The Specs:
Asus x570 Tuf Gaming Plus WiFi
AMD Ryzen 3700x > 5800x
EVGA GTX 970>Asus 3080 Tuf Gaming
4x8gb CL16 3600 Ballistix
ROG Strix LC 360 RGB
Seasonic Focus GX-750
Fractal Meshify s2
The Story:
My fiancé bought me a new monitor (aw3420dw) )for my birthday! My old FX-8350 & gtx 970 couldn’t really push 5 million pixels in a satisfactory manor... so after many years I decided to finally build a new tower.
Due to scarcity of parts, my first configuration of this system used a last gen 3700x and my old GPU, a GTX 970. It worked well enough, but when I lucked out on a 3080 I replaced the old card. I eventually found a 5800x and picked it up even though it was a 5900x that I was looking for. Beggars can’t be choosers.
In either case... thats when my problems began.
The Problem:
When I found the processor, I had to pick up a cooling solution as well since they don’t come with a cooler these days. I grabbed an Asus ROG Strix LC 360 RGB. A bit overkill, but it worked with Aura sync and it made me happy. So cool.
Got it home. Got it installed. System posted. Configured system. Booted to windows. All good so far. I ran a few benchmarks in 3dMark. It was at this time I noticed the first issue. A few of the benchmarks crashed... but the score was a big improvement over the 3700x and the 3080 was holding steady so I didn’t think anything of it. (Screenshot attached)
Then I shut the system down to clean up the cable management and I found that when I plugged it back in it wouldn’t boot. Other than setting up the memory in D.O.C.P., I’ve performed no overclocking on the system.
Workarounds and Observations:
1. If I reset the CMOS, the system will boot
2. The system will boot reliably unless I enable D.O.C.P. and disconnect all power to the system
3. The system will boot reliably at all times if I do not setup D.O.C.P.
4. With the 3700x, I was able to run the memory reliably at 3600Mhz via D.O.C.P.
And now the weird ones...
5. After installing the AIO and the 5800x the RGB on the motherboard and AIO remained on even when the PC is off which is a new behavior
6. After shutting the system down if I short the clear CMOS jumper, the RGB in the fans comes on (video attached)
What I’ve Tried:
1. This sounded like a short.... so I rewired the system. Twice.
2. I pulled the system out of the case and the behavior persisted even when it was running on top of the motherboard box
Plea For Help:
I’m not one to give up easily or ask for help... but I’m asking for help. While I did some pretty extensive searches and climbed down several rabbit holes, I couldn’t find anyone who had quite the issue I’m seeing... but if anyone could offer some helpful suggestions or point me to a post that might help, I’d be grateful.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.
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