Hey everyone! I'm pretty new to this stuff; I bought my PC around 8 months ago. Recently, I upgraded by adding new RAM, thinking it would be a simple plug-and-play situation. I installed the RAM and turned on my PC—it booted up fine. However, when I tried to launch any games, I started getting blue screens. Now it's blue screening just a few minutes after booting up, and I can't even access the BIOS without the screen freezing. I checked the timings in BIOS, and while some numbers were displayed, the other DIMM slots just showed 'auto.' I even tried resetting my entire PC, but it blue screened before that process was complete. I really need help finding a fix that won't require buying new parts since I'm on a tight budget!
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You might want to try removing the CMOS battery to reset your BIOS completely. This could help it boot up again, and then you can revert to the old RAM if needed. Also, keep in mind that not every motherboard is compatible with every type of RAM. What motherboard do you have and what specific RAM did you get?
It was meant to be an upgrade; I originally had 2x8GB and added 2 more of the same.
I have an ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WIFI and I installed 4x8GB of Kingston FURY Beast RGB DDR5.