New installations occasionally remain unresponsive during startup, accompanied by a yellow indicator on the motherboard.
New installations occasionally remain unresponsive during startup, accompanied by a yellow indicator on the motherboard.
This issue is very sporadic; the PC functions normally otherwise. It's unclear where to begin troubleshooting. I ran MemTest86 for two hours and it completed without errors.
Build details:
i7 13700K
64GB Teamgroup T-Force Delta DDR5 6000Mhz
Gigabyte 3080 RTX
ASUS ROG STRIX Z790H Gaming Wifi
MSI MPG A1000G
The only remaining component from the previous build is the 3080. All other parts are brand new. This kind of problem used to occur once every six months, causing keyboard issues before. Now it happens regularly, affecting the keyboard, mouse, and monitors. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Turn off XMP memory overclocking at 6,000MT/s if active. It could improve stability. Consider swapping out the 3080 for the 13700K iGPU to avoid PCIe card issues. Check if you have 4x16GB DIMMs or 2x32GB—two DIMMs tend to be more reliable. Make sure the latest BIOS is installed.
Thank you for the reply! I also have XMP turned on with the first profile and 4x16GB storage. I experienced this issue before adding those extra sticks, though I installed the latest BIOS about two weeks ago. It seems to occur more often after updating Windows or when I frequently update the Windows Store. Not sure if that’s actually happening.
Two DIMMs tend to be more overclockable than four with XMP activated. Even with just two installed, it's not a certainty you'll reach 6,000MT/s under all conditions. Consider disabling XMP to test. I'm currently using 2x32GB DDR5 at 4,800MT/s on my 7950X for stability during video rendering, and my applications don't really gain from RAM overclocking.
I turned XMP off and it stalled once more after a restart. The DRAM light came back on. This time, one of the RAM sticks had an RGB color different from the others. It seems I might need to remove the first two sticks I installed, as this issue appears to be recurring from the start. I'll check if that resolves the problem.
If one of the RAM sticks is different, it might be the cause of the issue. You should aim for a complete set of four identical DIMMs, rather than two pairs or a mixed collection. Begin again using just two sticks from the same set in A2 and B2. Run MemTest86+. Only after receiving a clean result should you proceed with Windows testing. Good luck.
They look exactly the same. I bought them just a week apart after they went on sale. It's uncertain if one of the original units is experiencing issues, but it's possible. I'm considering a BIOS adjustment because my CPU fan is blocking two of the RAM slots.
Updated the process by removing the two original RAM modules and capturing a BIOS photo before and after. Under "Information" the memory speed changed from 3600MHz to 6000MHz once the first two sticks were taken out. Likely one of the original sticks was faulty.
Well, that didn't go very well. I kept restarting the system. When I manually turned off and then powered it back on through the BIOS under Information, the Memory reported (DDR5 4000MHz). After another reboot, it returned to 6000MHz. This happened with different memory sticks. Not sure what to do next.