Question new build crashes/bsod constantly, no idea how to diagnose the issue

[cursedmaddy]

my first build:
2x16gb corsair vengeance ddr5
aorus b650 elite ax
amd 7 7700x
asrock phantom gaming 7900xtx

i crash every time i boot up, and it's a gamble as to whether or not i'll even be able to use it; 90% of the time, if i get past login, i go unresponsive and bsod.

i thought it was a ram issue, as i had (mistakenly) installed 4 sticks of ddr5 before realizing that was causing problems, so i took them out, but i was still having crashes. i did a clean reinstall of windows and that seemed to fix a lot of the issues initially.

unfortunately, it's not any better now. i tried another clean reinstall, bios/cmos reset, checking my connections, windows memory test, and nothing raised any issues. my temps/memory usage aren't any sort of issue in the handful of times i've actually been able to use my system at all.

i have no idea how to diagnose whatever issue i'm having at all. it seems like any suggestions are all to reset cmos and do a memory test, so i don't know what to do from this point.

what do i need to do to figure out what's wrong with my build?

 

[boju]

So you bought two kits of 32GB sets? Could be the issue of mixing different sets, that can and does happen. Try just a single stick for now to rule that out. If it plays nice then try identify part number which ram was a set together and just use those. Update bios also.

Testing memory would be more accurate booting memtest64 as it's more thorough. Time consuming but more reliable than Windows diagnostic memory test.

What power supply and storage drive for Windows are you using?

 

[cursedmaddy]

So you bought two kits of 32GB sets? Could be the issue of mixing different sets, that can and does happen. Try just a single stick for now to rule that out. If it plays nice then try identify part number which ram was a set together and just use those. Update bios also.

Testing memory would be more accurate booting memtest64 as it's more thorough. Time consuming but more reliable than Windows diagnostic memory test.

What power supply and storage drive for Windows are you using?

yeah i initially bought 2 kits of 32(2x16) of the same ddr5 ram. but i found out having 4 sticks causes issues so i am only running 1 kit. i have the corsair rm1000x and western digital black 2tb ssd.

i think(?) i updated bios but i guess i'm not sure. i'm a total noob and i'm not sure how to check if i'm running the latest version.

i'll absolutely run the memtest, thanks. i figured it'd be more reliable. now i just have to figure out how, lol

 

[boju]

Unless ram was bought in the same packaging then they not the same, that's why i said to only use ram that was from the same packaging. It's 50/50 chance now getting the right pairing if can't identify which set belongs to which. Try a single stick to see if it is a pairing issue or not. It's the materials and IC chips that often change and Corsair isn't one to reliably be consistent. For ram, Gskill are leaps and bounds above, especially in QC.

There are youtube tutorials how to setup usb memtest.

 

[beyondlogic]

my first build:
2x16gb corsair vengeance ddr5
aorus b650 elite ax
amd 7 7700x
asrock phantom gaming 7900xtx

i crash every time i boot up, and it's a gamble as to whether or not i'll even be able to use it; 90% of the time, if i get past login, i go unresponsive and bsod.

i thought it was a ram issue, as i had (mistakenly) installed 4 sticks of ddr5 before realizing that was causing problems, so i took them out, but i was still having crashes. i did a clean reinstall of windows and that seemed to fix a lot of the issues initially.

unfortunately, it's not any better now. i tried another clean reinstall, bios/cmos reset, checking my connections, windows memory test, and nothing raised any issues. my temps/memory usage aren't any sort of issue in the handful of times i've actually been able to use my system at all.

i have no idea how to diagnose whatever issue i'm having at all. it seems like any suggestions are all to reset cmos and do a memory test, so i don't know what to do from this point.

what do i need to do to figure out what's wrong with my build?

ok not a disaster yet.

yes 1 kit of 4 are recomended.

Because you have multiple kits this may work. if not stick with only slots 2 and 4. and remove 1 and 3. if this fails,

the first kit must be in slots

2 and 4. this must be the exact pair your manual with the motherboard should tell you this.

you must let the motherboard train this memory first. dont panic if it doesnt turn on right away and it may restart once which is normal.

also make sure the bios is up to date i know some corsair ram requires a bios update to function on some motherboard vendors.