Hi everyone, first message here but I have been reading for a while in preparation for my first PC build! Thanks for all the good advices.
So I just finished my first PC build, and was happy that everything was working fine. For around two days, everything was A-OK. Now after two days, suddenly, it really has a problem booting. I have a GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC and it has four red LED for problems with cpu, DRAM, VGA or boot. Now on startup, most of the time the cpu light gets on immediately and only the GPU fans spins (no POST). But sometimes, other things happens. Once in the last few hours, it did POST and boot to windows but shut down after a minute or two with the DRAM light on. Or sometimes some of the four red LED flickers and end up on the DRAM or VGA. That kind of stuff...
Things I have tried:
It seems that if I left the system off for a couple minutes, or hours, it is less instable when I turn it back on. Or at least, it is not the CPU light that gets on. It seems that the longuer I leave it powered off, the better it gets. I have read stuff about static charging up? The weather is kind of humid, could it be that and if yes what can I do? Or is it something else completely? Any help solving this problem would be greatly appreciated . Again, I remind you that the system was working OK and the instability and failure to boot started without touching any components.
My full system spec:
So I just finished my first PC build, and was happy that everything was working fine. For around two days, everything was A-OK. Now after two days, suddenly, it really has a problem booting. I have a GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC and it has four red LED for problems with cpu, DRAM, VGA or boot. Now on startup, most of the time the cpu light gets on immediately and only the GPU fans spins (no POST). But sometimes, other things happens. Once in the last few hours, it did POST and boot to windows but shut down after a minute or two with the DRAM light on. Or sometimes some of the four red LED flickers and end up on the DRAM or VGA. That kind of stuff...
Things I have tried:
- Checking my Power Supply. I do own a multimeter and know a bit about electronics. I checked the voltage on my PSU connectors (CPU, 24pin, PCI) and there were all within the acceptable range.
- Changing DRAM slots (tested all of them)
- Booting without GPU
- Clearing CMOS
- Removing and replacing the CPU with new thermal paste
- Disconnecting all fans but CPU cooler before booting
It seems that if I left the system off for a couple minutes, or hours, it is less instable when I turn it back on. Or at least, it is not the CPU light that gets on. It seems that the longuer I leave it powered off, the better it gets. I have read stuff about static charging up? The weather is kind of humid, could it be that and if yes what can I do? Or is it something else completely? Any help solving this problem would be greatly appreciated . Again, I remind you that the system was working OK and the instability and failure to boot started without touching any components.
My full system spec:
- GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Stock Wraith Cooler
- G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (x1, just a single stick)
- EVGA 500W 100-W1-0500-KR 80+
- ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
- WD BLACK SN750 NVMe M.2 2280 500GB
- A couple of pwm RGB fans
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