R RABBoT Member Joined Feb 10, 2014 Posts 12 Feb 20, 2014 #21 Thanks for all the help all BIOS settings and temps are good, so I'll be sending the CPU back. I'll pop back in here once I get the new one to finalize if it worked or not. Thanks again, Mason
Thanks for all the help all BIOS settings and temps are good, so I'll be sending the CPU back. I'll pop back in here once I get the new one to finalize if it worked or not. Thanks again, Mason
P Patrick Sysnative Staff Joined Jun 7, 2012 Posts 4,618 Feb 20, 2014 #22 When you get the new CPU, I'd also bundle that with a clean install of the OS with nothing but the latest drivers. No Asus bloatware, antiviruses, etc. Ensure you are not downloading optional updates via Windows Update, because it includes all of the Asus bloatware, and then some. Regards, Patrick
When you get the new CPU, I'd also bundle that with a clean install of the OS with nothing but the latest drivers. No Asus bloatware, antiviruses, etc. Ensure you are not downloading optional updates via Windows Update, because it includes all of the Asus bloatware, and then some. Regards, Patrick