Changed coolers and increased RAM.
Changed coolers and increased RAM.
Hey Everyone,
I recently switched from the Noctua NH-D15S to the H170i elite capellix liquid cooler and increased my RAM from 16GB to 64GB. I'm running a Gigabyte x470 Aorus ultra Gaming ATX motherboard with a Ryzen 7 2700X CPU and a GTX 1070 GPU. After the change, I removed the battery, thinking it would reset the clock speed. When everything came back online, the BIOS reported a reset but the clock speed still reads 4.2. I’m unsure if that’s the default setting or not—I might have been expecting 3.7. Now I’m experiencing crashes in Dying Light 2 after about two minutes of playtime. I’m not familiar with overclocking, but the game worked perfectly before any adjustments. What might be causing this issue? Could you share some BIOS screenshots? Which pages should I check?
The issue was resolved by disabling XMP for profile 1 in BIOS, which allowed the game to run properly.
Combining ram kits often yields inconsistent results.
Consider testing with a single kit active.
Alternatively, a thorough reset might be necessary to properly initialize the new memory.
3.7GHz refers to the "base clock speed" for a Ryzen 2700X. The motherboard BIOS can automatically increase one or two CPU cores up to 4.3GHz when the workload is lightly threaded. It may also lower the CPU clock speed, potentially down to 800MHz during idle states. This adjustment isn't related to manually overclocking the processor, which involves modifying the BIOS to exceed AMD's standard configurations. In summary, frequent fluctuations between 800MHz and 4.3GHz are typical for a 2700X.
I didn't talk about the RAM before, sorry about that. I got two sets of the CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) 3600MHz CL18-22-22-42 at 1.35V. And now that you bring it up, I installed them one after another in the DIMM slots rather than alternating. I'll swap the two middle ones. That should fix it.
Well now I have no PC, When I first put it together it didn't boot right up either. All I did then was unplug the two power spots on the mobo and plug them back in and it booted up. Feels like there's a somewhere I dunno. This time all I did was switch the two middle RAMS and now I have no power. I cannot get it to power on no matter what. I dunno what to do. The only thing I can think is to try and get a new PSU. This one's an 850 watt. What would you guys recommend I get?
The four LEDs located above the front panel connector on the right edge of the motherboard illuminate when attempting a boot.