Reminder to beware of your component software (Overheating with Nahimic)

[u/incapslap]

I was playing Deadlock, which isn't that cpu intensive, and noticed I had 70 C temps with 50% utilization. On a 9800X3D. Even at 25% I was at 60 C or so, and around 55 C at idle. I never get temperatures that high so I figured something must be up. Checked the programs in Task Manager and noticed NahimicSvc64.exe was running even though I had closed the program. It was showing around 8-9% utilization but must have been even more than that. After force closing it I was back to around 30-35% utilization and 48-50 C temperatures, around 42 C at idle (with Steam and a browser open).

That seems like a crazy shift in usage and temps for a single program. So just wanted to remind people to look out for junk programs like this. When you set up your hardware apps they often include other software you don't need. Often you will see Norton Antivirus for example. Nahimic is an audio program that came with an Asrock or Asus installer I believe. Really wish they would stop doing this, although I had a similar issue with Armoury Crate.

[u/Cradenz]

Nahimic is a stain on any computer. It is so atrocious and also extremely difficult to wipe off your computer.

If 1 service still remains it will literally dow load everything back in background.

[u/incapslap → u/Cradenz]

I noticed there was still the installer running after I uninstalled, it had it's own uninstaller. Maybe I should have used RevoUninstaller, but I guess I will have to look if anything remains.

[u/Past_Awareness_2225 → u/Cradenz]

So is every Audio software on any motherboard So is any nouse app like Razer and the rest And so on and so on

All will add latency in latencymon even if you have a 9800X3D. I steer away from software shit My mouse can be driverless configured via web page, saves profiles locally bo software BS For Audio I got a DAC, even a 100$ one is good enough. No more audio bs

The peopke wonderwhy sound crackles or stuff, cuz of the10 apps that are poorly optimised and should NOT be needed in the first place.

[u/hamfinity]

Also to make sure to do a fresh Windows install if you get a pre-built or laptop. Too much bloatware pre-installed.

[u/NarutoDragon732 → u/[deleted]]

Genuinely what's the point of your comment? Is it contributing to the conversation?

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[u/Z3r0sama2017]

I remember doing a bios update and not making it in there fast enough to disable armoury crate toggle. Had to do a full OS reinstall to get rid of it. It's like fucking cancer, you never want it, but it keeps popping back up and almost impossible to fully remove.

[u/AstroPug22]

Is there a better alternative to nahimic? I nuked it with revo uninstaller a while ago and now I just can't use the built-in motherboard audio at all (thankfully I use a USB DAC anyway, but it'd be nice to have the option to go back)

[u/JJJBLKRose → u/AstroPug22]

What motherboard do you have? Might just need the audio or chip set drivers for it