New system (X570 3900X) can't install Windows - BSOD

[AndreasNGA]

I just finished upgrading my old computer (CPU or mobo died) to a new Ryzen system.

 

Problem: Everytime I boot from USB to install Windows I get a BSOD. Somtimes it's right away, somtimes I get the install menu for like 15s before the BSOD. I have attached a dump which shows the different error codes I am getting on the BSODs.

 

Main specs:

Asrock x570 Taichi

AMD Ryzen 3900X

Hyper X Fury 4X8GB DDR4 @2666MHz

Gigabyte GTX 1080Ti

 

All the components worked on the previous system (Asus X99-A with 5820K). With that system I got a BSOD about a week ago, restarted the machine and it wouldnt post. It showed postcode 00 and the fans were turning, but no ouptput from the graphics card. I therefore assumed that the CPU and/or the MOBO was dead. I had been running the CPU @4.4GHz for four years, so I guess that might have shortened the lifespan.

 

Now with the same system except new CPU and MOBO I can enter the BIOS (updated it too, just in case), see all my devices (the RAM somtimes doesn't show up on the main page, but I can see details on the other BIOS tabs) and everything seems to work except install windows. 

 

Any suggestions?

 

Let me know if you need more information.

[homeap5]

Try to boot your old installation. For testing.

 

And bsod mostly means hardware problem, especially if you want to install new system.

[IrishJ]

Try testing other ram or gpu (if they are from the old system).

 

Also try a BIOS update, to the newest version.
 

[boggy77]

try with just 2 sticks of ram, in slots 2 and 4

[AndreasNGA]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, as stated in the post, I have updated the BIOS. I am unable to boot to the old installations (I have two drives with separate windows installs on it). I read somewhere that if you change your motherboard then you won't be able to boot from an old install and must install windows from scratch. Is this true? When I choose to boot from Windows boot manager, I see the option to choose which install, but quickly it goes to a BSOD.

 

I have tried with 1, 2 and 4 ram sticks in different slots. No difference.

[IrishJ]

Ah, did you change to legacy boot when tryring to boot from the old installation?

With Windows 10 you can normally use the old installation, I still prefer a fresh installation though.

[AndreasNGA]

14 minutes ago, IrishJ said:

Ah, did you change to legacy boot when tryring to boot from the old installation?

With Windows 10 you can normally use the old installation, I still prefer a fresh installation though.

I'm not quite sure how to do this. I can find a CSM setting (don't know if that has anything to do with it) and I think when I choose the boot manager (shown in the attached picture) it supports legacy, but I don't know a lot about this so I might be wrong.

[IrishJ]

You have to change it in the UEFI settings, it is most commonly found under "boot" setting.

[AndreasNGA]

Hmm, I'm still not sure where to find it. I've attached screenshots of the boot and CSM menus:

[homeap5]

Plug only drive with old system, not any other drives, and boot.

 

[AndreasNGA]

I have tried all the above. I got the store to send me a compatible Athlon CPU which wouldn't even POST. I talked to the store and have sent them back the motherboard and CPU. It seems like it's the motherboard. I'll let you know the verdict

[AndreasNGA]

A little update, the technician currently working with the motherboard and CPU said that they were fine. I will try and test my GPU, RAM and M.2 SSD in a friend's system. Other than that I guess it could only be a faulty PSU (it's a EVGA Supernova 850 G2), any ideas if that's likely?

[AndreasNGA]

Another update here, I don't know if this is interesting to anyone but me, but here goes:

 

I have tested RAM, SDD and GPU in a friendss system, and I have tested that friend's in my case, just to rule out the power supply. All worked fine. At last I sent in the entire computer to the retailer to have them figure it out (they've been really helpful all the time).

 

Got a response from the retailer sying it looks to be the RAM that's causing the issue. It seems the memory works in my friends system but makes mine unstable. The memory is HyperX Fury 2666MHz so it should work.

 

They'll test the memory in some other systems to be sure. I guess it might be time for a memory upgrade :P

[AndreasNGA]

Final update. The problem turned out to be the RAM. It only works in 2400MHz or lower with the x570 Chipset, in other chpisets it works fine in 2666MHz.