Ryzen 9 3900x with Asus ROG STRIX X570 and Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600 setup facing OS installation problems.
Ryzen 9 3900x with Asus ROG STRIX X570 and Corsair Force Series Gen.4 PCIe MP600 setup facing OS installation problems.
Hey there! It’s finally time to refresh my old workstation, so I put together a new setup. Here are the details: CPU – Ryzen 9 3900X, motherboard – Asus ROG STRIX x570-e, RAM – 4x16GB at 3200MHz, GPU – GTX 1070 (planning to upgrade to 2080Ti), storage – SATA SSD from my previous machine, PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD, power supply – 700W Chieftec Smart, and Windows 10 OS.
The problem I’m dealing with is this: when I tried to download the latest BIOS from ASUS, it kept showing a 404 error. But now it seems to work fine. I attempted to update again, and the download was still accessible via the online update tool in BIOS settings. I also tried installing Windows 10 from the Microsoft site, but kept hitting errors. Since that didn’t help, I considered switching to Ubuntu to test Blender on Linux. That worked surprisingly well – a real surprise!
However, I’m still stuck during the installation process, especially with Windows 10. I thought Ubuntu might be a good benchmark, but it’s not resolving the issue. I managed to run Ubuntu live from an installation media, but only after replacing my old M.2 SSD with a SATA drive. I even cloned a fresh Windows install image and it functioned perfectly – just needed to enter the new license key because the laptop was using an OEM license.
Anyone else have faced similar challenges? I’m a bit concerned about the PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSD, but I don’t have concrete proof to point fingers. Let me know!
And regarding your question, it’s unclear why the 6+2 PCIe label doesn’t match the 8-pin socket next to the CPU. The mismatch might be due to differences in connector types or pin configurations. You’ve tried extensions and adapters that didn’t work, which suggests the issue lies with the physical interface rather than software settings. Your concern about overheating is valid—using the correct connector helps maintain stable temperatures during rendering tasks.
The CPU's 8-pin port provides four power 4 grounds while the 8-pin GPU features 3x12V, three ground points, and two sense grounds. The physical layouts differ significantly. Your power supply must match an 8-pin CPU connector. Look for a 12V EPS extension for your CPU; PCI-E slots won't fit.
I can also use the SSD on this PC, but only with a cloned system image. The main issue is the OS installer isn’t working properly. I’m using the top-most M.2 NVMe slot. Since the SSD has a radiator on top that doesn’t match the motherboard’s pre-installed one, I didn’t remove the lower bit during installation.