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Will check again today when my computer arrives just to make sure. But I did check the CPU socket and the CPU pads one day after the PC crashed, they were all apparently fine. Wouldn't bent or broken/absent socket pins cause the mobo to refuse posting with any type of RAM?

Hello everybody. So I have sent my computer to a relative who is a technician, and as it turns out, my machine indeed crashed due to one of the two 32GB 2666MHz DDR4 RAM sticks dying. He tested his PC's own RAM on my motherboard and it came back to life. But this is disconcerting: He also...

About 2 months ago while I was using the computer, I turned off the monitor and went to do something else... When I came back, the GPU fans were on full speed and there was no output to the monitor. I then force rebooted the PC using the reset switch on the case... the computer came back but...

The PSU is a Corsair CS850M 850W Gold, been using it since circa the end of 2018. Using the latest UEFI/BIOS available, version 2.70. RAM kit link: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB 2x32GB DDR4 2666MHz Kit

2 days ago I had to restore the UEFI's default settings, and to my surprise, the mobo simply refused to POST. DRAM led was solid amber. I thought I had killed the motherboard or possibly even the processor's IMC. The machine would start, hang during DRAM check, shut down, then start and hang...

I have had this new SSD for a bit more than a day, was worried about its sequential read speeds... After several tests I've finally concluded that the drive's sequential read speed caps out at 7.1GB/s... (~7130MB/s) and absolutely won't go any higher than that, contrary to Kingston's...

Yep. But even testing with a Linux live cd using hdparm or fio commands, the fastest speed it ever gets up to is around 7026-7040MB/s. But then is that the max speed I can expect out of this SSD? My guess is that it will only achieve the rated 7300MB/s under very specific conditions and with...

I just got a brand new Kingston Fury Renegade 500GB SSD, which is regarded by many reviewers as one of the best, fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs on the market today... My model has advertised speeds of 7.300MB/s sequential read and 3.900MB/s sequential write. However, after various benchmarks, I've...

I use my PC for general use, as well is virtualization and now I want to get into some gaming (or in this case, simulation)... I maxed the machine out to 64GB of RAM (for my virtualization needs) and upgraded the graphics card to a Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, resizable bar is enabled. The CPU is...

Noticed the motherboard now takes about 7 seconds to POST after upgrading to 64GB. The machine does start up fine, It works fine. It just takes longer to POST. There are no crashes or instabilities. Does RAM Size affect POST times? I can see the EZ-Debug DRAM LED lights up for those 7 secs...

As a last upgrade for my PC this year, I will max out its ram to 64GB, and got this matched kit/pair : Corsair Vengeance LPX (2X32GB) 64GB 2666MHz Model - CMK64GX4M2A2666C16. But in my mobo's compatibility list (MSI B560M-A PRO) only the 2400MHz version of this kit is listed: MSI B560M-A...

Unfortunately I lost the 2 tiny screws that hold my motherboard's NVMe heatsink in place. I plan on getting a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD which doesn't come with a heatsink. Will the glue from the thermal pad of the mobo's heat sink be enough to hold it onto the SSD?

Tried running a cpu benchmark and went to the task manager and set its priority to Realtime... Result: Instant, system-wide freeze. Requiring a forced restart of the machine. Actually it didn't crash per se... the OS just stopped responding.

First I wish to thank everyone in this forum for all the tips and quick replies. It appears thermal paste does need some time to reach its peak efficiency. Now I believe this processor has reached its highest possible performance with this motherboard. 10216 points in multi-core; 1402 points...

Ok so its not an issue. The behavior is by design then. Thanks.