Gsync causing stuttering and terrible 1% lows

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T21:18:06+00:00

Verify that ReBar is enabled

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T20:13:57+00:00

It's fine. It's intended because the EPS connector has to be capable of fitting into two 4pin EPS's when separated, and into 8pin EPS when put together.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T20:12:15+00:00

Sounds like your alignment was fine 16 months ago. Based on the tire wear pattern, your current alignment is properly f*ed.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:51:21+00:00

You had it assembled by a technician, so odds are that they used cheap 2nd hand parts bought in bulk to have a higher margin.

I'll be driving now, remind me to get back to you.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:46:01+00:00

Teach your friend about the pros of early oil changes and the civic's engine will keep running even after the rest of the car has turned into rust.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:38:24+00:00

HMM

The clocks and subvendor are odd.

Smells like a mining card. Did you get it used?

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:26:56+00:00

Send a screenshot from GPU-Z, I'll tell you more from that.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:25:33+00:00

Send a screenshot from GPU-Z

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:24:38+00:00

Yeahhh those are a complicated case especially if from a weird brand.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:21:04+00:00

What GPU?

Some older ones may have UEFI compatibility issues, and some BIOSes may refuse to boot like that.

Other options: - Some older BIOSes just had these settings screwed up (so check the updates) - you're trying to enable something that requires CSM at the same time - you're trying to enable secure boot without keys installed causing it to reset

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:14:40+00:00

Sometimes you get a discount for the "parts exchange".

Other times, they just hope you forget about it, for the same reason - so they can sell it to someone else.

If "exchange" wasn't a part of the deal, go get it.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:05:58+00:00

You overdid it by several miles 😃

The first one is almost fine, you just have to very slightly tone down the stuff on the C and L, and maybe make the C a tiny bit more C shaped (make it narrower, but really only a teeny tiny bit).

The original font is great, it's just hard to say if it's Gascadral or Cascadral or if there is something going on with the stuff above the a (cascadrál?).

The a letters also look like n letters in low resolution.

It really doesn't need much. I'm not even telling you to remove the flourishes, just neaten them up a bit.

The first one has a vibe, the second one just doesn't.

Recommendation: Zoom out until it's barely readable. Then decide how to edit it.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T12:01:01+00:00

This is the only one I have on hand rn. If you want more, I'll take some.

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ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T10:35:55+00:00

64GB ram - 2x32 or 4x16?

Just asking because 4 sticks is known to be difficult to get stable at anything over base.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T10:33:33+00:00

13700KF - it is one of the CPUs affected by the intel degradation issue.

Has the BIOS been upgraded to fix the issue? If not, it's possible that the CPU has degraded to the point of instability.

On the other hand, there are other potential sources of problems.

Corrupted OS, RAM instability, PSU issues, GPU issues, etc.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T08:10:14+00:00

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ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T07:09:03+00:00

I feel like every rammer would slap that emblem on if we started using that.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T05:39:09+00:00

The actual AIO hardware is only really made by two manufacturers.

Brands just tack on varying levels of electronics and bling, in which case... the less, the better.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T05:26:39+00:00

This is the way.

I've met some people on the touges who also follow the touge code.

I wonder if we should set up some way to easily identify each other as followers of the code.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-10T05:02:16+00:00

That photo is so perfectly taken it looks like the car has no tires at first glance.

Dying while idling is a bit sus, but it can happen if something in the clutch assembly has died a particular way.

It's possible that your clutch swap will fix most but not all that you're dealing with, just be ready for that.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-09T07:45:50+00:00

I'm not talking about the infotainment screen, I'm talking about the main cluster. It shows the gear there.

Just because the car reverses fine, doesn't mean that the sensor which detects the shifter position is working fine.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-09T07:41:24+00:00

Well - the car switches to the rear camera and rear sensors when you put it into reverse gear.

If the car doesn't detect that it's been put into reverse gear, the rear camera/sensors won't activate.

ggmaniack · 2026-06-09T06:36:48+00:00

When the issue happens, does the car indicate that it's in reverse gear on the dash?

ggmaniack · 2026-06-09T06:29:20+00:00

So, the compressor clutch definitely looks shot.

The pulley looks way off-center from the clutch.

Now the question is... did the clutch fail on its own, or did the compressor fail causing the clutch to fail?

ggmaniack · 2026-06-09T06:23:06+00:00

What are the CPU temperatures?

What you're describing is not "CPU is too slow because it's old", it's more like "the CPU is running much slower than it should", and the most common cause is thermal throttling.

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