silverwerewolf.102152b02d3
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Hi, how are you? I have a few questions about configurations and certain aspects of this motherboard. I built the PC a month ago and so far everything works perfectly — EXPO profile is enabled, and everything runs great. Boot times and everything else are super fast, just like with Intel systems. (9800x3d 6800xt 32gb 6000mhz cl30)
Now, I have a few questions:
1. Is there any downside to disabling fTPM in the BIOS? I'm using Windows 10, and I already disabled it, but I wanted to know if there's any reason not to.
2. What does "EZ LED Control" manage? Does it control the RGB lights on the motherboard, or does it control the debug LEDs (RAM, CPU, Boot, etc.)?
Since this motherboard doesn't have RGB, can I disable it, or would that also disable the useful debug LEDs?
3. I also disabled the iGPU (even so, about half a gig of RAM is still reserved for hardware (?)) and the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth since I use Ethernet.
4. I also noticed that the motherboard NEVER did any memory training, not even on the very first boot. It always booted instantly, with or without the EXPO profile — just as fast as my previous Intel system, people always complain about slow boot times on am5 but it never was my case, weird.
5. I never removed the other SSD heatsinks from the motherboard. I just have one M.2 drive in the main top slot, and that's it. Is it okay to leave the other heatsinks in place even if there’s nothing installed in those slots? Will the thermal pads degrade from the heat of the PC, or is it safe to leave them there?
6. I also had a strange issue with the audio — it sounded like it had an echo or was muffled — but it only happened once and it only fixed by disconnecting and connecting the 3.5mm plug of the headset again. I updated the BIOS afterward and it never happened again.
7. Right now, the only thing I notice is that some voltages in HWiNFO64 show spikes when they shouldn't. For example, VSOC jumps from 1.2V to 1.28V, and the same happens with VDD_MISC, etc.
From what I've seen, it seems to be a sensor reading bug, so it’s nothing serious.
If I want to set voltages manually — for example, setting VSOC manually to 1.15V instead of the stock 1.2V — which BIOS menu should I use? AMD Advanced or Overclocking? I understand it should be the second one, according to what I read on Reddit. Same question for the negative curve in Curve Optimizer.
Thanks!!
Now, I have a few questions:
1. Is there any downside to disabling fTPM in the BIOS? I'm using Windows 10, and I already disabled it, but I wanted to know if there's any reason not to.
2. What does "EZ LED Control" manage? Does it control the RGB lights on the motherboard, or does it control the debug LEDs (RAM, CPU, Boot, etc.)?
Since this motherboard doesn't have RGB, can I disable it, or would that also disable the useful debug LEDs?
3. I also disabled the iGPU (even so, about half a gig of RAM is still reserved for hardware (?)) and the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth since I use Ethernet.
4. I also noticed that the motherboard NEVER did any memory training, not even on the very first boot. It always booted instantly, with or without the EXPO profile — just as fast as my previous Intel system, people always complain about slow boot times on am5 but it never was my case, weird.
5. I never removed the other SSD heatsinks from the motherboard. I just have one M.2 drive in the main top slot, and that's it. Is it okay to leave the other heatsinks in place even if there’s nothing installed in those slots? Will the thermal pads degrade from the heat of the PC, or is it safe to leave them there?
6. I also had a strange issue with the audio — it sounded like it had an echo or was muffled — but it only happened once and it only fixed by disconnecting and connecting the 3.5mm plug of the headset again. I updated the BIOS afterward and it never happened again.
7. Right now, the only thing I notice is that some voltages in HWiNFO64 show spikes when they shouldn't. For example, VSOC jumps from 1.2V to 1.28V, and the same happens with VDD_MISC, etc.
From what I've seen, it seems to be a sensor reading bug, so it’s nothing serious.
If I want to set voltages manually — for example, setting VSOC manually to 1.15V instead of the stock 1.2V — which BIOS menu should I use? AMD Advanced or Overclocking? I understand it should be the second one, according to what I read on Reddit. Same question for the negative curve in Curve Optimizer.
Thanks!!