Diagnosing an Asrock Challenger Intel Arc Alchemist A380 graphics card that wasn't performing as it should (without success)

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As a Tech YouTuber, sometimes plans fall apart. Maybe a piece of hardware fails, or an idea doesn't work... or, every so often, you might come across a problem that's perplexing enough that you can't fix it. Sometimes, in lieu of a better idea, you just go ahead an make a video about your failed attempts to solving the problem anyway, even if it doesn't say anything helpful.

Hardware Lab's video on Arc CPU overhead:    • Intel Arc RUINS CPU Performance  

Music by Backing Track https://backingtrack.gg/
Track names: “Hotline", "Extra Lives", "Hidden Level", "The Last Backup"

and as always, Unicorn Heads "808 Doorbell Chime"

Test system 1: "The MPG PC"
Ryzen 5 5600X
Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2
32GB (2x 8GB Klevv, 2x 8GB V-Color, all running at DDR4-3600 CL16)
700W EVGA GD
1TB WD Blue & 2TB WD Black

Test system 2: Editing Rig
Ryzen 7 5700X
Asus TUF B550 Plus II Wifi
32GB (2x 16GB Corsair Dom Plat @ DDR4-3600 CL16)
850W Fractal Ion Gold
500GB Samsung 970 Evo & 1TB Crucial P2

Test system 3: Coffee Lake
Intel i9-9900K
Asus Z370 Strix-H
32GB (2x 8GB Klevv, 2x 8GB V-Color, all running at DDR4-3600 CL16)
700W EVGA GD
1TB WD Blue & 2TB WD Black

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00:00 Things don't always go to plan...
00:56 The Little Card That Couldn't
01:05 The original plan
01:41 Poor performance
03:15 What gives?
03:57 Diagnosing the problem: software
06:02 RESIZEABLE BAR!
07:13 Diagnosing the problem: hardware
07:52 Trawling Reddit
08:26 The final test

A D S
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Audio:
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Video:
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C O N T A C T
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