Should I give up at Windows 8?

Burgurne

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I have now used my weekend trying to get Windows 8 Pro to work properly. But I keep running into problems.

My CPU i5 3570K won't clock down when idle, so it runs hot

My security (KIS 2013) don't work with java in Windows 8 (nomatter which browser I try) My homebanking uses java

Really slow USB 3 performance, and no new driver to be found

It looks ugly at desktop level without Aero

It is NOT faster at reboot than Windows 7 on my SSD, only at coldstarts

I have som troubble switching some Apps from Metro off, so they don't show with messages (for instence Metro Email :mad:)

I have an unknown hardware-thing in device manager, and I can't figure out what it is :eek:, I have tried to remove all with cables that is connected to the case, but no, it must be "something" on the mobo itself, MSI Z77A GD65 and MSI liveupdate does not know this hw-thing either :confused:

Other things has taken some time to get to work, but right now I am tired of fiddle around in Windows 8. As I can see in this forum, other has the same errors like me except with KIS 2013 from Kaspersky (am I the only user of this program?)
Big thanks for your "guide"forum which I have used a lot this weekend, and without it (and the rest of this forum) I had give up some time ago. Allthough it did not turn out the way I wanted, I had to admit, I have learned quite a lot, and some of it I might be able to use if/when I'm going back to Windows 7 Ultimate.

Any advice for me, before "format C:\"? :eek:

This is the first OS I have to give up since I tried CP/M in the early 80's!! I am just to stupid to use Windows 8 :party:
 

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    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
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    BenQ BL2411
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    1920*1200
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    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
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    Zalman ZM850 HP
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    Logitech G15
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    Chrome
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    BitDefender total security
I suggest at least for now unninstall Kis 2013 and use defender built in.

for the device open device manger and right clikc properties then under the details tab click hardware Ids and then google that string and or post it here for further help :)

let us know how it goes
 

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    Win7 , win 8 on laptop
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    self built
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    Intel Core i7 3770K,1155, Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G43 Z77
    Memory
    12GB TEAM ELITE (3x4GB) DDR3 1066MHZ PC8500 CL7
    Graphics Card(s)
    KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-E gfx card
    Sound Card
    Onboard HD
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    ASUS VK222H 22"
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    1680 x 1050
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    Kingston 128gb SSD
    OCZ Vertex 90gb
    500GB WDCaviar 16mb 5000KS
    320GB WDCaviar 16mb 3200AAKS sata 2
    1TB Samsung 16mb HD103SJ sata 2
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    Corsair HX 750W ATX2.2 Modular
    Cooling
    Antec 25 Kuhler H2O 620
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    logitech thing
    Mouse
    logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    7mbps
I've asked you before. Did you do an upgrade install or a clean install? Lots of people are having problems with Upgrade installs, and doing a clean install has fixed their problems.

I have a Z77 based motherboard as well, and I have none of these problems. My USB 3 works great.

Checking the MSI board, there's a new BIOS with Windows 8 support. Did you flash your BIOS?

MSI Global ? Mainboard - Z77A-GD65

There are also a number of Windows 8 drivers available:

MSI Global ? Mainboard - Z77A-GD65

You shouldn't need a new USB 3 driver, as Windows 8 includes a driver compatible with the Z77 USB 3.0 ports. This is one reason I think you did an upgrade, since this should just work (it does in mine and two others I've upgraded).

Do as Ickymay suggests and post the Hardware ID's and we can figure out what the problem is.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
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    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
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    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
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    Antec SOLO II
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    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
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    Logitech MX
#3 and I have answered it. http://www.eightforums.com/performance-maintenance/10789-cpu-not-clocking-down-when-idle.html (look at #3 :D) Yes. A clean install on a complete new SSD. And Yes, I have the newest BIOS, 1006. I have gathered all drivers I could find and installed them of cource :D.

USB 3 is working, but at much slower speed than in Windows 7. Also my CPU won't clock down, that's even worse for me.

The hardware ID for the unknown device is ACPI\VEN_INT&DEV_33A0

EDIT: What!! I see on the link you wrote, that on this place there is a newer BIOS, a 1007! I have looked here MSI Europe ? Mainboard - Z77A-GD65

And there the newest is 1006. Sorry, that's me looking in the wrong place, sorry mate :eek:
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
OK, now something is going to loosen up :D.
My CPU now throttle up and down as expected. USB 3 is a little better, but still far from Windows 7 (copyspeed in win 8 about 40.000 kbytes/sec, same port, same disk in win7 is around 93.000 kbytes/sec)

I can't enable the first set in "Windows 8 feature" in BIOS. When doing so it restarts 3 times and then writing, that I have no graphic card that supports windows 8 feature GOP (don't know what that is). But fastboot and USB settings can be set, and maybe therefore USB3 is now a little better. Will it help if I turn on onboard Intel graphic? And what will I get from doing this?


Thank you so much for the link to a different (and more quickly upgrade) webpage for MSI. :D
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
Well, the throtteling went away as soon as I OC'ed my cpu again.
And Windows 8 has no clue of the speed of the CPU
Look at this picture:
fastcpu.JPG
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
So it sounds like most of your problems are related to this specific hardware. Could be the BIOS still has a few problems.

You can't rely on the reported speed on Windows 7 to 8, as Windows 7's speed report was more generic. Windows 8's report is far more accurate.

Instead, you should measure the amount of time to copy a large file, and then the amount of time to copy a bunch of small files. Then do a comparison of the actual time it takes.

Also, did you install the Intel driver? Or did you use the one built into Windows?

With the restarting, it may be that you need to enable the functionality BEFORE you install windows, or maybe you need a specific driver.

The hardware ID you mention seems to be Intel Smart Connect. There's a driver on the MSI page I linked to for this.

Regarding Overclocking.. well, that could have issues.

What did you overclock it to? Is the Maximum speed correct? 4.3Ghz?

If you have SpeedStep on, with Turbo.. that would explain things. This article talks bout the issue:

Task Manager reporting wrong CPU frequency - Neowin Forums

Turbo can make one core run significantly faster.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
I tested Kaspersky KIS 2013 with Windows 8 RTM and didn't have any issues at all with Java in any browser. It worked well except whenever I re-connected to my VPN client my computer would BSOD, so I uninstalled it. I would post your KIS 2013 queries to Kaspersky Lab Forum -> Kaspersky Internet Security & Anti-Virus, you'll have plenty of people that can help. You will have to provide them with a GSI report for them to analyze but they'll tell you how to do that.
 

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    Windows 7, Windows 8 RP
What version of KIS did you use #8? Mine is ver 13.0.1.4190

What is Intels "smart connect"? I don't seem to miss it since it does not run (no driver).

The speed USB3 is messured with Totalcommander and some big files (dvd-images), and it does in fact take about twice the time for an image to copy in Win8 via USB3 compared to same file, same drive, same port in Windows 7.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
Smart Connect is a tool that can update information on your system even when the computer is in sleep mode. Yeah, most people don't give a rip. So if you don't want to use it, don't bother installing... but if you want to get rid of the warning message, then just install the driver and don't use it.

You didn't answer my question about USB 3. Did you install the Intel driver? Or did you just use the one included in Windows 8?
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
I use the driver buildin in Windows 8, as I can't find any new driver for Intels USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller -0100. The driver for this from Windows 7 won't install. Have you found another Intel-driver for USB 3?


Hehe I tried the new setting under "Windows 8" in the BIOS, MSI fastboot. That made the POST go very fast, too fast in fact as I could not get into BIOS nor use F11 as bootselector. My keyboard was not active fast enough :dinesh:. I had to install clickBIOS II and load default setting to get control back of POST :). When I'm finish with testing, I will use this very fast POST again.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
First of all , re install your Windows 8 and make sure to use Bios Mode and not EUFI Mode, and forget ClickBios II , if you want to OC, do it manually, all those crapy OC software are buggy
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 enterprise x64
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    Pc-Quebec / Area 66
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    i7-3960X Extreme Edition
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    Rampage IV Extreme
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    Gskill 4x4 GB
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    4 x HD 7970
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    onboard
    Screen Resolution
    2560*1600
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    C:\Intel series 520 SSD , 250 GB
    D:\ WD 750 black with Intel 40gb SSD cache Intel RST
    E:\ WD 2TB Black
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    Corsair AX 1200
    Case
    TT Mozart TX
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    Water Cooled
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    Logitech G-15
    Other Info
    Windows 8 VM is install on his own SSD.
I normally don't use clickbios2, as written I was forced to install it to get my control of POST back. About OC I know my way around a i5 3570K.

But I did not know of any problems with EUFI-mode?? I got the idea that this was the most secure way of booting?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
It looks like the new BIOS is the UEFI bios. In order to take full advantage of this, you should install Windows 8 with a UEFI firmware boot.

You need to either reinstall, booting the install media using a UEFI media boot, or you have to go through a bunch of steps to convert your existing. See post #6 here http://www.eightforums.com/installa...s-8-if-my-uefi-does-not-have-secure-boot.html

As for the USB, I believe the USB 3 driver is included in the Intel Chipset Driver from the MSI download page.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
My Windows8 IS installed with UEFI allready. It made 3 partitions on my SSD, a "restorepartition" 300Mbyte, an "EFI-systempartition" 100Mbyte, and finally my C:\.

But maybe I'm mistaken here and that EFI and UEFI is not the same thing?

Intel chipset-driver I have of cource installed, but that did NOT change the USB 3 driver.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
I agree about the downgrade of the aero look.

I have this belief that MS did it on purpose to make Win8 seem faster than 7 to the average user who doesn't understand that they can disable the pretty shading and transparency of aero, thus speeding up the machine.

I also fear MS will want more money for this feature in the next OS version or upgrade. If they pull that on me the I will just go back to 7 and use that.

After using Win 8 for 2 days, I have found no compelling reason, other than a faster start time, to recommend to anyone that they should upgrade a desktop to it.
 

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  • OS
    windows 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD 10 5750
    Memory
    8gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" onboard, plus external RAEAN 24" TN Pane
    Screen Resolution
    1980x1200 via HDMI
Ok, didn't realize you had already done a UEFI install (yes, UEFI is often shortened to EFI. UEFI is a more recent standard).

I didn't quite get what you were saying about overclocking. Did you say that when you overclock the problem returns? Is the problem that it uses 100% cpu? Or that the OS doesn't shut down the other cores?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    CPU
    Intel i7 3770K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77X-UD4 TH
    Memory
    16GB DDR3 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVidia GTX 650
    Sound Card
    Onboard Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Auria 27" IPS + 2x Samsung 23"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440 + 2x 2048x1152
    Hard Drives
    Corsair m4 256GB, 2 WD 2TB drives
    Case
    Antec SOLO II
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
    Mouse
    Logitech MX
Oo lots of activity but I cant see if your question was answered, so the unknown device ACPI\VEN_INT&DEV_33A0 is Intel Smart Connection Technology and you will find the drivers on the Intel site for your mOBO :cool:
 

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  • OS
    Win7 , win 8 on laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K,1155, Ivy Bridge
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A-G43 Z77
    Memory
    12GB TEAM ELITE (3x4GB) DDR3 1066MHZ PC8500 CL7
    Graphics Card(s)
    KFA2 GeForce GTX 670 EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-E gfx card
    Sound Card
    Onboard HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ASUS VK222H 22"
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    Kingston 128gb SSD
    OCZ Vertex 90gb
    500GB WDCaviar 16mb 5000KS
    320GB WDCaviar 16mb 3200AAKS sata 2
    1TB Samsung 16mb HD103SJ sata 2
    PSU
    Corsair HX 750W ATX2.2 Modular
    Cooling
    Antec 25 Kuhler H2O 620
    Keyboard
    logitech thing
    Mouse
    logitech MX518
    Internet Speed
    7mbps
Ok, didn't realize you had already done a UEFI install (yes, UEFI is often shortened to EFI. UEFI is a more recent standard).

I didn't quite get what you were saying about overclocking. Did you say that when you overclock the problem returns? Is the problem that it uses 100% cpu? Or that the OS doesn't shut down the other cores?

Problem is (when CPU is OC'ed) that it is just running with the same multiplier all the time, in my case 43, which makes the CPU running 4,3Ghz also when idle on all 4 cores.
When default speed is set, the CPU clock down 1,6Ghz when idle, and then clock up and down pr core when there are jobs to be done. In windows 7 this also works when the multiplier is set to 43 in BIOS.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
Ok, didn't realize you had already done a UEFI install (yes, UEFI is often shortened to EFI. UEFI is a more recent standard).

I didn't quite get what you were saying about overclocking. Did you say that when you overclock the problem returns? Is the problem that it uses 100% cpu? Or that the OS doesn't shut down the other cores?

Problem is (when CPU is OC'ed) that it is just running with the same multiplier all the time, in my case 43, which makes the CPU running 4,3Ghz also when idle on all 4 cores.
When default speed is set, the CPU clock down 1,6Ghz when idle, and then clock up and down pr core when there are jobs to be done. In windows 7 this also works when the multiplier is set to 43 in BIOS.

Contact MSI. This is a hardware problem. Another reason why I go with either Gigabyte or Asus. Never hear good things about MSI anymore.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
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    Self built
    CPU
    Intel i3 3220 @ 3.3Ghz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte H77M-D3H
    Memory
    Kingston Value RAM - 8GB DDR3 1333MHz CAS 9
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard Intel 2500
    Sound Card
    Onboard VIA 2021
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq G2420 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1 x Samsung 256GB 830 SSD
    1 x Seagate 7200.12 500GB
    1 x Western Digital 3TB EZRX
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    Corsair CX 430 v2
    Case
    HAF 912 Advanced
    Cooling
    Stock - 1 x 12cm, 2 x 20cm
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Basic Wired 600
    Mouse
    Combo with keyboard
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