game spikes and freezes
i dont know why but i recently tried playing again and the game just keeps spiking and makes it unplayable. i had to get a new cpu just to play this and now it wont even run what a waste of 300 on m...
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gearsofwar6145 maybe the voltage regulator modules (VRM, VR MOS, or MOS.) on the motherboard are overheating and throttling the CPU to a lower frequency speed.
Download HWiNFO and check the VRM temperature. Anything over 100°C will most likely cause CPU thermal throttling.
Also check CPU frequency speed to see if the CPU is being throttled down to a lower speed.
Yeah my VRM MOS was overheating, it was running at 116C before it started to freeze and stutter
gearsofwar6145 check the VRM heatsink screws and make sure they're tight. If the screws are tight and the VRM is still overheating then a motherboard upgrade is needed.
Hardware Unboxed has great motherboard review videos on B550 boards. They test VRM thermal performance for all the boards.
Budget B550 motherboards
Mid-range B550 motherboards
High-end B550 motherboards
Hardware Unboxed B650 review (DDR5 only).
Hardware Unboxed B850 review (DDR5 only).
You can also try disabling one of the CCD dies on the Ryzen 9 5950x and see if that helps with VRM overheating on B450M DS3H. Google search how to disable one of the CCD in motherboard BIOS settings.
For future reference, CPUs with more than one CCD aren't the best for gaming. Usually CPUs with one CCD offer better gaming performance.
You shouldn't play games with all 16 cores active, I told you how to deactivate the second CCD. Just do it and it will run how it should. It's a night and day difference.
There is no need to do anything in the BIOS.
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