First of all: please don’t panic without good reason, because this is definitely not clickbait! But I’m going to show you today, based on an incident I experienced myself, how quickly you can panic and how an avalanche can start with a little carelessness when posting on social media. I recently had serious problems with my newly built main system, which I mainly use for my daily work (writing articles). The system consists of the following components:
- ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- AMD Radeon RX 7600
- Crucial Pro DDR5 RAM Kit (2x16GB) 6000MHz CL36
- Corsair SF Series SF1000 SFX power supply
While everything worked fine for 2-3 months, the system suddenly refused to boot. It would just hang – the power LED would light up but it wouldn’t boot, and of course there was no video signal. I had to perform several power cycles (holding down the power button until the system went off, then pressing it again to restart it) to force it to boot up. At first I thought something was wrong with the motherboard, so I contacted ASRock to have them send me a new one since I had just recently purchased the B650I. Thankfully they did, and after another problematic boot attempt this morning, I decided to replace the motherboard. And this is what I found out:
Let’s take another look at this in large:
There is a clear mark on the processor, but it was easily removed with some isopropyl alcohol and a cloth. It was so easy to remove that I wonder if it really is a burn mark and if it was actually the reason for the failed boot attempts. I also examined the socket of the mainboard closely and found no traces there. Thanks to my friend Igor, here is the schematic of the socket. I have marked where the mark was found.
Anyway, I replaced the motherboard with a B850I Lightning WiFi – only to find that the problem persisted and was now even worse! My next thought was to replace the CPU, but before I did that I decided to swap the RAM for an identical kit I had lying around. And guess what? The boot problem was gone – at least so far! And with the exact same BIOS settings.
A few comments:
- I’m a little worried about the marking on the CPU, but the fact that the motherboard socket is intact is a good sign.
- I wonder why the first RAM kit worked for a while and then suddenly stopped working. When I replaced it with an identical one, the problem seemed to be solved (at least for now).
- The B650I mainboard was fine. It was not the problem.
- I didn’t notice any noticeable performance differences with the B850I motherboard. Since I haven’t done any benchmarks, I can’t say for sure, but for everyday use, which is crucial for me, there are no differences.
- I have spoken to a few people in the industry who have advised me that Micron chips can cause compatibility issues and that it is better to use RAM with Hynix ICs.
- And please: never post your panicked frustration on social networks the first time a bug occurs, no one can catch it again🙂
Source: Crmaris via HWBusters via
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