Determine which part needs replacement by checking your PC's symptoms and performance issues.
Determine which part needs replacement by checking your PC's symptoms and performance issues.
Hello. I've noticed some unusual occurrences on my PC over the past few weeks. So far, my initial checks point toward a hardware issue. But the main concern is figuring out which component is faulty. **Here are the details:**
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700x3d (new this year)
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix x570-f gaming (used since early 2020)
- Graphics card: AMD XFX Radeon RX 6800 XT SWFT 319 CORE (since 2023)
- RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200MHz 4x8 GB (since 2018)
- Power supply: Corsair TX650M, 650W (since 2018)
- Storage: WD Black SN750 500GB M.2 SSD (2019)
I recommend setting up a dual boot on a different drive. In BIOS adjust Armoury Crate settings (remove it if needed). On Windows, use the Armoury Crate Uninstall Tool from ASUS support: https://www.asus.com/supportonly/armoury crate/helpdesk_download/. With your 4 sticks of 3200mhz RAM, consider disabling DOCP (XMP) in BIOS and setting it to auto for testing. If PBO is enabled, run it in auto mode. You may also reset CMOS and let everything auto-start.
the problem is linked to dual booting on one disk, something that needs fixing but I faced similar issues before. it works when both OSes are installed without extra drives and you set the BIOS boot priority. based on my experience, fixing Windows with Linux dual boot can be tricky—it’s often a frustrating process. from what I know, sometimes pressing the power button after a while resolves the issue, though it might not work for Windows too, possibly due to processes getting stuck. i’ve used ARCH for over four months without any of this happening. occasionally a process hangs, but it seems snapper might be handling snapshots. the PSU might be aging and failing, which could cause similar problems. since you boot into Linux instead of Windows, it may point to a BIOS setting issue. check the motherboard manual for LED indicators during troubleshooting—they can provide useful clues.
I should have noted that the network problem began when Windows was the sole operating system before I set up a dual-boot configuration. The only reason I chose dual boot was for troubleshooting this issue. I don’t plan to maintain the dual-boot setup. No, I wasn’t specific enough—Linux is the default in the grub menu, and I got sidetracked by other tasks. I’m fairly certain the disks are okay.
It seems the motherboard is probably the main suspect. You mentioned updating the BIOS, but didn’t try default settings either. Swapping out the battery might help—remembered some strange sounds on boot and pressing F1 to keep the screen active when nothing changed. After replacing the battery, those issues vanished. I checked the battery and it wasn’t providing enough voltage. If you want to be sure, getting another power supply unit could be the simplest next step.