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My first PC build has.. problems..

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I5-12400 with a Radeon 6700 on a gigabyte b660m ds3h ddr4 matx mobo.. I have had nothing but issues.. random blue screens of memory management and watchdog stopcodes but checked compatibility and memory.. both are fine. Games randomly crashing.. PC won't shut down (periphs shut off but fans are still going). I've reinstalled windows, I've updated all of the drivers, I'm out of ideas. Any info is appreciated. 

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Have you updated the BIOS on your motherboard yet?

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9 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Have you updated the BIOS on your motherboard yet?

I have. I updated via the gigabyte app installer then tried to restart the PC.. the fans kept going but the periphs shut off.. I power cycled and tried to shut the PC down after looking into win 11 and the same thing happened..

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12 minutes ago, Jon-Slow said:

Give us your full system spec. remove all overclocking, update your bios and reset to default settings.

No overclocking.. and the full spec list is in the post.. the only thing I left out with the 650 watt 80+ gold psu

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5 hours ago, Josiah3123 said:

No overclocking.. and the full spec list is in the post.. the only thing I left out with the 650 watt 80+ gold psu

 

just as standard practice it's better to list everything you have including your storage devices, cooler, brand and models of different parts, OS version( fresh install or old OS transfer),...

 

Most of the times, bluescreens and watchdog crashes are related to any sort of overclocking, memory compatibility, power management. Make sure to revert any changes you may have made to your graphics card through any software as well. What you've explained is very broad and not easy to pin down so you'll have to isolate the issue.

 

Things you can try are:

 

Downclock your CPU, after that if you still crash try testing with one stick of ram. Find a test that would always crash your PC and do stability checks.

 

Turn off XMP if you have it on, and test

 

A fresh install of windows, plain from Microsoft's download center or Rufus. No bloatware( including from any of your manifacturers), no utility software, no anti virus... just your drivers and nothing else( except for games and stability test software)., and test

 

 

Check your CPU cooler and make sure to redo it just in case it is not seated correctly, monitor your temps before and after.

 

If all of that failed, look for similar parts from friends and family to swap and do stability tests. Also, not a big deal but don't use those motherboard utility apps to update your bios, do it from your bios itself. Just make your life easier and don't install any manifacturer utility software.

 

For anything beyond that, you will need someone more professional with physical access to your machine.

 

Hope this helps

 

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2 hours ago, Jon-Slow said:

 

just as standard practice it's better to list everything you have including your storage devices, cooler, brand and models of different parts, OS version( fresh install or old OS transfer),...

 

Most of the times, bluescreens and watchdog crashes are related to any sort of overclocking, memory compatibility, power management. Make sure to revert any changes you may have made to your graphics card through any software as well. What you've explained is very broad and not easy to pin down so you'll have to isolate the issue.

 

Things you can try are:

 

Downclock your CPU, after that if you still crash try testing with one stick of ram. Find a test that would always crash your PC and do stability checks.

 

Turn off XMP if you have it on, and test

 

A fresh install of windows, plain from Microsoft's download center or Rufus. No bloatware( including from any of your manifacturers), no utility software, no anti virus... just your drivers and nothing else( except for games and stability test software)., and test

 

 

Check your CPU cooler and make sure to redo it just in case it is not seated correctly, monitor your temps before and after.

 

If all of that failed, look for similar parts from friends and family to swap and do stability tests. Also, not a big deal but don't use those motherboard utility apps to update your bios, do it from your bios itself. Just make your life easier and don't install any manifacturer utility software.

 

For anything beyond that, you will need someone more professional with physical access to your machine.

 

Hope this helps

 

Looks like I'm taking it in then.. I've tried all of that.. I appreciate the suggestions

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