BitMaster Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 I had this annoying freeze that locks up the whole rig for a few seconds and then goes on as if nothing ever happened, even DCS stays connected in MP etc. It happened randomly, maybe once every 2 days, sometimes 3x a day. I assumed my 2nd HDD was going bad and acting up, so I postponed it until I redo the drives..BUT...as I read on the net ( overclockers.com forum ) this is a WELL KNOWN bug in Intel's RST driver 16.5 with Win10 1803 and 1809. The fix is either, role back to an older version ( NOT advised if you run 1803 or newer as driver structure changed and you may break more than you fix ) - or - download the newest, yet unofficial, 16.7.1.1012 driver that cures it. You have to search the usual websites to get that driver. Intel does not yet have it listed. *link provided * thread: https://www.overclock.net/forum/6-intel-motherboards/1640168-asus-z370-motherboard-series-official-support-thread-280.html file: win-raid.com link mentioned in thread is not working, use this link instead: https://www.station-drivers.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=352&func=fileinfo&id=3677&lang=en Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 how annoying, the new driver made it even worse, had 3 freezes last 2h watching YT. I may try the older version that had no issues, prior 1803. This really sucks. BRRRRRRRR for 4 seconds is grrrhhh ! This is partly why I wouldnt pick an Intel platform of today. Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbattx Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 what about the old windows driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 installed 16.2 last night via the *.inf file. Time will tell.... none yet ! Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 to revive this, the bug is still present with the latest IRST driver of July 2019. I tried EACH one that Asus has released for my Z370 mobo from signature and EACH one had the same issue. Still need to revert to 16.2 as that is the newest driver that doesnt BRRRRRR and freeze the whole PC for a couple seconds, like 2-10 seconds...and then goes on as if nothing ever happened. Intel ? WTF are you doing BTW, MS wants you to install at least 15.5 for the May 2019 Win10 upgrade...but Win10 doesnt see it as installed. WTF ??? ( https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-10-may-2019-update-issues-intel-driver,40046.html ) Those new platforms and Win10, ALL TO THE TRASH !!!! None performs as advertised, Intel has bugs all over the place, AMD cheats with PBO2 on R3000 MHz frequency ( lets call it the fastest mouse pusher CPU ), I could go on .... Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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