Question Red light from the CPU and yellow by the DRAM on MSI motherboard yet POSTs
Question Red light from the CPU and yellow by the DRAM on MSI motherboard yet POSTs
The specs include 7600x, RTX 2070 Super, DDR5 G.Skill 16 gb ram (5200 mhz), MSI Pro A620M-E motherboard. Initially only a yellow light appeared, but after replacing the RAM it started showing a red light too. I'm concerned about possible bent pins on the motherboard causing these issues. I've also tried swapping the RAM slots twice and still faced the same errors. Random blue screens occur, and some games don't run. A common blue screen message is "irql not less or equal." Should I consider returning the motherboard?
Additionally, while operating the UE4 game, I encounter crashes displaying the message "Fatal error! Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0xffffffffffffffff."
Have you attempted using Memtest86+ on a bootable USB drive? Did you need to take out the CPU cooler when reinstalling the RAM?
The memory you bought is functioning at the advertised rate. You didn't need to adjust the speed settings in the BIOS for XMP or AMD's specific configuration.
I turned on XMP and was experiencing BSODs, but after disabling it I no longer see any bluescreens.
Regarding your other question, I didn't have to remove the CPU cooler.
I didn't run memtest, though I tried the Windows RAM diagnostic; I'm planning to try memtest next.
It makes sense that BSODs occur when XMP is automatically enabled. Occasionally it functions, other times it fails, requiring manual adjustments to enable overclocking properly. Consider lowering the CL (CLR) value—making it a larger number.