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Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2 won't post

liamnguyen13 — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:22:38 +0000

I just bought AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB DDR5-6000 Kit, Computer Build Bundle. The motherboard doesn't post no matter what I've tried. I've tried to unplug and replug everything. I've tried to switch ram slots. I don't know what to do. I'm thinking of returning the whole bundle back to Micro Center. Please advise. Thank you

I want to choose between the 7800x3d 3 in bundle, 9700x 3 in 1 bundle or the 7700x 3 in 1 bundle

Petar — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:26:36 +0000

What bundle should I go for if I mainly do 1440p aaa gaming on my pc and I want to play at really high graphics where the gpu is most likely to do the work in that case. The 7800x3d bundle is 600 dollars, the 9700x is 550 dollars and the 7700x is 500 dollars.

B650 GAMING X AX V2 MOTHERBOARD CRASHING PC

Brayden2001 — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:16:42 +0000

Recently I bought the bundle that comes with 7800x3D, G.Skill flarex5 DDR5 32gb and the b650 motherboard listed above. After about a month of having the pc I would notice random freezes or crashes while i was gaming and had a browser open at the same time. A week or so after that the computer would just randomly turn off while i would be playing Valorant, Tarkov, or Rust. Its been happening for a few months now and I've tested multiple things that have led me to thinking its got to be this motherboard. Temps are fine on the GPU and CPU. Ive put in a different set of the corsair vengeance equivalent 2x16s ram and it still seemed to crash and I've also changed my voltage settings in my bios. I've updated my bios to F32D and that hasnt seem to work either. Recently i disconnected the 4 pin cpu connector and kept the 8 pin one in and that fixed the problem for a week then I started to crash again and it keeps happening frequently while gaming. Not sure what else to try I've seen on reddit numerous people are having problems with this motherboard and I just want to be able to game without my pc completely turning off as if the power went out. its not blue screen crashes it just straight turns off.

BUILD:

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super TUF Gaming RGB Triple Fan 16GB

G.Skill Flare X5 Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-6000

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 AMD AM5 ATX

ASUS TUF Gaming 1000 Watt 80 Plus Gold

DeepCool AK620 CPU Air Cooler

SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB

B650M C V2 (rev. 1.0)

GOV007 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:47 +0000

Latest Driver please. Thanks

Issue posting with ASUS PRIME B650M-A AX II motherboard after I added another stick of RAM

x6568tank — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:55:51 +0000

hey all, coming here because I am at my fucking limit

pc specs:
MOBO: ASUS PRIME B650M-A AX II
CPU: Ryzen 5 9600x
RAM: 2 x 16 GB G.Skill Flare x 5 DDR5 6000 MHz
GPU: AMD RX580
PSU: 850W

this morning, I go to work, and double check my PC—it works fine. At that point I go to work, and my boss gives me another stick of ram as a Christmas present

fast forward, I get home, PC stops working. now, I've had issues with this PC not booting before but that was because I didn't read the mobo manual thoroughly and didn't realize the mobo prefers the 2nd channel to the 1st when putting in memory.

no such reading comprehension issue here, however. I've got the RAM in the preferred configuration for 2 sticks, A2/B2. I've changed *nothing* else about this build.

It doesn't work. I take out the 2nd stick of RAM in the B2 slot, the new one. Doesn't work.

I put the new stick in the A2 slot and put the old stick to the side. Nothing.

I don't know what's happening and am close to death. I just got on break for two weeks, and as such cannot bring the PC to my boss until January for him to check my work.

Please help. I really hope the motherboard isn't fuckdd because I didn't keep the box.

Out of state returns

shanes1031 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 04:35:53 +0000

i went to houston 7/27/2025 and bought a product. i now want to swap the product out with something of a different brand, am i able to return through shipping?

(Unknown Malfunction) Mobo refuses to connect to monitors directly and through GPU's

Speedwagon1936 — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:37:28 +0000

Known specs:

Base GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS 6G OC

Base Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk

All I did for this one was take the cooler out to replace the dried thermal paste on the CPU and didn't touch anything else besides lightly dusting it with my air gun.

I booted it back up to test it and now everything turns on but neither the motherboard or GPU will connect to any monitor. The VGA light is on though but everything was working perfectly fine before this with performance testing. Even with the GPU removed and an additional CPU/RAM tested the light persists along with the lack of any display.

I already reset the CMOS & tried replacing its battery, used multiple monitors and HDMI cords, swapped all the cords two times, used a spare and moved the GPU to another slot too. The GPU and other components run fine on any other motherboard I tested them on and the spare itself is functional giving the same results on the effected moba.

I have exhausted a full week traveling to other techs in my network and searching the internet asking for answers on this just to find others with the same unsolved issue with the B450 moba in particular and one other that is irrelevant that shared this issue.

It remains a mystery on what is particularly causing this issue and I have no explanation for the customer on how it even occurred in the first place.

Micro Center - When will you have Intel Core Ultra 7 265 Non-K CPU's in your Westmont, IL Location?

Impatient2 — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:08:29 +0000

I will buy one, as long as It's priced lower than the K version. Thanks

Newly rebuilt PC reboots every time it wakes up

Arcanox — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 20:44:03 +0000

I rebuilt my gaming PC a couple weeks ago and based the new build off of a bundle that was on sale at Micro Center. Ever since rebuilding it, I've been having a very consistent problem with resuming from sleep mode. If the PC is asleep for longer than about 30 seconds (roughly - it seems to be about as long as it takes my monitors to fully enter standby mode), then the system will reboot as soon as I try to wake it up from sleep mode. It doesn't matter if I use the power button or just press a key on the keyboard - it will spin up the fans and turn on the LEDs, but about 1-2 full seconds later, the whole thing instantly clicks off, waits about another full second, and then boots up as if it had been force-shutdown. If I put it to sleep, but then wake it back up before all the monitors fully go to sleep, it will wake up just fine. It also resumes from Hibernate with no issues.

Here's a PC Parts Picker link to the current build as it is right now: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rVY4Bq

The only parts I kept from my old build were the SSDs (including the Windows 10 install). I made sure to install all applicable drivers when I first booted it up on the new build - GPU, chipset, network, the whole deal. I also updated the BIOS to the latest version, and that also did not fix the problem.

I'm running Windows 10 22H2. My Windows install is the same as my old build, but my old build did not have any problems at all resuming from sleep, so I don't think it has to do with the OS install.

I originally was using an MSI MAG A750GL power supply, but somebody on Discord suggested it may have just barely been enough for my build and I may have been hitting an overload protection at wake-up. I bought an 850W gold-rated PSU on Amazon to see if it would fix the issue, but the issue persists even after swapping to the more-powerful PSU.

I have all my old parts still, but they're old enough that the only thing I can swap out is the GPU with my old 2070 Super. The reboot-on-wake issue happens with the 2070 Super as well, so it isn't GPU-related as far as I can tell. I have tried each RAM stick by itself in the A2 slot to make sure it wasn't a bad RAM stick, but it happens with both of them individually. I also tried them in A1/B1 instead of A2/B2, and the problem still occurs.

Does anyone have any experience with this kind of issue, or what steps I should take next to continue troubleshooting? If I need to return any parts, I definitely want to do that sooner rather than later in case there is a limited return window on any of them.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, ASUS X870-E ROG Strix Bundle

micro_joe — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 03:02:34 +0000

Hey everyone! I’m trying to figure out when Micro Center in Orange County, CA restocks a bundle I’m after. I spoke with a rep, and they said restocks should happen every Wednesday… but, you know, sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t.

Anyone know the actual restock day, or did changes within our government stop the influx of chips and cards coming in!?

First time build_RAM error light_Looking for Advice

YZ25 — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:33:38 +0000

Hi All….I am a first time builder. Got all parts in place. But RAM light is on and screen will not display. Got 2 new replacement sticks as we thought it may be bad RAM, but problem persists.

Any advice for what to do next?

Thx!

Ryzen 7800x3d bundle bios update?

Kinana — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:50:47 +0000

It's my first time building a pc or buying from microcenter and I am building it on my own but looking at getting the 7800X3D bundle. However, pcpartpicker shows a bios update may be required. Is this something that's taken care of already with the bundle or something I'd have to do myself?

Is timetec a quality brand?

Thequestionsdude1 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 21:18:16 +0000

I’m trying to upgrade an old computer to 8gb of ram, I saw that timetec had a really cheap price compared to the micron option that I was looking at. Both are ddr3, timetec would also deliver quicker. Is buying from timetec worth it?

B650 X AX V2 wont startup

doncaruana — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:29:41 +0000

Got the 9700 bundle with the g.skill memory. Plugged everything in and fired it up - cpu light comes on quickly then goes off, then the dram light comes on for 4 seconds, then everything shuts down. I tried flashing the bios (F32f, the latest) using q-flash and that process seems to have executed and finished, but the behavior hasn't changed. I've tried one stick of memory and moving it around and nothing changes. Is this board just bad?

Here's a video of what it does: https://imgur.com/a/9BlPQwF

unable to build with the 7 9800x3d

Budear — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:19:50 +0000

Hey there, I wanted to build with the 7 9800x3d but can't add it to my cart. I think because its "buy in store". Is there anyway around this?

New build problems 7950x3d on Asus x670e, super slow performance

AndyDove — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:50:06 +0000

Been building PC’s for many years but having trouble with this one. Got from MC an Asus x670e tuf gaming (bios upgraded to current, default settings), 32GB g-skill ram, AMD 7950x3d, and 1TB m.2. All together and running, but so very slow. Win11 install took couple of hours, with only the 1TB m.2 installed (no other drives) installing from USB3 thumb drive. Installed the basic drivers using armory crate, then ran Passmark Benchmark 11.1.

I’m getting a CPU Mark of 7075. Others running the same CPU on the same motherboard are getting a CPU Mark of 60721!!! Almost 10xdifference? Something very unhappy about this build, any ideas? I really don’t want to return everything if it’s just a setting somewhere.

Issues with first PC build

needhamwilliam — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:46:19 +0000

Hi all,

I recently purchased the components and began my first build. When I went to start up for the first time, the fans were spinning and the GPU LED came on, but I had no display signal to my monitor. After ensuring the monitor was on the right source for the chosen port, I tried again but still nothing. I noticed the DRAM LED was red, so I checked the memory connections to make sure they were fully seated. Even after trying with only one, in the A2 slot, I still had the same issue with no display and the lit DRAM indicator. I heard it can sometimes take a few minutes, but that did not work either. I checked all connections from the PSU to make sure they were fully connected. I checked the CPU pins and reseated it. I've also reset the CMOS but still no luck.

Any advice or things to check next would be greatly appreciated.

The motherboard is rev. 1.5

Link to the build; https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder-amd.aspx?load=ee10124e-3e4e-47bd-b0bb-39bb2d2a141a

CPU/GPU bottlenecking when playing games

ryancline24 — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 02:24:13 +0000

I have a Ryzen 3700X paired with an X570 gaming edge motherboard and a MSI 4070TI Suprim. Out of nowhere a few days ago most games have been unplayable due to insane lag. My main game I play is Call of Duty BO6. Up until a few days ago I consistently have ran 144 fps and have never experienced a single FPS drop. Now My FPS will go from ~140 down to single digits and then fluxuate from the teens to 100. My CPU is running at nearly 100% and GPU seems to only hover around 50% usage. I've set everything to maximum perfomance settings to try and force it to pull from my GPU. I didn't download anything different. I tried lowering the VRAM in the game and all of my visual settings are set to about as low as they can. I ran MSI afterburner to watch it while I was playing to confirm the numbers. All drivers are up to date and I even tried rolling back and downloading an old driver only to have the same issue. I tried multiple games and am experiencing the same thing across multiple games. I can't help but think its something RAM related, but I was wondering if there was anything else I could try to fix this issue.

How often does Microcenter restock?

estifxy — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 19:41:16 +0000

Hey guys, Im currently building my first pc and trying to get a 9800X3D. As expected, all of the 9800X3D's are sold out near me (Tustin). I'm curious how often Microcenter gets "truck days" or a restock so I can go and hopefully purchase a 9800X3D for my build. Thanks in advance!

Also if it matters, my Microcenter i'm going to is the Tustin, CA location.

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 not posting (DRAM Light)

surgeapex — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 04:52:52 +0000

RESOLVED: I did not wait long enough while testing memory, turns out one of my sticks was dead

In the process of building a PC with the motherboard mentioned above, and CPU: AMD Ryzen 7700X, RAM: Gskill Flare X5 2x16 at 6000 MT/s. (Can include other parts if relevant).

after everything is connected the system powers on briefly flashing the CPU Diagnostic Light, and than staying solid on DRAM for approximately 2 Minutes and than restarts. With a google search I found someone having a similar issue but their fix did not work for me

Steps I've tried:
Testing Each stick in each slot
Flashing Bios F32e and F31 (most recent and most recent stable bios)
Re seating CPU (no bent pins)
booting without GPU Installed
clearing CMOS

I have posted threads on some other forum's and it's seeming like a dead motherboard

Is it possible to get a replacement for another asus b650m motherboard

Sintrix — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:02:23 +0000

I just got it 2 days ago and noticed there were some bent pins on the corners and I may have accidentally bent one pin near the middle

is Bios upgrade needed on my part for AMD 9600x bundle Mobo asus-b650m-a-prime-ax-ii?

AgentQ — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:02:52 +0000

Simple question, eyeing this bundle for my friend as a budget build, want to confirm if the firmware is upgraded already.
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, ASUS Prime B650M-A, G.Skill Flare X5 Series 16GB DDR5-6000, Computer Build Bundle

$329

upgrade to 7800x3d or wait for 9800x3d to come back in stock?

comex1337 — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:37:05 +0000

Good day everyone I am debating on whether I should upgrade to 7800x3d or wait for 9800x3d to come back in stock

I currently have a 5800x and a rtx 3080 and this combo served me well but I play a lot of wow and my cpu is starting to buckle in raids

Can anyone suggest if I should wait for either 7800x3d price comes down or wait for 9800x3d to come back in stock?

I'm really interested in the 9700x bundle, but I'm building an all white PC.

SteamyLoaf — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:09:56 +0000

Is there any way to get the 9700x bundle with the ICE motherboard instead of the normal black one?

AMD AMD RYZEN 7 9700X and GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX combo keeps flashing between CPU and DRAM

HJ1234098 — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 13:25:10 +0000

I recently purchased the below combo bundle with all the parts listed below. After assembling, the CPU and DRAM flashes red alternatively.

AMD AMD RYZEN 7 9700X WO COOL

GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 ATX

G.SKILL 32G 2X D5 6000 C32 FX B

MSI MAG A750GL 80+G ATX3

CRUCIAL 500GB P3 PLUS GEN 4 NVME

Tried the suggested flashing of BIOS with F32D (latest version) and it went through the whole process.

However, my motherboard LEDs keeps flashing between CPU and DRAM (CPU...DRAM...1s stay on DRAM....CPU....DRAM....). Almost alternating every second non-stop.

can I install pcie 4.0 nvme m.2 ssd onto a asrock z390 pro4 motherboard?

RomanB3 — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:05:54 +0000

I just got the drive today and wanted to know does that MB take that ssd drive? and where to install it at? I also don't have a heat sink but they look really cheap to buy.

I think my PC is bottlenecking because of my CPU choice for my Graphics card.

MarkieTX — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:56:19 +0000

Hey there! I have an EVGA XC3 Ultra RTX 3070 8GB paired with my AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. I recently began to notice large bottle necking when playing Black Ops 6 and wanted to upgrade my processor. What would be a solid choice to pair with the RTX 3070? My current PC specs are listed below.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SeanMarkie/saved/gfqd99

Will i need a new AIO for a new GPU

ZmFunk — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:55:41 +0000

Hello, Currently I am using a i9 9900k with a 3080. The current 240mm AIO that I have works fine but with the things I am seeing I am afraid that if i upgrade to the 14700k that i will need to upgrade to a 360mm AIO and my case does not support that size. If I am using the new chip for gaming, is upgrading to a bigger AIO a necessity? Current AIO is Corsair H100i v2.

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 Rev.1.x won't post with any ram other than in the B2 slot.

basicbeta22 — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 23:09:23 +0000

I built the pc a week ago, and after the build process, I attempted to turn the PC on with all my parts installed in the stock state, with no overclocking or settings changed. During this attempt to turn it on, I had my ddr5 G.skillz ram (F5-6000J3238F16GX2-FX5) installed in the 2 slots, A2 and B2, recommended on the motherboard manual(motherboard being a Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 Rev.1.0). At this time, the RGB light on the CPU cooler would not turn on, the CPU light turns on and then I get a DRAM red light on the motherboard, and the case fans turn on. It would stay on for roughly 45-60 seconds, and then shut off afterwards and restart. After that happened, I turned off the computer and removed both ram cards, and only put one in the A2 slot. Same result, and neither RAM card worked here. I then took it out and put 1 card in the B2 slot, and upon turning the computer on again, the computer booted normally to the Bios menu. I was able to see that there was 1 ram card installed in the B2 slot in the Bios and all other typical information. I swapped the ram cards to test that both ram cards work in the B2 slot, and they did(booted to Bios and worked). I tried all configurations on the motherboard, A1 and B1, A2 and B2, A1 and B2 etc. Nothing worked other than B2 slot alone. I also tried this with my GPU in the system and GPU out of the system. I have no cable sleeves as well. Took out the CMOS battery and put it back in after 10 minutes too. The Bios on the motherboard has been flashed to be the latest version as well. Tested with it flashed and not flashed.

Parts used:

Amd Ryzen 7 7700x.

Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2 Rev.1.0G.skillz ram (F5-6000J3238F16GX2-FX5)Asus Tuf Gaming RTX 4070 Super

CPU cooler - XSPC RayStorm Edge CPU Water Block, AMD/AM4, Addessable RGB

Black PSU - Seasonic Focus SGX-750

Can I upgrade my old Microcenter built Powerspec at the store?

garyfhill — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:23:50 +0000

I have a Microcenter built Powerspec 450 that will not upgrade to Window 11 operating system. As this will soon be a mandatory upgrade, I am wondering the best path for upgrading. Can Microcenter upgrade the same unit or must I purchase a totally new unit and have the files copied over? I am just now looking into this and all advice will be welcomed.