No response needed, just a quick test. Two short beeps, then silence. Still no luck—any suggestions?
No response needed, just a quick test. Two short beeps, then silence. Still no luck—any suggestions?
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Where to begin? I just shared everything I could. By the way, all the components listed in my signature are included. Over the past two decades, I’ve assembled around ten PCs, and this one is brand new—especially with today’s technology, I’m feeling quite uncertain. I started about a week ago; everything except the case was brand new. Surprisingly, it functioned perfectly on the first try, reached BIOS, watched some tutorials, cleared it, and then installed the latest version I downloaded beforehand. I didn’t attempt any overclocking and moved on to installing Windows, which went smoothly as well. I set up the chipset, drivers, and other settings. Spent a day running tests and keeping an eye on performance. Temperatures were great, speeds impressive, and power felt solid. I played several games, and compared to my previous machine, it made a huge difference. For most of the week, I had no problems and didn’t make any changes. While playing *Spider-Man: Miles Morales* (over 30 hours already), the game would freeze, but my PC remained stable. I closed it via Task Manager, restarted, tried a few adjustments, then everything worked again for a while before it crashed once more—this time it was concerning and I considered uninstalling it. After checking the manual, I found a debug LED code screen in MOBO, but it was hidden in a hard-to-reach spot. I searched through various codes (A1, B4, D6, numbers 20s–50s) without success. I also noticed the onboard LEDs: red for CPU, white VGA for 4–8 seconds, then a green light at the end—then everything stopped. Swapping to an older GPU helped confirm it was MOBO-related, not the GPU itself. Trying different RAM sticks didn’t help either. I used a new PSU (Gamemax 1050w RGB ATX12V), which arrived yesterday after a backorder. I thought it might be the issue, so I ordered another one the same day. After rebuilding everything again, I still got the same beeps. I spent the night swapping parts and testing repeatedly. I tried four RAM sticks, two GPUs, NVMe drives, SSDs, and even removed the GPU entirely. Clearing CMOS didn’t resolve anything. I’m confused—how could this happen with a new MOBO? I’m worried and panicking. I’d really appreciate any guidance or help from more experienced people. Please let me know if you can assist. I’m here all day, willing to try anything except risking everything. If you think it’ll help… I’m counting on you. ~Aaron Board: MSI MAG X570S Carbon Max WIFI / x2 BIOS: Not sure tbh VGA: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 OC // (Spare/old) EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000w, ATX 3.0, PSIe Gen5 12VHPWR, +12 RailPS-TPD-1000FNFAGU-4 CPU: AMD, Ryzen 7 5800x, 8 core 16 thread MEM: 2x16GB, 3600MHz Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO SL // (Spare/old) 2x8 3200MHz Same SSD: Samsung 980 PRO 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2d + Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB COOLER: MasterLiquid ML240L V2 RGB OS: Windows 10 64bit Pro**
It’s strange getting these errors even though everything looks normal. The system boots fine with two GPUs and two CPUs, but the beeps don’t match what you expect. I just finished putting together my old components and everything works perfectly now. Windows is installed, so I’m planning to test each RAM stick for stability. I’m considering swapping the new PSU into my old PC or moving it to the new build with the 4090, since I want to see how it performs. Any advice would be appreciated!
I've managed to install the old CPU with the 4090 and two sticks, and after a week it started booting up to Windows. It didn't show the BIOS menu and took about 30-40 seconds to power on. I'm unsure what to do next. I plan to check the fans and other components, but if you have any tips on resetting the BIOS or anything else, please share. If you need details or photos, let me know. I'd like to understand what happened and possibly assist someone else. Just avoid using a faulty PSU—it won't help!
I gathered everything and tested it, but the beeps kept coming. I switched from DP to HDMI and it fixed the issue. While resetting my Windows password, I took a break and came back to a blank screen—though the mouse cursor stayed active strangely. After restarting, everything worked again, but I’m hesitant and unsure what to do next. Should I check the BIOS, drivers, firmware, or try some tests? Any advice would be really helpful. Thanks!
Also, in the BIOS settings it lists RAM as 2166 MB while it should be 3600 MB. Someone suggested adjusting it in the XAMP profile, but that didn’t work. What would you like to try next?
Adjust RAM frequency while keeping CAS settings unchanged; leave everything set to auto and let it restart. Fine-tune BIOS according to your preferences—erase what you can with a clean CMOS. As Linus suggests, boosting RAM by 50% could improve game performance by about 5%. I tested this on an old machine and saw a noticeable gain. After BIOS tweaks, focus on optimizing Windows and GPU drivers. Your task is underway. Also, set up restore points—they’re useful. Disable Auto Updates; most people overlook this step.