I built my first gaming PC in April this year and for the first few months everything was running fine. I turned on the XMP profile for my RAM to run at 3200mhz instead of 2133mhz and "Game Boost" for an automatic CPU overclock. I then had an issue with the RAM and had to get it replaced by Corsair. I got the replacement and everything was fine again, using XMP and Game boost. Recently, I've been having issues where my PC will occasionally not post. I can use it for a long gaming session without issue, turn it off and come back to it an hour later for it not to post. I am not 100% sure of the root cause of this issue, but since I plugged the PSU directly into the wall socket and don't have any overclock it has booted more consistently. I decided to try activating the XMP profile again for my RAM and it didn't post afterwards. I also tried the "Memroy try It!" function to get it to run at 3200 (no go) and then 3000 (also didn't work).
My motherboard has a second CPU power socket that, according to the manual, is for "exrtreme overlockers" so I never used it, I don't even think I have a 4-pin cable for it. I'm thinking that maybe it is a power issue using just the one CPU cable?
I am curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if so, what can be done about it? I'm not a heavy user, but I bought 3200mhz RAM and would like to be able to run it at that speed.
My System:
MB: MSI MPG z390 gaming pro carbon
CPU: i5 9600k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200mhz
PSU: Corsair RM1000i
GPU: MSI 1660ti Armor OC 6G
Thanks in advance for the help!
My motherboard has a second CPU power socket that, according to the manual, is for "exrtreme overlockers" so I never used it, I don't even think I have a 4-pin cable for it. I'm thinking that maybe it is a power issue using just the one CPU cable?
I am curious if anyone else has had this issue, and if so, what can be done about it? I'm not a heavy user, but I bought 3200mhz RAM and would like to be able to run it at that speed.
My System:
MB: MSI MPG z390 gaming pro carbon
CPU: i5 9600k
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200mhz
PSU: Corsair RM1000i
GPU: MSI 1660ti Armor OC 6G
Thanks in advance for the help!