Hey everyone, I recently built a new PC with some decent specs but it's been nothing but trouble. Here's what I've got: an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 CPU, ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WiFi motherboard, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5, a Samsung 980 1TB NVMe SSD, and a Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, among other parts. Things started off okay—I built the PC successfully and even got Windows 10 installed. However, I got stuck on 'Just a moment' during the first boot which led me to reinstall Windows 10. After some initial weirdness, I upgraded to Windows 11, thinking it might help since AM5 isn't supported in Windows 10 anymore.
But multiple issues arose, like random blue screens and the PC booting straight into BIOS, which makes no sense. To make matters worse, my Samsung SSD disappeared completely. I tested the Kingston SSD, which worked for a while but began to slow down drastically, showing 100% disk usage and only 2-3MB/s read/write speeds. I tried checking the hardware using software, but the PC was too slow to manage it.
Now, I'm left wondering: did I just happen to get two faulty SSDs, or could the motherboard be the culprit? Should I consider switching to a SATA SSD instead? If anyone has experienced something like this or has any insight, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks for reading my long post!
2 Answers
It sounds like you might have too much pressure on your power supply. The 650W you're working with could struggle with the Ryzen 5 7600 and the RTX 5060, especially if you’re pushing higher resolutions or refresh rates. Have you checked if your PSU is rated well for the load? Maybe it's time to consider upgrading to a higher wattage PSU.
I had a similar setup and I had to get a 750W PSU just to be safe. It made a huge difference for stability.
You might want to check the PCIe lane support for your CPU and motherboard. If those aren't aligned properly, it could lead to issues with your SSDs. Sometimes it's a little thing that can cause big headaches!
Thanks for the tip! I’ll look into that as an option.