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    Question Is it possible for a faulty CPU to manifest itself in the motherboard's VGA or BOOT QLEDs ?

    A test at a local computer shop revealed the CPU not POSTing on an otherwise working motherboard, while my ASUS motherboard did POST with their CPU. Filed an RMA with AMD. Just received a confirmation from them that the CPU is going to be replaced.
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    Question Is it possible for a faulty CPU to manifest itself in the motherboard's VGA or BOOT QLEDs ?

    Was built in Switzerland, moved to Canada. So - yes, there are power grid differences. But the PSU is supposed to work with both 110V and 220V, so I decided to use the same one. It is also supposed to be a quality model - per Cultist Network. Though, I understand, that doesn't guarantee that my...
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    Question Is it possible for a faulty CPU to manifest itself in the motherboard's VGA or BOOT QLEDs ?

    Assembled a PC 2 years ago (about February 2023): Motherboard: ASUS TUF X670E-PLUS WIFi CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X GPU: Gigabyte RTX 4090 RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB Series 32GB (2X 16GB) M.2 SSD: Samsung 980 Pro 1TB HDD: WD Red 8TB PSU: be quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1200W AIO: be quiet! Silent...