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    Question Yellow DRAM light shows up only for A2, B2 Channels 2 different Mobos

    Hello to anyone just in case someone else goes through similar issues. The problem was the i9 13900k CPU seems like you were correct in diagnosing the IMC. Either way this was fixed by swapping out the CPU. I took the opportunity to upgrade to the 14900k. After I flashed the mobo to support...
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    Question Yellow DRAM light shows up only for A2, B2 Channels 2 different Mobos

    Update: I flashed the BIOS to the latest version and this didn't have an impact. A2 B2 still do not work. I ran 1 pass of memtest86 from within the BIOS it found no errors. I don't know much about memtest but would it detect an issue with the IMC? Anyway I feel pretty confident the RAM is...
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    Question Yellow DRAM light shows up only for A2, B2 Channels 2 different Mobos

    Hello Thanks! Yeah I've been testing the system(s) with just the cpu fan sitting on top of the cpu to rule out an uneven mounting pressure. I was thinking about trying to update the BIOS I can give that a last try before I try to RMA the cpu. Do you think it could be the RAM itself or the...
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    Question Yellow DRAM light shows up only for A2, B2 Channels 2 different Mobos

    Hello everyone been using this website for troubleshooting until now but I think I finally need to ask for my specific situation. Made an account and everything thanks to everyone on here for being helpful up until now. Firstly, new build specs below. Z790 Asus Hero Mobo / Z790 Gigabyte...