Computer Type: Desktop
GPU: EVGA RTX 3080
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950x 16 core 32 Thread
Motherboard: Asus x570 Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)
BIOS Version: 4501 04/19/2023
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3600 CL14 F4-3600C14D-32GTRG
PSU: Be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1000W BN644 Fully Modular
Case: Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL
Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 Pro
GPU Drivers: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER - WHQL Driver Version: 536.67
Description of Original Problem: I built the computer almost 3 years ago and it ran fine for 1.5 years and I have been slowly troubleshooting it ever since. It happens once every 2 or 3 days, sometimes sooner. The computer locks up, screen freezes but stays on, doesn't respond to power button and the PSU switch is the only way to reset it. The debug code sometimes stays AA and sometimes it changes to 00. The yellow DRAM led sometimes lights and sometimes doesn't, when it does it lights slowly from off to a weak light, almost like it has limited power, like a candle in the wind, flickering.
Troubleshooting: I have updated the BIOS, reset BIOS, reinstalled OS and all drivers, RMA'd everything but the CPU. Downclocking the RAM helps a bit but everything I researched says that it should work fine at the 3600 I paid for. Wondering if anyone has seen this before.
As said, I replaced the MB and the PSU so the flickering DRAM light is very confusing, could this be a CPU problem? CPU was my last guess, but unless there is an AMD specific thing I don't know about, it seems this is the last option.
EDIT: I posted the wrong MB, the correct board is the Crosshair VIII not the VII.
GPU: EVGA RTX 3080
CPU: Ryzen 9 5950x 16 core 32 Thread
Motherboard: Asus x570 Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi)
BIOS Version: 4501 04/19/2023
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z Royal 3600 CL14 F4-3600C14D-32GTRG
PSU: Be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1000W BN644 Fully Modular
Case: Lian Li 011 Dynamic XL
Operating System & Version: WINDOWS 11 Pro
GPU Drivers: GEFORCE GAME READY DRIVER - WHQL Driver Version: 536.67
Description of Original Problem: I built the computer almost 3 years ago and it ran fine for 1.5 years and I have been slowly troubleshooting it ever since. It happens once every 2 or 3 days, sometimes sooner. The computer locks up, screen freezes but stays on, doesn't respond to power button and the PSU switch is the only way to reset it. The debug code sometimes stays AA and sometimes it changes to 00. The yellow DRAM led sometimes lights and sometimes doesn't, when it does it lights slowly from off to a weak light, almost like it has limited power, like a candle in the wind, flickering.
Troubleshooting: I have updated the BIOS, reset BIOS, reinstalled OS and all drivers, RMA'd everything but the CPU. Downclocking the RAM helps a bit but everything I researched says that it should work fine at the 3600 I paid for. Wondering if anyone has seen this before.
As said, I replaced the MB and the PSU so the flickering DRAM light is very confusing, could this be a CPU problem? CPU was my last guess, but unless there is an AMD specific thing I don't know about, it seems this is the last option.
EDIT: I posted the wrong MB, the correct board is the Crosshair VIII not the VII.
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