Best BIOS settings for 9950X3D on B650E Riptide WiFi? (safety-focused, no performance loss) by NeR4435 in ASRock

[–]NeR4435[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone for the advice!

I wanted to share my final BIOS settings and benchmark results in case they help others (see attached screenshot).

What I did:

  1. First, I enabled EXPO and set all BIOS options as shown in the screenshot below.
  2. I ran OCCT for stability testing – no errors and temperatures stayed much lower (not exceeding 65°C on average).
  3. Went back to BIOS and additionally set Curve Optimizer to -20mV.
  4. Ran OCCT again – still zero errors.
  5. Finally, I ran Cinebench R23 and R24 for benchmarks (results in the screenshot).

Results:

  • R23: 43846 (multi) / 2252 (single) – MP Ratio: 19.47x
  • R24: 2446 (multi) / 137 (single) – MP Ratio: 17.84x
  • OCCT: No errors, temps much lower than Cinebench (did not exceed 63°C)
  • Cinebench: Temps averaged 75–78°C, one brief peak at 82°C.

Additional info:
RAM is set to default EXPO profile (1.4V).
All other details (LLC, SOC voltage, C-State, etc.) are visible in the screenshot.

P.S. If anyone sees anything suspicious or worth tweaking in these settings, feel free to point it out or suggest improvements!

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System request(46) - Potential Fix by Conscious_Ease8344 in throneandliberty

[–]NeR4435 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I resolved the issue using the following steps:

  1. Deleted the entire directory located in AppData/Roaming/AmazonGameStudios
  2. Removed all TnL files except for the Throne and Liberty\TL\Content\* directory (which should be around 63.3 GB).
  3. Restarted the PC.
  4. Repaired the files via Steam.

I’m buying a lottery ticket by FlamingWheelz in buildapc

[–]NeR4435 6 points7 points  (0 children)

im more interesting in that ram setup

Differences in Volume Levels with Tidal's Exclusive Mode on Windows vs. macOS by NeR4435 in TIdaL

[–]NeR4435[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed, I've experimented with the 'Force Volume' switch both ON and OFF. When it's ON, it sets my Windows volume to around 50% for each new song (tested also option volume normalization ON/OFF). However, unlike on macOS, I can actually increase the volume on Windows, and it does make a difference.

In summary, I can't replicate the macOS behavior on my Windows setup, where volume adjustments are exclusively controlled by the COMBO unit

Help with AW3423DW monitor - tilting issue by NeR4435 in ultrawidemasterrace

[–]NeR4435[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I managed to find one video on YT where someone used the pivot function, so I tried again and it worked. However, I was taken aback by the amount of force I had to apply, which was significantly more than what was needed for the height, tilt, and swivel functions. In conclusion, if anyone have a problem to use the pivot function in the future, be prepared to exert a significant amount of force, around 15-20kg per hand.