s my connected devices and profile setup for reference. Ice.cueprofile
It didn't fix the issue. It's been too short so far to confidently say it reduced it, though it did help.
I continued my research for a few more hours, but nothing concrete came up except the suspicion of Intel or Windows involvement. It appears this only occurs after a short period, with no thermal throttling or abnormal voltage readings. It might be necessary to disable certain C6 states and possibly set them lower to C3 or below. Memory issues and PC problems don’t seem related.
These actions don’t occur in Cinebench with multiple cores, which is even more surprising. I also added DTT by chance. Nothing shifted; I experimented with a few BIOS options (just a bit) and they didn’t affect anything.
It would be intriguing since the reason I haven’t updated yet is the instruction on the MSI site about updating ME first in Windows—this feels tricky on my Linux server. In the meantime, I locked my 14700K to a maximum boost of 4Ghz in the hope it would prevent excessive VID requests until I could do it. From what I understand, this usually occurs only during higher boost speeds. I didn’t see that mentioned in the latest BIOS updates, so I’m curious if there’s been any change. It seems improbable, as ASUS typically requires a BIOS update twice for such changes. It would be strange if they needed two passes instead of one.