Recent content by nerdbird2021

Whoa...which picture are you looking at? I want to be able to physically check what you are zooming in on. And THANK YOU for helping me with this.

Hi geofelt, I started researching bent pins and how to straighten it out. Do you have any advice before I start trying to fix it? In this scenario would you try sending it back to Newegg? I'm a noob and I don't trust that I can fix any bent pins myself.

Thank you geofelt!

It's DeepCool AK620. Is that LGA1700 capable? I think PCPartsPicker recommended it for me.

Thanks for spotting that! I had not noticed it earlier. What do you think of the i7-13700K? Does it look fine or do you think the slight warp will cause any issues?

Hi guys, need your help. Can you take a look at my Imgur gallery and tell me if my CPU looks damaged in any way? View: https://imgur.com/a/QB0Vdij I noticed that the TOP RIGHT corner of the CPU is warped slightly upwards. Would this cause any problems? CPU: Intel i7-13700K Mobo: ASRock Z690...

Yes, I am replacing the mobo first, thank you. (which is why I wrote "we assume my mobo is working 100% again") Let's also assume that I can purchase the EXACT SAME brand and type of RAM. The emphasis on KIT was a little confusing because I can just buy more of the same exact RAM, even if it's...

This is the RAM I bought: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-16GVKB This is the CPU I bought: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler I read this article on timings...

Ah, more helpful tips! I didn't realize that my 2 RAM sticks could go into slots 1 & 2 for single channel performance. Before the failure, I just followed the mobo instructions to put my 2 RAM sticks in slots 2 & 4. Didn't realize that it was taking advantage of dual channel when they were...

Thank you for your explanation! So if I'm looking at the 4 slots relative to the CPU, my son's computer works when there is 1 stick of RAM in the 2nd slot closest to the CPU. Which means that relative to the CPU, slots 3 & 4 (farthest away from CPU) were not working. In my prior post, I just...

OMG! You did it. You figured out the problem! I put 1 stick of RAM in slot 1, still got the red DRAM light. I then put the 1 stick of RAM in slot 2, still got the red DRAM light. BUT, when I put 1 stick of RAM in slot 3, my computer starts up like normal!! So what does this mean though...

I found a jumper cap on the back of an old unused hard drive. I then used it to reset my CMOS battery (followed the direction on pg. 37 of my B450 Tomahawk mobo manual). Unfortunately, the DRAM light on my mobo is still solid red. Any other suggestions?

Ah nevermind. I see that resetting the CMOS battery resets the BIOS. I found on page 37 of my manual that I will need a jumper cap to short JBAT1 and that will clear the CMOS memory. Unfortunately, I don't have a jumper cap on hand. Thank you for the lead! Once I find a jumper cap and reset...

I don't know what this means and have never done it before. I will search the internet now and see if I can figure this out. Thank you for the lead! Can you explain what resetting the CMOS battery does?

Ah, just did that now....yes, his RAM sticks work in my computer. What does this mean? Is his mobo dead?