b450 tomahawk

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    Question PC turns on when tension bar is connected

    So I just bought a Ryzen 5 5600x an im installing it into a MSI B450 Tomahawk. When I lower the tension bar the PC turns on and when I release it, it turns off. Need help please
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    Build Advice PC chooses when it wants to turn on ?

    Hello, I recently upgraded my old pc to a new pc but after switching the parts around, turning the pc on becomes a gamble. At first I bought a 3070ti and a ryzen 5 5600x and replaced my old 1050ti and ryzen 5 2600, everything was running fine and all was working. Then I purchased a new case...
  3. slickshady12

    Question PC needs to restart on BIOS otherwise it runs slow.

    Hello there asking for your help with a very weird problem I am encountering. Whenever I turn on my PC, for some very weird reasons, starts very slow. Any apps that I try to run becomes very slow and the OS startup itself becomes affected. Now the solution that I have strangely discovered is to...
  4. nerdbird2021

    Question Solid red DRAM light on my B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II...but RAM seems fine

    My mobo is the MSI Arsenal Gaming AMD Ryzen 2ND and 3rd Gen AM4 M.2 USB 3 DDR4 DVI HDMI Crossfire ATX Motherboard (B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II) Hello, I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have 2 identical computers, one I built for myself and one for my son. Everything is identical, from the CPU to...
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk. The RGB worked at first but not working now.

    My motherboard is an MSI B450 Tomahawk with 2 12v 5050 LED RGB Headers. So I bought a 12v 5050 led strip with a controller and an adapter. I connected the strip to the MB RGB Header and it worked at first but now both the headers are not responding. The RGB was not visible inside the MSI...
  6. alif.ashf

    [SOLVED] First build! Could I get some feedback?

    Hi guys, This is my first build to be used as a VFX workstation (for learning) lighting and rendering. I'd like to make sure these parts are the best at this price range & all are compatible before I purchase. https://in.pcpartpicker.com/list/q9qmj2
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    [SOLVED] Msi b450 tomahawk max

    Hello, so I'm new to pc building. Built my first rig yesterday. I noticed my case fans ramping up and down. And they seem to never quiet down. I added a pic of what the graph looks like https://ibb.co/Y3QhVdJ Thanks
  8. Lord_Tiger_Fu

    Question Mobo recommendations for R9 3900X or please help me with my problem my B450 Tomahawk motherboard

    Hello everyone, I recently upgraded to a Ryzen 9 3900X in my B450 Tomahawk motherboard and I've been having so much problems ever since, I've even tried four different ram kits at the different XMP speeds and I still get the same issue. It's as if the CPU is being throttled somehow even though...
  9. Lord_Tiger_Fu

    [SOLVED] Weird RAM issue on MSI B450 Tomahawk

    Hello everyone, I recently helped my mom rebuild her PC I upgraded her PC from an FX-6300 and 8GB of DDR3 RAM to a R7 2700X with 16GB of 3000MHz DDR4 RAM. Me being the nice person I am decided to help her save money so I gave her the CPU and RAM, and she purchased the motherboard and SSD (she...
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    Question B450 tomahawk showing red vga "EZ" light, won't boot. Screen shows only "_".

    Hello community. I decided to upgrade my PC and installed: Ryzen 3600 32 GB DDr4 ram MSI B450 tomahawk Sabrent M2 SSD 1tb I decided to keep my good old rx 480 that was running Titanfall 2 flawlessly just last night. After I build my PC, I boot it up and lots of lights and fans go off...
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    [SOLVED] SSD Locked At Read Only

    B450 Tomahawk, SSD: Adata SX8200PNP So I left my pc on, while being somewhere else, I come back windows 10 stuck at welcome screen, at first i try fix it safe mode dosen't work, reseting pc didn't work, then i tried completely wiping the ssd in the windows installer from usb, it didn't format...
  12. callanjerel

    [SOLVED] MSI B450 Tomahawk Wont Boot Into M Flash After Memory Overclock

    I just posted this in systems, as I didn't know where exactly to put it, so I am putting it here too. When I first turned on my PC, it booted normally and I got into the bios. The first thing that I do is change the memory so that it is the speed and timing that the kit said. CL 16 3200 MHz. I...
  13. carson_e

    [SOLVED] B450 Tomahawk with Ryzen 5 1600 af and Ryzen 5 3600?

    Hey! So after damaging my PC while trying to clean it I’m looking to upgrade! Right now I do not have the money I wish I had so I was planning on getting the Ryzen 5 1600 af with the MSI B450 Tomahawk motherboard. My question is, can I eventually upgrade to a Ryzen 5 3600 or Ryzen 5 3600x? (or...
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    [SOLVED] No Power to Front & Rear Panel (MSI B450 Tomahawk)

    Thanks in advance for all assistance received. I've just completed my first PC build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/CADesigns/saved/#view=twqQqs and it looks amazing. I turned it on for the first time and everything appeared to be OK--CPU, intake and exhaust fans started, graphics card and LED...
  15. joebyy123

    [SOLVED] New pc build, first boot worked and launched to desktop. Next time i turn it on it won't even go to BIOS screen

    Hi guys, Recently spent the past few days building a new PC (first time builder) with the following parts (new and from old pc): AMD Ryzen 5 3600 MSI B450 Tomahawk Max 2 x Corsair Vengeance 8 GB RAM Crucial MX500 2.5in SATA SSD 1TB Old 250GB SSD with windows installed (old install) 650W PSU...
  16. crispychris

    [SOLVED] B450 Tomahawk Flashes red, the Case fans spin for one second then shuts off

    Hi so I was building my friends PC (Ryzen 5 2600X, MSI B450 TOMAHAWK, Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB 3200, Gigabyte Radeon RX 5600 XT, EVGA BQ 600 W 80+ Bronze, MUSETEX Phantom Black ATX Mid-Tower) and it worked fine until he took it home and it worked for a bit, Windows 10 installed and...
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    Question MSI B450 Tomahawk vga red light on

    hey guys i got an issue with my PC My MB VGA red light turns on when i start the PC with all PC components working normally in addition mouse and keyboard rgb and monitor turns on but in black only with no display and PC stucks on this condition till i restart it to work normally this happens...
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    Question Ryzen 3600 Failure, CPU red led, b450 Tomahawk

    Hi, Ryzen 3600 build was working fine for few months but it suddenly stopped working and I see CPU red led on , when trying to boot again. It stays on for a few second and the entire system turns off. Below are the stuff i tried But THEY ALL FAILED switching my ram (8gb x 1) to another slot...
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    Question B450 Tomahawk with Ryzen 3600 Sometimes Doesn't Post

    My computer sometimes wont post when I hit the power button. Everything powers on except the red LED will be stuck on the CPU tab. This usually only happens when I haven't used the compute for a few hours. If it doesn't post and I force reboot it, then it will post perfectly. There is...
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    Question My PC needs two boots to boot properly

    Since a while, my pc has some problem to boot. After a long time powered off (like in the morning) my pc needs a second chance to power up. When I press the power botton, it get stucked in MSI logo (where you can look "press del to enter BIOS", etc). I need to long press power botton to force...
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    Question Is my motherboard broken?

    EDIT: I just looked at my old cpu again and determined theres no broken pin inside the hole I cleaned it with a tip of a thumbtack but still cannot see anything moving underneath it like I can with the rest of the holes. I have a B450 tomahawk mobo when I removed my 2700x somehow the pins were...