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Have you done weird colorblind workaround? Definitely improved things for me now that the black level is much improved.
Pre-patch:
https://youtu.be/uwVjZUUT9Mk
Post-patch:
https://youtu.be/a9ssrLUWxvA
WizTree is MUCH faster. WDS was certainly the go-to back in the day but its dreadfully slow these days. Drag race it between WizTree and have your mind blown, even on NVMe drives.
I have to ask, is there a reason you're building with an 11 year old CPU?
I had a 4690k in an H97 ITX board and Corsair 250D case back then, had a 240 AIO. I really don't remember temp performance, it was ages ago.
RTX 4090
Driver 576.40
Windows 11 Pro
No driver based issues, though I'm dealing with the minor issue at the moment with the NVApp and Shadowplay and bitrate settings not sticking. It was supposed to have been fixed in the last NVApp update, and its also on the list of "fixes" for todays NVApp...
6000CL30 (not pictured). Nothing has changed much for normal users that would need to ask this question. The premium for 6000CL28 isn't worth it unless you tinker with RAM for fun and 6400 stuff still has the potential to give you headaches that you might not be able to solve without knowing...
Your storage is so much faster than what you're asking of it, I can't see it making a difference at all. Same goes if they were Gen3 drives. Gen5 is essentially pointless outside of enterprise, or more specifically dedicating x4 lanes of it to a single SSD.
Brand doesn't matter, just stick with Hynix IC's and you know what you're getting. (with DDR5)
Corsair gave themselves a bad name to swapping out IC manufacturers on identical Corsair part numbers in the DDR4 days.
The rebooting isn't a PSU issue or a hardware issue at all, these are just issues that we've been running into on and off with recent drivers. Widely documented for weeks, months now. I could make AC:S reboot my rig on command with a driver from a month or so ago, but play flawlessly with 566.36.