F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop PC experiences frequent freezes immediately after power-on, regardless of the operating system installed!

PC experiences frequent freezes immediately after power-on, regardless of the operating system installed!

PC experiences frequent freezes immediately after power-on, regardless of the operating system installed!

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TheMineSeven
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06-13-2022, 05:18 AM
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I would get the SKU / part # for your RAM and check it against MSI's QVL list for this board first thing. It would appear that you can't just throw whatever RAM into whatever board anymore. My 5900X build experienced stupiditis almost from day one, took me four months of annoying POST failures, twelve partial disassemblies and RMA'ing an apparently perfectly good board before I figured out the RAM I used is not on their QVL list and is probably the issue. Took about four months for the RAM to really start acting stupid, and one DIMM died in another machine while the board was being RMA'd, the second is just about there there, it seems. Waiting for QVL-spec parts to reassemble now. Edited August 9, 2022 by An0maly_76 Revised, more info
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TheMineSeven
06-13-2022, 05:18 AM #1

I would get the SKU / part # for your RAM and check it against MSI's QVL list for this board first thing. It would appear that you can't just throw whatever RAM into whatever board anymore. My 5900X build experienced stupiditis almost from day one, took me four months of annoying POST failures, twelve partial disassemblies and RMA'ing an apparently perfectly good board before I figured out the RAM I used is not on their QVL list and is probably the issue. Took about four months for the RAM to really start acting stupid, and one DIMM died in another machine while the board was being RMA'd, the second is just about there there, it seems. Waiting for QVL-spec parts to reassemble now. Edited August 9, 2022 by An0maly_76 Revised, more info

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Neidro
Senior Member
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06-13-2022, 05:18 AM
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Thanks for the reply! I'm trying to use that QVL list now, but it's running a bit slow. That sounds strange if it's due to memory issues. For me, I've had this board and RAM together already and feel the board is ready. I haven't changed any hardware recently except cleaning up my PC and stuff. At Bestbuy I was wondering if I should pick up a motherboard unless someone suggests another option. I'll also look at the RAM list. Plus, I want to make sure my USB flash drive is still working and check if my brother will let me use his 16GB RAM to test the new motherboard before I open it up. I hope the motherboard is available at Bestbuy. Any other suggestions would be appreciated!
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Neidro
06-13-2022, 05:18 AM #2

Thanks for the reply! I'm trying to use that QVL list now, but it's running a bit slow. That sounds strange if it's due to memory issues. For me, I've had this board and RAM together already and feel the board is ready. I haven't changed any hardware recently except cleaning up my PC and stuff. At Bestbuy I was wondering if I should pick up a motherboard unless someone suggests another option. I'll also look at the RAM list. Plus, I want to make sure my USB flash drive is still working and check if my brother will let me use his 16GB RAM to test the new motherboard before I open it up. I hope the motherboard is available at Bestbuy. Any other suggestions would be appreciated!

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xPytheas
Junior Member
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06-13-2022, 05:18 AM
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Simplest approach, adjust the display limit to 50, tap the Vendor row for alphabetical order and Corsair will begin on page 3. From there, hold CTRL while pressing F to open a search field for the page. Enter your RAM's SKU or part number into it. If it doesn't appear, scroll down and repeat until you find all Corsair options. If not, it's likely the RAM isn't fully compatible. In that case, pick a replacement from the list to guarantee compatibility. I learned this the hard way. RAMs and boards work like a jigsaw puzzle, which is frustrating. The best part is both DIMMs you tried worked in that machine, both solo and tandem. Let me know and we'll confirm together. Edited August 9, 2022 by An0maly_76 Updated with more details
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xPytheas
06-13-2022, 05:18 AM #3

Simplest approach, adjust the display limit to 50, tap the Vendor row for alphabetical order and Corsair will begin on page 3. From there, hold CTRL while pressing F to open a search field for the page. Enter your RAM's SKU or part number into it. If it doesn't appear, scroll down and repeat until you find all Corsair options. If not, it's likely the RAM isn't fully compatible. In that case, pick a replacement from the list to guarantee compatibility. I learned this the hard way. RAMs and boards work like a jigsaw puzzle, which is frustrating. The best part is both DIMMs you tried worked in that machine, both solo and tandem. Let me know and we'll confirm together. Edited August 9, 2022 by An0maly_76 Updated with more details