Hey everyone! I recently built my first PC and I'm having some major issues with it. When I power it on, the motherboard shows a red light for the CPU and an orange light for the DRAM for a few seconds. After that, the fans speed up, and it seems to boot up normally, but then things go haywire. Within 20 seconds, Windows 11 gets to the unlock screen, but my keyboard and mouse freeze, and I get a warning about the Display Port being disconnected. Sometimes, it restarts several times and even leads to the Windows error recovery screen. Just yesterday, I noticed that it's getting worse—I can't even boot into Fortnite without it crashing. I've swapped RAM slots, removed the CMOS battery, and tried updating the BIOS to no avail. Can anyone offer some ideas or troubleshooting steps? I'd appreciate any help, and I'm willing to offer a €10-€20 reward for a solid fix! Here are my specs: Sapphire RX 7800 XT, Corsair RM 750e PSU, 2x16GB Corsair RAM, and a B650 Tomahawk WiFi motherboard. Thanks in advance!
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It sounds like you might have a CPU issue on your hands. Those loading screens depend heavily on the CPU, and if it’s faulty, it could lead to the freezes and restarts you're experiencing. One quick check is to test the integrated graphics by using the motherboard's display port instead of the GPU. If you still face the same problems, then it's likely the CPU. If it works fine, then your GPU might be the culprit. Let us know how that goes!
Good tip! I'll try that out and see if it helps.