- Apr 23, 2025
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I know there are a lot of these with similar stories, I've tried a LOT of solutions....
cpu is 5600x
motherboard Aorus b450 Pro Wifi
The ram is ddr4 3200mhz Tforce brand
PSU 550w Corsair
Variety of hard drives and SSDs - dont know specs. Windows 10 is installed on one of the SSDs
GPU Gigabyte eagle 6650xt
CPU Cooler just the stock fan
This is a hodge podge of old components from 2018 that ive been updating as I go. Nothing has been physically changed in over a year. My issue is im an idiot and tried to fix something that wasnt broken.... updated BIOS from i believe version 62 to 66g. Everything told me the installation went well, and it restarted when finished. As of now, I've never made it past fans -> a few lights -> beep code -> full speed on fans -> black screen.
Ive got 4 post lights on motherboard (VGA, DRAM, CPU, BOOT) that cycle between DRAM and VGA - ends up settling on VGA. The beep code beeps once (1 beep is typical on a good day). To my understanding, the light settling on VGA indicates there is an issue with graphics.
Things ive tried:
CMOS reset by power off...unplug...battery....wait... have repeated like 10 times thinking it will change.
CLR CMOS by shorting the posts
Removed various sticks of ram one at a time, and in different slots
Tried my old ram as well (some cheap Oloy set)
Tried reseating GPU, plugs, and checked all connections
Tried a different GPU (old Powercolor 4gb rx570)
Tried different outlets/power strips
Tried booting with zero GPU (did get a different beep code 1 long, 2 short)
Tried different monitors and HDMI/display ports
Did my 7 year old motherboard finally call it quits?
cpu is 5600x
motherboard Aorus b450 Pro Wifi
The ram is ddr4 3200mhz Tforce brand
PSU 550w Corsair
Variety of hard drives and SSDs - dont know specs. Windows 10 is installed on one of the SSDs
GPU Gigabyte eagle 6650xt
CPU Cooler just the stock fan
This is a hodge podge of old components from 2018 that ive been updating as I go. Nothing has been physically changed in over a year. My issue is im an idiot and tried to fix something that wasnt broken.... updated BIOS from i believe version 62 to 66g. Everything told me the installation went well, and it restarted when finished. As of now, I've never made it past fans -> a few lights -> beep code -> full speed on fans -> black screen.
Ive got 4 post lights on motherboard (VGA, DRAM, CPU, BOOT) that cycle between DRAM and VGA - ends up settling on VGA. The beep code beeps once (1 beep is typical on a good day). To my understanding, the light settling on VGA indicates there is an issue with graphics.
Things ive tried:
CMOS reset by power off...unplug...battery....wait... have repeated like 10 times thinking it will change.
CLR CMOS by shorting the posts
Removed various sticks of ram one at a time, and in different slots
Tried my old ram as well (some cheap Oloy set)
Tried reseating GPU, plugs, and checked all connections
Tried a different GPU (old Powercolor 4gb rx570)
Tried different outlets/power strips
Tried booting with zero GPU (did get a different beep code 1 long, 2 short)
Tried different monitors and HDMI/display ports
Did my 7 year old motherboard finally call it quits?
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