2024-11-27, 06:55 PM
Appreciate the help Dread.
This system is very old, the FX9590 was AMDs first 'attempt' at an 5ghz octocore CPU, it did this by autoboosting at high voltage.
The problem is that if you attempt to run Windows 10 or later OS on this system it will freeze and/or blue screen with CPU errors, it just doesn't like it.
You can get some stability by disabling the boost and throttling the RAM in my tests but none of this is required for Windows 7 or equivalent OS's (or it would seem, Linux.)
I'm not sure what exactly breaks in Windows 10 onwards but this was the reason this computer has been gathering dust in the corner of the room for years until I decided to 'try' to do something with it.
When I get the time I may take down the server and try a dual boot system with either Server 2022 or Tiny 11 if I can get them to install via DVD (USB isos froze the machine)
Either way, not complaining as this seems to be a self-inflicted issue running outdated OS and using VLC is a valid and acceptable workaround for me. Doesn't appear to be affecting CPU
This system is very old, the FX9590 was AMDs first 'attempt' at an 5ghz octocore CPU, it did this by autoboosting at high voltage.
The problem is that if you attempt to run Windows 10 or later OS on this system it will freeze and/or blue screen with CPU errors, it just doesn't like it.
You can get some stability by disabling the boost and throttling the RAM in my tests but none of this is required for Windows 7 or equivalent OS's (or it would seem, Linux.)
I'm not sure what exactly breaks in Windows 10 onwards but this was the reason this computer has been gathering dust in the corner of the room for years until I decided to 'try' to do something with it.
When I get the time I may take down the server and try a dual boot system with either Server 2022 or Tiny 11 if I can get them to install via DVD (USB isos froze the machine)
Either way, not complaining as this seems to be a self-inflicted issue running outdated OS and using VLC is a valid and acceptable workaround for me. Doesn't appear to be affecting CPU