ASUS B350-F Gaming motherboard lights, delay in boot

[rapturedheart]

I've just about ripped my hair out with this problem I've had since Christmas, when I put this computer together myself.
In the manual for my motherboard, it doesn't tell me what the lights mean (they're to the left of the RAM). I watched my board recently, and noticed these lights were lighting up during a 10 sec delay I've been experiencing since the build was completed. In order: Orange, Red, Orange, Red, White, Green. The computer boots just fine after those lights, and around 10 seconds having passed (since pressing the power button). The motherboard has a single quick beep (supposedly this is supposed to mean a successful boot?).
Once it's in windows, it runs fine. I don't have crashes, heating issues, or major performance issues (I have lagging in games sometimes(and when my anti-virus updates), which I like to blame all on Windows 10).

Can someone maybe help me out with this? I've been told by others that it's more than likely a faulty motherboard or PSU - and yet I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place because I can't just get either part replaced currently. I'm in college, and need this computer since it's the only one I've got.

My build;
CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600X 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper T2 54.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX B350-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill - Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: PNY - CS1311 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
Case: Thermaltake - Core V71 ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA NEX 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G/AS DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit

 

[rocktalkrock]

Those lights are the Q-LEDS to help diagnose boot problems. One by one in turn they should light up momentarily as the computer boots up. They only stay lit during hardware-fault conditions.

BOOT (green)
VGA (white)
DRAM (yellow)
CPU (red)

 

[rapturedheart]

Those lights are the Q-LEDS to help diagnose boot problems. One by one in turn they should light up momentarily as the computer boots up. They only stay lit during hardware-fault conditions.

BOOT (green)
VGA (white)
DRAM (yellow)
CPU (red)

Do you think that this just means that everything is fine? I mean with it cycling (as I mentioned: Orange, Red, Orange, Red, White, Green). None of them remain lit for very long - despite the system taking around 10 secs (more or less) to 'boot' I guess you could say. The system turns on, it just doesn't actually do anything until that time has passed and then the screen comes on with the option to go into boot setup/bios, and then boots to windows.

I have lag in Windows (more often with gaming, regardless of how demanding the game is) occasionally and that's annoying but I discovered this: Windows 10 Framerate Stuttering

It's a known issue, but I've tried many solutions that have been offered; Disabling Xbox DVR, trying a change of settings (either higher or lower) in games - none of which have worked, keeping Windows and Graphics card driver updated - I can't find a fix for that. 🙁

 

[rocktalkrock]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

 

[rapturedheart]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

I've spent a few days now with it enabled (seeing as that my ram timings were off quite a bit. They were meant to be 15, 15, 15, 35 but were 12, 13, 12, 40 for some reason). It unfortunately solved absolutely nothing. I still have stuttering that's not picked up by anything. Frames will read as 'fine' in games, despite noticing it on screen. I've even had screen tearing(?) with V-sync enabled!
It also happens outside of games, I'll have my mouse 'freeze' for a millisecond (long enough for me to notice) but by the time I've noticed it doing it, the mouse is bolting across the screen to where it's supposed to be. I don't know what that is, but almost everyone I've talked to has said that Windows 10 is to blame.
I can't help but worry it's a hardware issue.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

I've spent a few days now with it enabled (seeing as that my ram timings were off quite a bit. They were meant to be 15, 15, 15, 35 but were 12, 13, 12, 40 for some reason). It unfortunately solved absolutely nothing. I still have stuttering that's not picked up by anything. Frames will read as 'fine' in games, despite noticing it on screen. I've even had screen tearing(?) with V-sync enabled!
It also happens outside of games, I'll have my mouse 'freeze' for a millisecond (long enough for me to notice) but by the time I've noticed it doing it, the mouse is bolting across the screen to where it's supposed to be. I don't know what that is, but almost everyone I've talked to has said that Windows 10 is to blame.
I can't help but worry it's a hardware issue.

1. You did not add your monitor to the build list above. Is your monitor identified in "Control Panel > Monitors", or just generic monitor drivers?
2. Under "Screen Resolution > Advanced settings > Monitor" what is the "Screen refresh rate" set at?

 

[rapturedheart]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

I've spent a few days now with it enabled (seeing as that my ram timings were off quite a bit. They were meant to be 15, 15, 15, 35 but were 12, 13, 12, 40 for some reason). It unfortunately solved absolutely nothing. I still have stuttering that's not picked up by anything. Frames will read as 'fine' in games, despite noticing it on screen. I've even had screen tearing(?) with V-sync enabled!
It also happens outside of games, I'll have my mouse 'freeze' for a millisecond (long enough for me to notice) but by the time I've noticed it doing it, the mouse is bolting across the screen to where it's supposed to be. I don't know what that is, but almost everyone I've talked to has said that Windows 10 is to blame.
I can't help but worry it's a hardware issue.

1. You did not add your monitor to the build list above. Is your monitor identified in "Control Panel > Monitors", or just generic monitor drivers?
2. Under "Screen Resolution > Advanced settings > Monitor" what is the "Screen refresh rate" set at?

I've had my monitor since Nov of 2014. It's an ASUS VS247H-P 2ms. I'm using the DVI-D connector with my graphics card(GTX 1060). It didn't support the VGA I had been using with my old desktop, and I didn't have an HDMI cable on-hand.
In Device Manager it has my Asus listed as "Generic PnP Monitor" and on Asus' website, it really only has a software for the monitor - which honestly doesn't sound useful at all to me, but sounds more like bloatware.

Asus Monitor Support

 

[rocktalkrock]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

I've spent a few days now with it enabled (seeing as that my ram timings were off quite a bit. They were meant to be 15, 15, 15, 35 but were 12, 13, 12, 40 for some reason). It unfortunately solved absolutely nothing. I still have stuttering that's not picked up by anything. Frames will read as 'fine' in games, despite noticing it on screen. I've even had screen tearing(?) with V-sync enabled!
It also happens outside of games, I'll have my mouse 'freeze' for a millisecond (long enough for me to notice) but by the time I've noticed it doing it, the mouse is bolting across the screen to where it's supposed to be. I don't know what that is, but almost everyone I've talked to has said that Windows 10 is to blame.
I can't help but worry it's a hardware issue.

1. You did not add your monitor to the build list above. Is your monitor identified in "Control Panel > Monitors", or just generic monitor drivers?
2. Under "Screen Resolution > Advanced settings > Monitor" what is the "Screen refresh rate" set at?

I've had my monitor since Nov of 2014. It's an ASUS VS247H-P 2ms. I'm using the DVI-D connector with my graphics card(GTX 1060). It didn't support the VGA I had been using with my old desktop, and I didn't have an HDMI cable on-hand.
In Device Manager it has my Asus listed as "Generic PnP Monitor" and on Asus' website, it really only has a software for the monitor - which honestly doesn't sound useful at all to me, but sounds more like bloatware.

Asus Monitor Support

Look over this page from the Asus VS247H-P monitor "FAQ" tab.

https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1018735#

 

[rapturedheart]

Yes, that means everything is fine. The Q-LEDS are only important if your computer will not successfully boot, they give you an indication which part is preventing the computer from booting.

As for the frame rate stuttering, it may have something to do with the RAM. What speed and timings is the memory set to. Is XMP enabled? You could try overclocking your RAM to see if that eliminates the problem.

I've spent a few days now with it enabled (seeing as that my ram timings were off quite a bit. They were meant to be 15, 15, 15, 35 but were 12, 13, 12, 40 for some reason). It unfortunately solved absolutely nothing. I still have stuttering that's not picked up by anything. Frames will read as 'fine' in games, despite noticing it on screen. I've even had screen tearing(?) with V-sync enabled!
It also happens outside of games, I'll have my mouse 'freeze' for a millisecond (long enough for me to notice) but by the time I've noticed it doing it, the mouse is bolting across the screen to where it's supposed to be. I don't know what that is, but almost everyone I've talked to has said that Windows 10 is to blame.
I can't help but worry it's a hardware issue.

1. You did not add your monitor to the build list above. Is your monitor identified in "Control Panel > Monitors", or just generic monitor drivers?
2. Under "Screen Resolution > Advanced settings > Monitor" what is the "Screen refresh rate" set at?

I've had my monitor since Nov of 2014. It's an ASUS VS247H-P 2ms. I'm using the DVI-D connector with my graphics card(GTX 1060). It didn't support the VGA I had been using with my old desktop, and I didn't have an HDMI cable on-hand.
In Device Manager it has my Asus listed as "Generic PnP Monitor" and on Asus' website, it really only has a software for the monitor - which honestly doesn't sound useful at all to me, but sounds more like bloatware.

Asus Monitor Support

Look over this page from the Asus VS247H-P monitor "FAQ" tab.

https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1018735#

I would love to do that, but under the Driver & Utility tab of my monitor, it does not show any driver. It shows 'MultiFrame' software. I downloaded it just now to make sure that it didn't include monitor drivers or something. It doesn't. That software is meant for business types, I guess, since it has powerpoint and multi-monitor assistance. Neither of which, I'm having the problem with.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Have you looked through your BIOS settings for anything that could affect performance? Do you have SMT enabled and the EPU disabled?

*SMT Mode*
This item allows you enable simultaneous multithreading.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

*EPU Power Saving Mode*
The ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) sets the CPU in its minimum power consumption
settings. Enable this item to set lower CPU core/cache voltage and achieve the best energy
saving condition.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

 

[rapturedheart]

Have you looked through your BIOS settings for anything that could affect performance? Do you have SMT enabled and the EPU disabled?

*SMT Mode*
This item allows you enable simultaneous multithreading.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

*EPU Power Saving Mode*
The ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) sets the CPU in its minimum power consumption
settings. Enable this item to set lower CPU core/cache voltage and achieve the best energy
saving condition.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

EPU is disabled, and SMT is on auto (it was set to that when I checked, so it's been set like that this whole time). I can't imagine what I might be missing in the bios that would be affecting performance.

 

[rocktalkrock]

Have you looked through your BIOS settings for anything that could affect performance? Do you have SMT enabled and the EPU disabled?

*SMT Mode*
This item allows you enable simultaneous multithreading.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

*EPU Power Saving Mode*
The ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) sets the CPU in its minimum power consumption
settings. Enable this item to set lower CPU core/cache voltage and achieve the best energy
saving condition.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

EPU is disabled, and SMT is on auto (it was set to that when I checked, so it's been set like that this whole time). I can't imagine what I might be missing in the bios that would be affecting performance.

I'm out of ideas. All the parts on your list should work well together so the only other suggestion would be a clean install of Windows 10. You could also try posting your question in the PC Gaming section of the forum for other ideas.

 

[rapturedheart]

Have you looked through your BIOS settings for anything that could affect performance? Do you have SMT enabled and the EPU disabled?

*SMT Mode*
This item allows you enable simultaneous multithreading.
Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled]

*EPU Power Saving Mode*
The ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) sets the CPU in its minimum power consumption
settings. Enable this item to set lower CPU core/cache voltage and achieve the best energy
saving condition.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

EPU is disabled, and SMT is on auto (it was set to that when I checked, so it's been set like that this whole time). I can't imagine what I might be missing in the bios that would be affecting performance.

I'm out of ideas. All the parts on your list should work well together so the only other suggestion would be a clean install of Windows 10. You could also try posting your question in the PC Gaming section of the forum for other ideas.

I appreciate you trying to help me. The problem has persisted and seems to be getting worse (at least in games). I'll try to see if someone else can help me in another section.