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Hi guys! Thank you for the help everyone! The update did the trick, I'm so relieved....... Now I'm trying to understand how to get my windows hahaha... buy it with hundreds of dollars or maybe download from their website the free one and use it without a cdeky... or other solutions...... I'm open for tips but in general we solved the main problem for this thread

Yes I will do that, that's what I was saying before that at the moment this seems to me like the only solution... I ordered a simple flashdrive, it was supposed to get here last weekend but it didnt.............. amazon prime, come on guys..... but I'm glad you guys are saying the same so it gives me some hopes, I'll get a usb and install the update and will let you know what's happening . there are 2 pages to download either a CPU support : https://rog.asus.com/ca-en/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-wi-fi-model/helpdesk_cpu or something that looks like a BIOS update: https://rog.asus.com/ca-en/motherboards/rog-strix/rog-strix-b550-f-gaming-wi-fi-model/helpdesk_download which one is the right one to download and transfer to the flashdrive? Thanks !

well.... what does that mean?

AMD Ryzen 9 5900x

so here goes... I used another keyboard, a simple one, and tried the different usb ports - didn't work I cleared the CMOS and removed completely the battery - didn't work I also tried to change the monitor cable from HDMI to DVI because I heard it worked for some people.. for some strange reason - didn't work something else I noticed, there were led indicators (Q-LEDs) on the motherboard that were lit constantly - BOOT (yellow green) and the DRAM (yellow) the boot didn't surprised me much, considering my issue... but now I wanted to check the DRAM so I experimented by removing and putting back the different RAM cards, M.2 and even the GPU. I have two RAM cards, G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) Ripjaws V Series DDR4 3200MHz F4-3200C16D-32GVK one in B2 slot the other one is in A2 slot. I found that when I switch between the places of the RAM cards (so that the card that was in A2 is now in B2 and vice versa) my computer didn't even show an image on the monitor, and the power button wasn't turning it off. Took me a long while to understand that it's somehow connected to the placement of the RAM cards... no idea what's going on... The BOOT and DRAM indication lights are still on. I'm thinking to get the new BIOS update on a usb key and to plug it into the BIOS flashback port, just in case... maybe that will change something I feel lost at this point, any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading everything I wrote

Hi, motherboard : ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (wi-fI) keyboard (cause I think it might be the problem... but who knows) : RAZER Blackwidow Elit I finished building up my first PC, I did everything after a lot of research, care and gentleness (lol) first thing I did after I was done with the build is to connect a monitor and see that it's alive and everything is good, so I wanted to at least see that I can get to the BIOS. The thing is that the screen comes up with the logo and the sentence at the bottom of the screen that says I need to hit the delete or F2 keys in order to get to the BIOS.... but nothing is happening when I press said keys ! Also, not sure if this is an issue or not, there was no sound of boot coming out from the PC , now I'm not sure if that's ok or not, because the screen I described is the only thing I've seen on my monitor after switching it on. (also no speakers were connected but I don't think that the sound comes from speakers anyways... just thought to say this at any case...) - I DID NOT insert a USB to update the BIOS yet, I think maybe I should do it after many failed attempts to get to the BIOS... - I DID NOT install Windows I hope I wrote here everything I could to make my situation clear. Please help, I'm so close to finish this (few months) process of research, buy, build, buy an overcharged 3070 gpu... so close... Cheers

Oh! I see! Thank you for clarifying that

Hi, So this is my first time to build my own PC. I have a question about the connections of the Noctua fans and the fan control at the front of the P400A (non RGB) case. I want to be able to control the fan speed with that fan control button, I disassembled the front fan that came with the case, it has a 3 pin cable that connects to that fan control, after installing the 2 Noctua fans on the front I found myself a bit confused to how they're supposed to be connected to the fan control? The Noctua fans have 4 pin connectors while the cable that is coming out from the front of the case has 3... and by my understanding these fans need to be connected to the motherboard to the 4 headers... I hope I was clear enough explaining my confusion Appreciate any help ! Thanks !

Thank you @boggy77 ! I have few questions if you don't mind.. - For the CPU cooler, the height is 160mm while the case's clearance is 160mm as well, I initially took the Noctua NH-U12A just because I saw some reviews but then realized that its height is 158mm and wasn't sure if that would actually fit or not. - I see that the motherboard you entered here doesn't have a wifi built in, do you recommend any USB wifi adapter by any chance? - I'm curious to know about your decision for the different settings of the storage drives, In the build I chose I was thinking to dedicate a separate SSD for windows and programs that's why I separated it the way I did. Maybe it wasn't as smart as I thought ? Thanks for the suggestions! really appreciate it

maybe... I'm pretty locked on this GPU haha... but besides that all looks good?

Budget (including currency): until around 2000$CAD (already ordered the monitor, not sure that I'm including it in the budget for the PC) Country: Montreal, Canada Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Battlefront, Squadron, Witcher 3, profressional animation in Maya, focusing on a good airflow Hi! I'm sort of new here, this is the first time Im going to build my own PC from scratch. I already selected different parts and did a whole lot of research about so many things. I was thinking to share with you the build and see if there are any suggestions about whatever you might think of, compatibilities, prices, better conpanies etc... https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rtmP68 I'm planning to get the Zen3 9500x cpu (it's not there in the list yet of course). Also, I'm living in Canada Montreal and I was wondering if there are any places you might know that offer lower prices (or less taxes) that I can check out... Besides the obvious amazon/newegg option. I know that there are now many deals, black Friday sales or what not... Also I found out today on newegg that I can buy a cheaper RAM from a different company (like 20$ cheaper) and it got me thinking if it's worth it or not to start look it up for all the different parts.. Ah.. many questions Honestly I'll appreciate any suggestion you think is best, I just want to start ordering stuff but I want to be smart about it haha.. Thanks! Cheers!