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    Question Inconsistent performance, stutters, POST failures — suspected aging B450 board or CPU IMC issue (detailed)

    You're probably right — at this point, I’m seriously considering the possibility of a faulty or failing BIOS chip, especially given the debug LED behavior and the system’s general instability. It really feels like something fundamental isn’t communicating properly or is partially broken, even...
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    Question Inconsistent performance, stutters, POST failures — suspected aging B450 board or CPU IMC issue (detailed)

    First of all, thanks for the fast reply — I really appreciate it. I’ve actually done exactly what you described. I’ve been troubleshooting this issue consistently for the past two months. The Corsair PSU was the one I’d been using since 2018 — I don’t have the exact model on hand at the moment...
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    Question Inconsistent performance, stutters, POST failures — suspected aging B450 board or CPU IMC issue (detailed)

    So, I couldn't find anything on the internet about my problem (or I didn't search hard enough) and in general it seems like a lot of things are at fault (probably something is diying) , long story. I have experience with computers (I'm also studying computer science, I've built at least 10 other...