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Hope y'all are having a good one. A part of me has been telling me to ask for feedback over some concerns of the recent upgrades to my PC. I was stuck with a Ryzen 7 3700X with a RTX 3060 for a while now before this and wanted to gain a lil' more power. Therefore, I recently purchased a RTX 3080, paired with a Ryzen 9 5900X (as well as a new Thermaltake 1050W PSU) 

for minimal bottleneck but somewhat compatible with my motherboard... y'see, my board, a B450 Tomahawk (non-MAX), was originally made for the 2000/3000 series, however after doing some research, they rolled a BIOS update that would allow 5000 series to run.

 

Fast forwarding, we got it pieced-together and we were able to flash the BIOS and got the CPU working. Windows booted fine, ran some games for testing, and one of the main concerns I ran into was the CPU. When turning on my PC, most likely after loading the Windows splash screen, the CPU LED comes on and we remain with a black screen. Can't even power off the system without turning off via PSU. I would have to turn on the system 2, maybe 3 times until it would finally boot to Windows.

 

Aside from that, another concern that brought my attention was CPU temps. My temps would randomly spike to 70'ish C at idle with loads like 5-8% usage, but would eventually drop back to 40-50s. When gaming, it would typically sit around 70s (max I've seen was 80). Now, I am aware, after some research, that this CPU is pretty high-end and the VRMs on this board is subject to getting hot, but it's doable. I am assuming my PC won't post correctly is because my CPU is putting a lot of load on boot (yes, I made sure my AIO block was making contact with the CPU and reapplied thermal paste). I am also aware that my case does have some flaws with airflow (my current system specs is on my profile sig), for example, there's tempered glass in front of my intake fans on the front of the case, but with a gap. If I remove it and perhaps have my ceiling fan on, temps do improve a bit. But then that questions my case airflow with the cheap fans, considering I was running a mid-end R7 3700X.

 

I've been contradicting if I should downgrade my CPU to a more stable temp output like a Ryzen 7 5700X, upgrade to a more recent BIOS update that are in early access/beta, or improve airflow by either learning to config fan curves or replacing the fans. As far as the Windows post is concerned, the PC is still technically usable. It's just very inconvenient that I have to boot my machine again for it to post correctly and the fans kicking to 1.5-2K RPM randomly at idle. Do note that before we flashed the BIOS, we tested the GPU with the new PSU with my R7 3700X and we had no issues posting, however we only booted one time with 'em, similarly to after the BIOS update it worked fine the first time, but afterwards we've been getting the CPU LED light. I just don't want to bother replacing the motherboard after damaging over the course of overheating, so I wanted y'all feedback to alleviate my anxiety.

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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14 minutes ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+?

NVIDIA recommends a 750W.

3080s were known for their high spikes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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16 minutes ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

NVIDIA recommends a 750W.

3080s were known for their high spikes.

 

41 minutes ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

I recently purchased a RTX 3080, paired with a Ryzen 9 5900X (as well as a new Thermaltake 1050W PSU) 

 

OP purchased a new PSU with their new build.

 

@1ntegerByt3s can you run HWinfo while playing something cpu intense to see what might be causing the issue?

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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3 hours ago, TatamiMatt said:

 

 

OP purchased a new PSU with their new build.

 

@1ntegerByt3s can you run HWinfo while playing something cpu intense to see what might be causing the issue?

Does Cinebench work?

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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First time using these softwares btw. 10min multi-core.

R9 5900X on Cinebench.CSV

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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8 hours ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

First time using these softwares btw. 10min multi-core.

R9 5900X on Cinebench.CSV 816.87 kB · 1 download

Seems not too bad, weirdest way ive read Hwinfo i will say 😂

 

The only thing i can say though, is 85C on the VRMs with only 10 mins of cinebench is HOT, there a programmes beefier than cinebench and you didnt even have your GPU dumping heat into the case

 

Your case has, well not great air intake, sandwiched by a glass panel, with mediocre fans, id say you have a VRM cooling situation, though that doeesnt really explain why the PC doesnt turn on the first few times still...

 

Could you try on a game, as that will load both CPU and GPU and give a better idea of case temps, and then just send screenshots of HWinfo

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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On 1/22/2025 at 1:57 AM, TatamiMatt said:

Could you try on a game, as that will load both CPU and GPU and give a better idea of case temps, and then just send screenshots of HWinfo

Yeah, I'll game on some Marvel Rivals in a few hours and take a screenshot of the sensors summary.

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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2 hours ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

Yeah, I'll game on some Marvel Rivals in a few hours and take a screenshot of the sensors summary.

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PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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9 hours ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

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Should be a ton more sensors if you hit the bottom arrows

 

but from what I can see here at least it looks fine

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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Wanted to drop an update here. Two days ago, after coming back to work and doing some Photoshop editing, my PC suddenly crashed and ended up with a black screen and CPU LED light on (only one occurence; didn't see anything on the Event Log useful). Rebooted and worked fine from then. I have been recently putting my PC to sleep mode and it boots up perfectly fine as if it doesn't like Windows lel.

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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ive been running my 5800x3D on a b350 board for a while just fine... mobos aren't really bottlenecks, unless they're real crappy, its more about feature sets, more features,  more $$$

 

 

3 hours ago, 1ntegerByt3s said:

Wanted to drop an update here. Two days ago, after coming back to work and doing some Photoshop editing, my PC suddenly crashed and ended up with a black screen and CPU LED light on (only one occurence; didn't see anything on the Event Log useful). Rebooted and worked fine from then. I have been recently putting my PC to sleep mode and it boots up perfectly fine as if it doesn't like Windows lel.

sounds like RAM doing its job on Ryzen systems,  being unstable as hell! 😅

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7 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

sounds like RAM doing its job on Ryzen systems,  being unstable as hell! 😅

Yeah, the RAM sticks are kinda' outdated...

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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@TatamiMatt Any speculation from the recent sensor summary?

PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK (NON-MAX) ATX

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6GHz

RAM: 16GB (8x2) ADATA Gammix Pro

GPU: PNY GeForce RTX 3060 12GB XLR8

SSD: SAMSUNG EVO PRO 500GB nVME M.2 (boot)

SSD: PNY CS900 1TB, SAMSUNG 1TB SSD

Cooler: CoolerMaster ML240L V2 RGB AIO

PSU: EVGA 600W 80+

Case: Rosewill T500 Prism w/ 4 UpHere RGB fans

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On 1/31/2025 at 10:22 PM, 1ntegerByt3s said:

@TatamiMatt Any speculation from the recent sensor summary?

Honestly im not too sure what the problem could be, VRMs are still quite hot but not cause a problem kinda temps. Did you flash to a stable BIOs for your CPU? (i.e. not a beta version)

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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I believe that you have 2 issues contributing to this problem.

 

Issue 1 the power draw for a Ryzen 9 5900x is 105 watts, while your motherboard can only do 65 watts to the CPU. So your CPU might not be getting enough power.

 

Issue 2 you need a bigger power supply for the 3080. 850 minimum if not 1000 watts. 
 

If you address those your PC should work perfectly, if it doesn’t your CPU might be bad. 

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1 hour ago, Kmsample2028 said:

while your motherboard can only do 65 watts to the CPU

That board can definitely do more than 65 Watts to the CPU

1 hour ago, Kmsample2028 said:

Issue 2 you need a bigger power supply for the 3080. 850 minimum if not 1000 watts. 

OP has also purchased a 1050W PSU.

 

But a 3080 would only consume around low 300W anyway, say mid, around 340W, to be generous, then 110W for CPU to get a nice round 450W and only hitting 75% of the previous 600W PSU. 

 

However @1ntegerByt3s, on the first point, you could try taking your system to a friend or a PC shop near you and testing your system with a different motherboard to see if that is causing the issues, be it VRM, temps, chipset or power delivery to the CPU. As while the tomahawk range is nice, im not sure how it plays with the top tier of the successive generation.

 

Or inversely, as you have a board that can play with overclocks, limit your CPU. Or if youre unsure of how to do this, or are unable to test the system in a different way and you are still able to return the 5900X then you could swap it for a 5700X and see how that plays? Not sure what path you want to go down but theres a few options there at least

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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12 hours ago, TatamiMatt said:

That board can definitely do more than 65 Watts to the CPU

OP has also purchased a 1050W PSU.

 

But a 3080 would only consume around low 300W anyway, say mid, around 340W, to be generous, then 110W for CPU to get a nice round 450W and only hitting 75% of the previous 600W PSU. 

 

However @1ntegerByt3s, on the first point, you could try taking your system to a friend or a PC shop near you and testing your system with a different motherboard to see if that is causing the issues, be it VRM, temps, chipset or power delivery to the CPU. As while the tomahawk range is nice, im not sure how it plays with the top tier of the successive generation.

 

Or inversely, as you have a board that can play with overclocks, limit your CPU. Or if youre unsure of how to do this, or are unable to test the system in a different way and you are still able to return the 5900X then you could swap it for a 5700X and see how that plays? Not sure what path you want to go down but theres a few options there at least

Did I get the wrong mother board? If I am reading it correctly they have a B450 tomahawk and according to MSI it has 65 watts to the CPU. Just want to verify that I’m wrong so I understand it and don’t provide inaccurate information in the future. 

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On 2/4/2025 at 2:42 AM, Kmsample2028 said:

Did I get the wrong mother board? If I am reading it correctly they have a B450 tomahawk and according to MSI it has 65 watts to the CPU. Just want to verify that I’m wrong so I understand it and don’t provide inaccurate information in the future. 

Overclocked: 134-watts reported, 155-watts recorded

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/ryan-martin/msi-b450-tomahawk-motherboard-review/all/1/

 

^From a kitguru review of the board, they managed to get the CPU to pull 155 watts overclocked

 

Often tdp is base power draw (even though its technically thermals), like when cpu manufacturers give a tdp for the base clock, not including the boost clock and power draw when boosting, even though that is expected of the CPU

 

for example, the 9700K on paper has a tdp of 95W (from intels own website), but when boosting usually draws around 125W or even higher

likewise the 9900K ALSO has a tdp of 95W (also stright from intel), but can boost and draw up to 210W, more than double what intel states its power draw is.

 

At their base, these are extremely similar CPUs as they are both 8 core CPUs with a base clock of 3.6GHz, this similarity is where the 95W comes from, even though the CPUs, when boosting, are different, both in speed and power draw

System specs:

 

 

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D [-30 PBO all core]

GPU: Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+

Motherboard: MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI

RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO RGB 32GB 6000MHz CL32 DDR5

Storage: 2TB SN850X, 1TB SN850 w/ heatsink, 500GB P5 Plus (OS Storage)

Case: 5000D AIRFLOW

Cooler: Thermalright Frost Commander 140

PSU: Corsair RM850e

Case Fans: Fractal Prisma (120 x6, 140 x3)

 

PCPartPicker List: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/QYLBh3

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18 hours ago, TatamiMatt said:

Overclocked: 134-watts reported, 155-watts recorded

 

https://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/ryan-martin/msi-b450-tomahawk-motherboard-review/all/1/

 

^From a kitguru review of the board, they managed to get the CPU to pull 155 watts overclocked

 

Often tdp is base power draw (even though its technically thermals), like when cpu manufacturers give a tdp for the base clock, not including the boost clock and power draw when boosting, even though that is expected of the CPU

 

for example, the 9700K on paper has a tdp of 95W (from intels own website), but when boosting usually draws around 125W or even higher

likewise the 9900K ALSO has a tdp of 95W (also stright from intel), but can boost and draw up to 210W, more than double what intel states its power draw is.

 

At their base, these are extremely similar CPUs as they are both 8 core CPUs with a base clock of 3.6GHz, this similarity is where the 95W comes from, even though the CPUs when boosting are different, both in speed and power draw

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