Recent content by LabRat 891

Those AMD Navi4x refresh rumors, are starting to feel weighty...

Is it the boot device in a regularly used computer? I see no issue w/ QLC in a 'Fast Flash Drive' or Games/Storage drive, but would caution using one for a boot drive. I've got a Sabrent Rocket Q4 1TB that came used as part of a lot. It's still alive today, but is infrequently used as an...

A little more detail, would be appreciated but, I guess there is still the memdump...

I hold 0 admiration for the tactic (or the person in-question) but, I'm 99% sure Pitchford is all-in on 'ragebait marketing'. Basically, "any publicity is good publicity" of old, mixed with "rage drives engagement" of today. Add-in a little controlled opposition, and you've got AAA Marketing...

:roll: I have to wonder how many of us were (mostly-figuratively) born yesterday? Anyone that's been into (handheld/console) gaming since the GameBoy-DS-> days should've already noticed the pattern: Nintendo actively and purposefully 'gimps' first release hardware, leaving room for an 'S'...

So, the short of it sounds like MSFT is outsourcing XBOX to other companies :confused:

There's 3 trilobe screws w/ markings to indicate removal; the T50-looking thing, lacks those markings. It looks like part of the molding/casting, decoration. Funny, though... I've only seen 'big torx' on cars/trucks. I'd have expected a continuation of that theme, with the rest of the card's...

If everything aligns and works after being mounted down flat, I'd keep it and never worry about it again. I've got an old 1100T + 990FX build sitting next to me that's far more warped, from the owner routing the CPU power cables under the board. Many cases have a 'locating key-peg' instead of...

My main rig is still Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC but, any of the machines in the house that need modern virtualization or proper multiple GPU support, I use Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC on. I still don't like 11, and will eventually find my own 'usability tweaks' (as I did w/ 8/8.1) but...

Being a 'spreader' primarily, this is expected. It's under load that's the concern, and the heatsink/spreader will aid in evening-out temps across the mass of the NVME drive. Without the thermal mass of the heatsink bonded to the controller, the controller will likely quickly 'heatsoak' and...

Don't forget to use the thermal pad, and remove the protective film first. That's a step in the right direction (for diagnosing storport.sys spiking). Worst-case, try that for a bit; stutters persist, remove the non-boot drive, and ensure the boot drive is cooled.

Then... AFAIK, this is "expected performance". When the NVMe throttles to preserve its life, (while being actively accessed) it's like hitting a wall to the user. The GPU-occluded drive is probably cooking when the GPU is exhausting onto it (assuming, you don't have a blower card). and The CPU...

IMO on NVMes, 70c is 'hot' over 75c is 'too hot', 80c+ is really not good. That's CrystalDiskInfo, and it takes static readings (unless told to update every 60secs). Meaning, you're not getting an accurate picture of the temps while under gaming load. For example: I've 'cooked' an NVMe from a...

*boom* storport.sys is the Windows System Driver(?) for storage devices. In my experience, and aside from missing/bad Chipset drivers, etc... Your drive's likely overheating, dying, or powersaving switching when it's not supposed to. What NVMe drives are in the system? A malfunctioning drive...

What was recorded as the "Highest Reported" latency process/driver?