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Please help! Very strange issue!

Please help! Very strange issue!

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noobert811
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08-27-2021, 09:48 PM
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I began by looking for others with the same problem and discovered different but related cases. The solution someone else found had already been tried. A few months ago, my computer became extremely slow. I checked Task Manager and saw the CPU clock at only 0.800ghz. Then I used CPUID HWMonitor, which also reported 801mhz. To try a fix, I restored the BIOS settings to "optimized defaults" while running an overclock to 4.3ghz. I avoided using the jumper and ran "clear cmos" out of fear it might undo my changes needed for Windows 11 compatibility. I postponed this step, thinking it would be a final resort.

After reinstalling default BIOS settings, nothing changed. I rebooted multiple times, even turning off the power supply unit completely. No improvement. Eventually, I considered switching to a different SSD—specifically an older Windows 10 installation on a SATA drive. The Windows 11 daily driver was installed on an M.2 SSD, which seemed promising but hadn’t been used for storage yet.

I tried booting from the Windows 10 version on the SATA drive and noticed smoother performance. HWMonitor confirmed normal clock speeds. That was a relief! I realized the issue was likely software-related.

A few weeks later, the problem recurred. I booted to the M.2 drive with Windows 10 still installed, and everything ran smoothly again. This was unexpected.

Then, about a month after that, it happened once more. I booted to SATA, everything normal, then switched back to M.2—still working perfectly! Odd, but functional.

Later that morning, the issue returned. Even when switching drives, Windows 10 ran at 800mhz. Despite reloading "optimized defaults" in BIOS and skipping the CMOS clear, it didn’t resolve the problem. The HWMonitor displayed 800mhz across all measurements.

My specs include an Asus Prime Z370-A 64GB DDR4 3200mhz RAM with XMP 2080TI, a Corsair PSU (850W), and a 2TB NVMe SSD on PCI Gen 3. The Windows 11 daily driver was installed on the M.2 drive. All except the NVMe version, which had been overclocked since October 2017, ran flawlessly.

This clearly points to a software problem. I’m not ready to upgrade just yet. I appreciate anyone who can help!
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noobert811
08-27-2021, 09:48 PM #1

I began by looking for others with the same problem and discovered different but related cases. The solution someone else found had already been tried. A few months ago, my computer became extremely slow. I checked Task Manager and saw the CPU clock at only 0.800ghz. Then I used CPUID HWMonitor, which also reported 801mhz. To try a fix, I restored the BIOS settings to "optimized defaults" while running an overclock to 4.3ghz. I avoided using the jumper and ran "clear cmos" out of fear it might undo my changes needed for Windows 11 compatibility. I postponed this step, thinking it would be a final resort.

After reinstalling default BIOS settings, nothing changed. I rebooted multiple times, even turning off the power supply unit completely. No improvement. Eventually, I considered switching to a different SSD—specifically an older Windows 10 installation on a SATA drive. The Windows 11 daily driver was installed on an M.2 SSD, which seemed promising but hadn’t been used for storage yet.

I tried booting from the Windows 10 version on the SATA drive and noticed smoother performance. HWMonitor confirmed normal clock speeds. That was a relief! I realized the issue was likely software-related.

A few weeks later, the problem recurred. I booted to the M.2 drive with Windows 10 still installed, and everything ran smoothly again. This was unexpected.

Then, about a month after that, it happened once more. I booted to SATA, everything normal, then switched back to M.2—still working perfectly! Odd, but functional.

Later that morning, the issue returned. Even when switching drives, Windows 10 ran at 800mhz. Despite reloading "optimized defaults" in BIOS and skipping the CMOS clear, it didn’t resolve the problem. The HWMonitor displayed 800mhz across all measurements.

My specs include an Asus Prime Z370-A 64GB DDR4 3200mhz RAM with XMP 2080TI, a Corsair PSU (850W), and a 2TB NVMe SSD on PCI Gen 3. The Windows 11 daily driver was installed on the M.2 drive. All except the NVMe version, which had been overclocked since October 2017, ran flawlessly.

This clearly points to a software problem. I’m not ready to upgrade just yet. I appreciate anyone who can help!