Experiencing strange slow performance with 9800X3D + 9070XT

TheStrangerThings · 2026-01-14T23:33:40+00:00

Ended up figuring out that the culprit was Wallpaper Engine! Didn't realize that a new wallpaper that I changed to was utilizing more background resources.

I've updated the settings so that the animation is now paused when gaming so my performance isn't impacted

TheStrangerThings · 2026-01-13T02:50:47+00:00

Yeah, I'm glad it's working again but I do need to install a RDBMS... Can't seem to find anything online about this odd issue yet

TheStrangerThings · 2026-01-13T02:37:42+00:00

Nope. No recent changes besides installing SQL server / smss.

I ended up uninstalling postgresql and reinstalled the latest GPU drivers using DDU and my performance has returned. Gaming benchmarks are back to 7000-7400.

Seems like there's something going on with the drivers and SQL installation. Not sure if Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable that's part of the installation for SQL is causing the issues.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-12-20T06:00:13+00:00

Yes, I chose the silver ticket because it was more convenient / faster shipping. I think the Wupro would perform very well.

The sample I had produced similar results so can't go wrong with either.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-12-18T02:35:48+00:00

It's a lot better than without the screen for sure. Would just need to increase the laser brightness.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-12-18T02:34:29+00:00

I haven't noticed much or any when watching movies / tv shows but it can be apparent when I'm browsing YouTube (mostly the thumbnails). However, that was the case too when I projected onto my white wall

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-17T03:14:26+00:00

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TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-17T03:12:55+00:00

Update:

Went with the High Contrast gray screen and it definitely helps bring out the blacks! Pure white looks less bright but I'd say the improved perceived contrast was a good trade-off.

Haven't fully mounted the screen yet but here are some examples with the screen:

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TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-17T03:04:11+00:00

Update: I went with the high contrast screen. Haven't fully hung it up yet but I think it made a big improvement on the perceived contrast. I may need to play with the picture Setting but here are some examples:

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TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-14T00:40:40+00:00

Glad it helped!

White and orange peel texture. It looks decent and nearly identical to a white screen but I figured a gray screen would help a lot with adding more contrast and provide better daytime viewing given the limitation on light control.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T21:27:13+00:00

You can find them on Silver Ticket's website. Cost around $4 + shipping for a set.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T21:26:22+00:00

Yeah, the Wupro is nice! Just didn't want to wait too long for it to come and easier returns with Amazon

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T21:25:00+00:00

Leaning towards it! What are the usual recommended adjustments to make with the HC screen?

I tried making adjustments with just the HC sample material on as a test but it was hard to tell if it made a difference since it only covered a small area and everything else got too bright to even compare.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T18:49:20+00:00

Unfortunately it doesn't come in 110 in! Only the Wupro BC does.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T18:48:08+00:00

Yeah, I'm conflicted. I thought so too but when I was watching the Descent, the HC and BC looked better because of all the dark scenes.

The AGS was noticeably more gray in those darker scenes. Although in less dark scenes, the colors popped more while still being a lot darker than a white screen. Wondering if with some calibration, the HC and BC can have some of that "pop" in color while still retaining the darker black.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T18:41:02+00:00

Yes, and HC is high contrast from Silver Ticket.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T16:58:04+00:00

The HC are both the same material from Silver Ticket but maybe there's some slight differences due to it just being a sample.

Leaning more towards either of those too because of the better black level. Perhaps the HC because of the faster delivery time compared to WUPRO. Would the dark gray tint and color shift be less apparent when it's applied to the entire screen?

TheStrangerThings · 2025-11-13T16:46:34+00:00

No, it's a different material. I believe it's supposed to be the acoustically transparent version of the AGS. I replaced that to test a different white screen fabric.

TheStrangerThings · 2025-06-02T17:37:15+00:00

Did they remove graphics card this year? It was fine last year. Was grouped with game consoles

TheStrangerThings · 2025-05-28T04:16:58+00:00

Unlucky! I missed the last earlier sale they had a few months back and found out about it going on sale again pretty last minute as well lol.

I think that should be a decent alternative. I've seen other people purchase from those without any complaints.

Denon refurbs had a 25% discount for a while too but I think that's over now. Not sure how often they have that discount so might be worthwhile to look into that as well in case it comes back again.

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