I built a new computer. I'm technically competent but this is still my first desktop, and I mostly don't have spares for testing. I'm running Linux.
Possibilities that occured to me:
Possibilities 2-4 all seem plausible.
Possibility 5 seems unlikely. I don't believe my AIO, SSD or HDD would cause possibility 5, and my GPU is a stopgap old Quadro 2000.
Any suggestions for what's the most likely problem? I'm happy to test things.
- My computer is unstable with the RAM starting at ~3300 MT/s. Below 3200 MT/s it is stable. I am using DDR4 3600 memory.
- prime95 on mixed mode almost instantly fails when using unstable settings, but does not fail on the Small/Smallest FFTs modes that fit in caches.
- My power supply makes a quiet buzzing sound at low power use. This buzzing sound also appears like-for-like through my USB audio interface, and I can hear it very audibly in my speakers. (It's the sort of high pitched coil whine you might recognize from old computers when you moved the mouse.)
Possibilities that occured to me:
- The motherboard has a signal grounding issue of some sort.
- The motherboard traces to the DRAM are damaged, and observation 3 is unrelated.
- The CPU has a faulty memory controller, and observation 3 is unrelated.
- My power supply is broken, and not supplying properly isolated/smooth current.
- Another component is producing weird frequencies and this is messing with signal integrity.
Possibilities 2-4 all seem plausible.
Possibility 5 seems unlikely. I don't believe my AIO, SSD or HDD would cause possibility 5, and my GPU is a stopgap old Quadro 2000.
Any suggestions for what's the most likely problem? I'm happy to test things.
CPU: Ryzen 9 5900X
DRAM: Kingston FURY Renegade, 2x16 GB, DDR4 3200 CL16
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x, 1000 Watts
AIO: Kraken X63
Case: Fractal Torrent
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro 2000 (2010 Fermi GPU, 62 W)
Audio: evo 4 + JBL LSR305
DRAM: Kingston FURY Renegade, 2x16 GB, DDR4 3200 CL16
Motherboard: MSI B550-A PRO
Power Supply: Corsair RM1000x, 1000 Watts
AIO: Kraken X63
Case: Fractal Torrent
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro 2000 (2010 Fermi GPU, 62 W)
Audio: evo 4 + JBL LSR305
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