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Sure; CPU is Ryzen 9 5900x GPU is EVGA FTW3 RTX 3070ti Mobo is MSI Gaming Plus x570 RAM is Trident Z 32gb (2x16gb) PSU is EVGA Supernova 850W gold Since this post, I received some advice on updating drivers, running a command to check for corrupt Windows files in command prompt, and changing...

Brand new computer build that I just resolved some CPU issues with was mostly running fine for the past couple days. Today, I was playing Terraria (like the past 2 days) and it restarted without warning. It had never done this before. Looked in Event Viewer, and it said there was a Critical...

New CPU and PSU installed, and everything is fixed! Thanks all!

Sounds good to me. I really do hope the behavior difference is nothing else going wrong and that the new CPU will fix it, but I do still have a new PSU on the way so hopefully between the two of those there will be no more issues. Thanks for ur help.

As a quick update: we tested with my friend’s Ryzen 3600 CPU, and it booted! Turns out the BIOS version was already correct but we reinstalled the newest version for safety (though the version installed might’ve been unfinished or corrupt due to the computer turning off during my first attempt...

At the time I flashed the BIOS, both the CPU and RAM were in.

Yes, that’s right. I put the USB with only that file into the Flash BIOS USB port, and I pressed the Flash BIOS button. The computer turned on after a short delay, and then the motherboard LED near that port starting blinking, which shows it was updating according to the manual. But then, while...

I have tried booting with only 1 stick of RAM, for both sticks. Did not seem to make a difference (I will note that I am using the 2nd and 4th slots from the left, which is what I thought the manual told me to do). The error light for DRAM has never come on except flashing momentarily as it does...

Hi, and thanks for the response. Here’s to be more specific on the computer parts: The motherboard is an MSi MPG x570 Gaming Plus, which may not be compatible with Ryzen 5th gen out of the box. I tried to flash update it, but its unclear if it worked because it still doesn’t seem to POST and...

I ordered it on Amazon and have a pretty good track record so I think I should be fine returning the product if its broken, just sucks to wait. The new PSU and some new thermal paste arrive Wednesday, and I’ve got a friend coming to test an earlier CPU and different PSU before then, so hopefully...

As I mentioned above I did try to flash the BIOS, but would this cause the computer to turn itself off? If so, I’m not sure how to get it to wait long enough to turn on.

Yeah, I have tried to flash the BIOS but I’m not sure if it worked. The USB showed that it was transferring data (convenient feature) and the motherboard had a little red light flashing in the top left, but the computer turned off suddenly after ~2 minutes of that, so idk if it finished. Because...

I just finished a new build, and when I try to turn it on, it looks like it begins to POST. The fans and system LEDs all turn on. The LEDs on the motherboard turn on and off in order until the BOOT LED, which stays on until the CPU LED turns on, and then the entire system turns off immediately...