Graham, apparently (according to reviews I've read, for what they're worth ...), Intel really got its act back in order with the 12x00 series of CPUs and attendant chip sets ("Alder Lake").
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My CPU is Coffee Lake. It was working great until a couple of months or so back, seemed to sort itself out with a Win 10 update. It then went downhill a short while ago. Here's hoping I come out the other side with the beast working as it was or better.Graham, apparently (according to reviews I've read, for what they're worth ...), Intel really got its act back in order with the 12x00 series of CPUs and attendant chip sets ("Alder Lake").
For the 'mundane' things most of us use our computers for - i.e. image editing and general purpose computing - the new Intel 12 series are easily a match for the overclocked AMD Ryzen CPUs, without overclocking the Intel series. They are also a fraction of the price for equivalent performance, and more reliable long term IME.
The Intel CPUs also run cool, without anything other than standard cooling that comes with the chip, IME so far (two weeks in).
Most of the reviews are strongly oriented towards gaming, something I personally couldn't give one hair on a bullock's bum about.
Full specs of my new build are here:
GAS - A new PC
My PC is now over a decade old. Nothing is compatible with it these days. Even the RAM chips are worth a fortune, as nothing compatible is made now. Same goes for a more modern graphics card. My existing big internal HDDs will all go into the new box, which has 6x SATA3 headers, as well as...
Graham, that kind of problem can be caused by motherboard cracking. If that's what it is, it's a mongrel to diagnose. Logic only, I'm afraid. i.e. discount all other possible sources of problems (as you are obviously doing), but if it persists, you may be looking at a new motherboard
. Although it could also be a cooked CPU. Has it ever overheated badly?
The motherboard is a relatively high end piece, so should be OK. The CPU is running relatively cool and I'm using a water cooled system. It's operating within spec as well.Graham, that kind of problem can be caused by motherboard cracking. If that's what it is, it's a mongrel to diagnose. Logic only, I'm afraid. i.e. discount all other possible sources of problems (as you are obviously doing), but if it persists, you may be looking at a new motherboard
You will have to make those assessments once you have done your other upgrades. All the best with your upgrades, and hopefully they will clear any bottlenecks.
I was very careful specifying my new box to make sure that everything was in balance. Seems I was lucky or careful enough, and my new PC doesn't bind anywhere. At least, nothing so far.
Took the box in at 10:30AM and had it back by 4:00PM. It has a new Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD on the motherboard as an OS and programs C: drive, a 4TB Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD as a D: data drive and Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC video card. Works much better now!Graham, that kind of problem can be caused by motherboard cracking. If that's what it is, it's a mongrel to diagnose. Logic only, I'm afraid. i.e. discount all other possible sources of problems (as you are obviously doing), but if it persists, you may be looking at a new motherboard
You will have to make those assessments once you have done your other upgrades. All the best with your upgrades, and hopefully they will clear any bottlenecks.
I was very careful specifying my new box to make sure that everything was in balance. Seems I was lucky or careful enough, and my new PC doesn't bind anywhere. At least, nothing so far.
How is it going for you, Graham, now that you have had a few days to put it through its paces?Took the box in at 10:30AM and had it back by 4:00PM. It has a new Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 SSD on the motherboard as an OS and programs C: drive, a 4TB Samsung 870 EVO SATA SSD as a D: data drive and Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3050 Eagle OC video card. Works much better now!
@John King , it's pretty good but still not what it was in all respects. Some functions are lightning quick but a few are still a little laggy, though not like before I did the upgrade. I've also unclicked animations when opening... and a few other odds and ends including going to the native Win 10 GUI (still not a big fan). The AI noise reduction in OM Workspace is interesting and I haven't had anything hang up or the like. I still think it's a Windows Update code that has hit me and random others. The good thing is that I have really fast on-motherboard processing, lots of storage and a more than adequate video card for the future 4K monitor.
Get rid of all those 'features', Graham. Under "settings", "PC SETTINGS" in the SEARCH BOX search for ADVANCED SYSTEM SETTINGS. Under PERFORMANCE/SETTINGS/VISUAL EFFECTS click on ADJUST FOR BEST PERFORMANCE, then APPLY.
Windows 10 Pro 64 is a dog compared with Windows 7 Pro 64 IMNSHO ...
Mine is a Dell UP2516D, with 14 bit LUT, 12 bit panel and displays 100% aRGB colour space. 2560x1440, 25 inch. Suits me fine. It's about 5-6 y.o.
@John King I made the changes you recommended except checked 'smooth edges of screen fonts' again and went paging file size to 4096/4096. It's almost back to what it was in terms of speed with opening speaker on-off/volume adjust and the Start menu. Everything else is eminently usable. MANY THANKS!!
Good to hear, Graham. It staggers me that Microsoft still do not understand the correct default settings for their own operating system after nearly 30 years.
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I have a copy of Open Shell_4_4_170 that doesn't seem to be giving me problems at this point. Is Classic Shell more stable, faster, less troublesome etc?Good to hear, Graham. It staggers me that Microsoft still do not understand the correct default settings for their own operating system after nearly 30 years.
Also, install CLASSIC SHELL from here:
Classic Shell
Download Classic Shell for free. Start menu and Windows enhancement software. Classic Shell adds some missing features to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and Vista like a classic start menu, toolbar for Explorer and others. Note: The software available here is not the latest version.
It allows you to access most of the classic Windows shell features and access methods instead of the mess from Microsoft from Vista onwards, including Control Panel.
All the original code is still there in Windows 10, just that Microsoft locks us out of it in favour of their twee cryptogram driven garbage in both Windows and Office.
I still use Office 2003 Pro, as I consider it to be the last stable version of Office! I own an unlimited licence OEM copy. It works perfectly under Windows 10 Pro 64 ...
BTW, your monitor (actually, graphics card ... ) may need calibrating at that age. If it cannot be properly calibrated, that's when it needs to be replaced and recycled.
