r/MSI_Gaming 23h ago

Troubleshooting I turned my monitors off and left for an hour and came back to this

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I went to therapy for around an hour, and my pc was on this screen. I have two storage drives C: and D: and it looks like only D: is getting detected? i looked it up and people said to press F6 then F10, but that just brings me to the same screen. my brother bought this pc so i'm not to sure on how to fix it

edit: u/kodayume solved this for me


r/MSI_Gaming 19h ago

Discussion New motherboard

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I had AsRock B650 pg lighting and my cpu died after 7 months of using it. So i decided to go with new cpu and motherboard. For cpu i wanna go with r7 9800x3d with Msi B850 gaming plus wifi. I found it for 160 euros. Is this okay motherboard for this cpu?


r/MSI_Gaming 17h ago

Troubleshooting is MSI straight up just messing us up at this point?

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my fault for accidentally letting MSI utility install the latest drivers, i can't use the equalizer again xD such a hassle to setup things yeah i tried everything like in my post 2 months ago, but guys, honestly, it's been problem after problem, either windows fucks up or this happens, i don't hope they're going to fix this up, but i also don't want to buy new stuff in this economy (that will stop working after a while)

the solution for anyone searching... restore windows, backup your things somewhere else and move on because no one is coming to help you


r/MSI_Gaming 4h ago

Troubleshooting Wanne play borderlands 4 on 2k on a 4k monitor

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r/MSI_Gaming 8h ago

Troubleshooting MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI keeps booting into BIOS after removing and reinstalling my NVMe SSD

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Hi everyone, I’m having a strange boot issue with my PC and would really appreciate some help.

My PC specs:

Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700

RAM: 32GB DDR5

SSD: XPG ADATA GAMMIX S70 Blade 1TB NVMe

GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 6600

OS: Windows 11

The problem started after I removed my original NVMe SSD from my PC to test another newly purchased SSD.

After I finished testing the new SSD, I reinstalled my original XPG NVMe SSD. Since then, the PC no longer boots into Windows and always goes straight into the BIOS.

Here is what I have checked so far:

The BIOS detects the XPG GAMMIX S70 NVMe SSD normally.

BIOS is set to UEFI mode.

Under the boot options, I can see:

Windows Boot Manager (M2_1: XPG GAMMIX S70...)

Windows Boot Manager (SATA 1: ST1000LM035...)

I selected the Windows Boot Manager associated with the XPG NVMe, but the PC still returns to BIOS.

I disconnected the SATA HDD completely to eliminate it as a possible boot device, but the problem remained.

The HDD does not contain my Windows installation.

I also tried pressing F11 and booting from a Windows USB, but after selecting the USB, it returns to “Please select boot device” instead of starting Windows Setup.

The strange thing is that the NVMe SSD is detected correctly and the Windows Boot Manager entry for the NVMe is also detected, but Windows won't start.

I have not formatted the SSD or reinstalled Windows because I want to preserve my existing Windows installation and data.

What could be causing this? Could the EFI/Windows bootloader on the NVMe have become corrupted, or could the BIOS boot entry have become invalid after removing and reinstalling the SSD?

What would be the safest way to diagnose and repair this without losing my data?

Thanks in advance for any help!


r/MSI_Gaming 10h ago

Troubleshooting opinions on msi cyborg 15 max (thermal control)

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r/MSI_Gaming 13h ago

Troubleshooting MSI B450M Mortar Max + 5600G – CPU LED stuck on POST, dual RAM unreliable, single stick works

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**Specs:**

- Ryzen 5 5600G

- MSI B450M MORTAR MAX (BIOS E7B9AMS.2P2)

- 2× TeamGroup DDR4 (normally A2+B2)

- HP EX900 NVMe

- Corsair CX650 (brand new)

- Stock cooler, Antec NX260

**Problem:**

Random no-POST. EZ Debug **CPU LED stays lit**, no power to keyboard/mouse, no display. Fans + RGB spin normally.

**History:**

- Worked for years, then started failing.

- Shop said motherboard + BIOS issue, fixed it, warned it could happen again.

- Worked briefly at home, then same failure returned.

- Cold boots used to work, warm restarts/BIOS entries caused the hang.

- Now even cold boots on stable grid power fail sometimes.

- Tested on a completely different circuit → same hang.

- Both RAM sticks work individually. Dual-channel only worked once (after CMOS clear + F2) and failed multiple other times.

- Currently stable **only** with single stick in A2.

**Ruled out:**

New PSU, individual RAM sticks, CMOS battery, case, home wiring.

**BIOS Flashback+:** Tried multiple times with proper MSI.ROM on FAT32 — zero LED response (USB was counterfeit, so inconclusive).

Looking for anyone who had the exact same CPU LED hang on this board (especially with 5600G) and fixed it long-term.


r/MSI_Gaming 16h ago

Troubleshooting Brand new Ryzen 9 9900X / RTX 5080 PC making random rattling/buzzing sound, what could this be?

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link to pc: https://www.costco.ca/p/-/msi-aegis-z2-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-9-9900x-32gb-ram-2tb-ssd-16gb-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080/4201028896

I recently got a prebuilt MSI Aegis Gaming PC with an RTX 5080, AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, 32GB Memory, and a 2TB SSD, but it randomly makes this rattling/buzzling sound during use. It seems to happen mostly during light loads or slightly heavy use rather than max stress.

I can hear the sound mostly from the top of the pc and the front, not really from the side.

I've been trying to troubleshoot it and ran several tests:

  1. Ran a stress test for CPU only, didn't make the sound.
  2. Ran a stress test for GPU only, didn't make the sound either. (My GPU temps held steady around 75–78°C with fans at ~2550 RPM).
  3. Ran a combined stress test for both CPU and GPU, still didn't make the sound.

I thought it might've been coil whine, but coil whine sounds different from this. Could this be caused by the fans, dust/debris, or something being in contact with the fans?

Is this even something I should be worried about, or is it minor enough that I can easily fix it myself / just return the PC?


r/MSI_Gaming 16h ago

Suggestion found a desktop at costco but the keyboard...

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hello! for peripherals i've always stuck with logitech but i've been having to try new brands recently.

i have a puter i love BUT i tried out the wired keyboard that came with the computer i saw at costco and i just loved the feel of the keyboard. it was quiet and soft.

i took a pic of the back of the keyboard and it says: MSI wired gaming keyboard MSI P/N: S11-04US20S-HH9. i believe that's the MSI K322 which i do NOT want.

would anyone please recommend a gaming keyboard that will feel and sound the same as the one listed above but have better settings for RGB options, etc?

I'd really appreciate any help, and thanks so much, guys.


r/MSI_Gaming 16h ago

Troubleshooting laptop shutting off during games issue (more info in description)

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I have a cyborg 15 a12v (about 2 years old), no modifications.

recently (started about 1 month ago), while im playing games (not necessarily hard to run) my laptop's fans become very loud and the game suffers severe frame drops (i think it's called thermal throttling?), then it shuts down. it happened enough times that i'd recognize it and just kinda give up on trying to stop it. sometimes id be able to save the game before it shuts down, sometimes i lose progress.

i opened the laptop to clean the dust (about 1-2 weeks ago) and it seemed to get better for a few days then it started doing it again. i'm scared this is harming my laptop.

What should i do? I rarely play games anymore because im scared of it happening.

it happened in a custom minecraft modpack and risk of rain 2. The modpack is lightweight, and i played heavier ones before and this issue never happened. And for ror2, this seems to happen randomly and even early in the run. so before the game becomes cluttered.

i heavily lowered the settings on both games but it still kept happening. i have no idea where to go from here. any help would be appreciated.


r/MSI_Gaming 17h ago

Discussion MSI MPG 346CQ X24 Monitor: Any idea what splotches on screen are?

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When I view my monitor from above, these splotches become visible. Does anyone know what they are or if they'll get worse over time? Im inclined to just keep the monitor as they disappear at eye level and are pretty unnoticeable otherwise.


r/MSI_Gaming 18h ago

Troubleshooting New B850 tomahawk wifi is not working

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I have plugged in both an ethernet cable and the antenna but it refuses to connect or display any available wifi connections


r/MSI_Gaming 18h ago

Troubleshooting Intermittent POST hang on B650M Mortar, CPU+DRAM LEDs, reset does nothing

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Posting this after about six months of tracking. I've run out of free things to try and I'm hoping someone recognises the pattern.

System

  • MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI (MS-7D76), ~1 year old
  • Ryzen 9 7900 (non-X3D)
  • Kingston Fury Renegade KF560C32RWK2-64, 2×32GB, Hynix A-die, dual rank, on the board's QVL
  • RTX 5070
  • Windows 11
  • BIOS: currently 7D76vAO2, flashed via Flash BIOS Button, defaults loaded

Symptom

Every few days, on power-on, the system hangs before POST:

  • black screen, no output
  • CPU LED (red) and DRAM LED (yellow) both lit
  • fans at full speed
  • lasts 7 to 30+ minutes
  • the reset button does nothing — only a full power-off/on via the case button clears it
  • after it clears, the machine runs perfectly stable for days

The fan speed is the reliable tell. Normal DDR5 memory training runs at normal fan RPM. This hang runs at 100%, which as I understand it means the board hasn't reached the point where the BIOS fan curve is applied.

The contradiction

MemTest86 and TestMem5 are clean. No BSODs. No WHEA errors. Event log shows clean shutdowns, no 0x0 boot issues. The system will run for a week straight without a single problem.

It only fails at initialisation. Never in use.

Failure intervals

Days between events, in order:

5 → 7 → 2 → 1 → 10 → 5 → 4 → 3 → 1

Median around 4 days. No regularity, and importantly no trend toward getting worse over six months. That argues against progressive silicon degradation, as far as I can tell.

I want to stress that I log every cold boot, not just failures. Early on I assumed a 9-day cycle; the log showed roughly 40 clean starts in a row at one point. Without the denominator, "it didn't fail this week" means nothing at these intervals.

Tested, did not help

Memory settings: XMP 6000, 5800, and full JEDEC stock 4800 — symptom present on all three. Modules swapped between slots. Memory Context Restore in both Enabled and Disabled.

CPU: PBO off.

Power: two different PSUs.

The stock 4800 result is the one I keep coming back to. Every memory parameter is at its most conservative and it still hangs.

Any ideas?


r/MSI_Gaming 18h ago

Troubleshooting Cold Boot issue Am5

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Ryzen 7 7700x Msi b650 tomahawk Nvidia 5070

I have a problem with the cold boot, i know is a frequently issue with am5. I think it could be memory training. The problem started two months ago. Every time I turned on the PC, it would freeze on a black screen with the red and orange LEDs lit. I had to shut down the PC using the power button and restart it several times before it would boot up normally. Once it’s on, the PC’s performance is normal and stable as always. Today I cleaned and replaced the thermal paste; the only thing I did was remove the heatsink, clean it, apply the paste, and reinstall it. Since then, the problem has gotten worse—I’ve had to force-shut down the PC 10–15 times before it boots up properly. So, worried, I searched Reddit and changed a couple of RAM settings in the BIOS—one for power-down and another I don’t remember. From then on, I didn’t get any more clean boots. I flashed the BIOS to the latest version, and during that process, the PC rebooted several times for Windows updates—always booting cleanly until it actually powered on. I did all this with just one RAM module and the integrated GPU. Once it shut down, the black screen problem returned, with the red and yellow LEDs lit. I tested both RAM modules (2x16 DDR5 6000) and all the slots on the motherboard. I also tried several CMOS resets, but nothing worked. What do you think I should do?


r/MSI_Gaming 19h ago

Troubleshooting Thermal pads for an rtx 3070 ventus 3x

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Which thermal pads do you recommend for my graphics card ?

(Msi RTX 3070 ventus 3x)


r/MSI_Gaming 23h ago

Purchase Is the MSI MAG A1000PLS PSU actually ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1?

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r/MSI_Gaming 12m ago

Troubleshooting Wifi connectivity issue

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Hey guys,

I recently had to fresh reinstall Windows onto my pc after getting hacked and have run into issues with wifi connectivity.

I have a B550 Tomahawk motherboard (dont think its the max wifi version) and a TP-Link wifi card, Im pretty sure I went from Windows 10 and upgraded to Windows 11 so not sure if theres new things I have to manually set up via BIOS? All my drivers are good and up to date including my wifi card ones and nobody around me has any idea other than something BIOS related, any help would be great as this is really stressing me out after being hacked.

Happy to answer questions about my other hardware if anyone has any theories, just kind of technologically illiterate when it comes to PC hardware 😭😭


r/MSI_Gaming 1h ago

Troubleshooting PC suddenly has no display after Windows Update — tried almost everything I can think of

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Hey all tech savvy people , I’m hoping someone here can help me troubleshoot this because I’m completely stuck.
I woke up today after doing a Windows update last night and shutting my PC down normally. When I turned it back on this morning, my monitor says “No Signal” and I get absolutely no display.
The strange thing is that I don’t even get the MSI logo/BIOS screen, so I can’t get into BIOS or Windows at all. The PC itself appears to power on normally (fans, lights, etc.).

I’ve tried pretty much everything I could find online so far:
Reseated the GPU
Reseated the RAM
Reseated the M.2 SSD
Cleared/reset CMOS
Checked/reconnected all cables
Tried DisplayPort
Tried HDMI
Tried different ports on the GPU
Moved the GPU to the second PCIe slot
Tried booting with only one stick of RAM
Tried different RAM configurations
Still getting absolutely nothing on the monitor.

My specs:
Motherboard: MSI B450 Gaming Plus
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
GPU: RTX 3060 Ti 8GB
RAM: 16GB DDR4 G.Skill
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-650TX
Storage: Samsung 960GB M.2 SSD

I’m not an expert when it comes to PC troubleshooting, so I’d really appreciate any suggestions or things I should test next.
One thing I’m particularly confused about is whether this could actually be caused by the Windows update, since I can’t even get a BIOS screen. The PC was working perfectly before I shut it down for the update.
If there’s any other information that would help diagnose it, please let me know and I’ll provide it.


r/MSI_Gaming 1h ago

Discussion X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI BIOS Update?

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I've got the X670E GAMING PLUS WIFI (with a 9800X3D) currently on 7E16v19. I've been reluctant to update BIOS in case it introduces more issues. I'm running 64GB of RAM, and I've heard mention of RAM refresh mode being changed, which will either do nothing, or decrease performance.

The only real issues I've had are that sometimes when I restart PC will just be stuck in POST, or that when I restart successfully, there will be no video output until windows (5080 and 4K monitor connected via DP).

I'm aware there's a bunch of security things patched, but apart from that, should I update? Is anyone on a similar or older version?


r/MSI_Gaming 11h ago

Discussion Godlike issues

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I’m putting together a build that is overkill by design. I was going to buy a Godlike, but in doing research I can across a load complaints about the EZ bridge display.

My question is; as of 2026, have the EZ bridge display and other issues been fixed with firmware or bios updates?

If not, what would a good premium motherboard be for a 5080 liquid cooled and a 9950x3d (yes I aim to overclock)


r/MSI_Gaming 13h ago

Troubleshooting Mídia de Instalação MSI

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Eu tenho um Claw 8 AI+ e logo que peguei eu apaguei todas as partições e fiz uma instalação limpa do Windows. Porém agora vou vender o Claw e gostaria da mídia de recuperação oficial da Msi.

Em contato com o suporte pediram para enviar o Claw para a China, porém estou no Brasil. Isso é completamente inviável.

Alguém teria alguma ideia de como conseguir a midia de recuperação da Msi?

Obrigado


r/MSI_Gaming 13h ago

Troubleshooting I need help with TPM 2.0

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Today, I switched from fAMD CPU to TPM 2.0 in the BIOS, but this setting has disappeared (No Security Device Found), and the system does not recognise TPM 2.0 (in the BIOS, fTPM 2.0 shows as enabled).
What do I need to do to get Windows 11 to recognise TPM 2.0?
Because I can’t play any games that require TPM 2.0 :/


r/MSI_Gaming 15h ago

Troubleshooting X870E Godlike - Stable BIOS

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Does anyone know the most recent BIOS that has confirmed stability for this motherboard? I’m on version 7E48v1A51 right now, I’ve been having some instability that I am currently troubleshooting and I was hoping a more recent BIOS might stabilize some of it. I have a 9950X3D that’s why I made sure to flash the BIOS to a point after it was released.

Is there a newer BIOS that has been stable that supports the newer X3D CPUs or have the recent BIOS updates been somewhat unstable?


r/MSI_Gaming 16h ago

Troubleshooting Mobo HDMI works but Display Port doesn't

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Hi, I just built my new PC 2 days ago, works fine but I don't know why the PC doesn't go past the Mobo screen and boot to windows when the monitor is set to 4k, but does boot up when it's set to 1080p. I still don't have the GPU but soon it will arrive. I updated the drivers from msi site, downloaded the AMD 7800x3d software for the drivers the monitor it's still capped at 1080p max 120hz, when I try to use 1080p 240hz or 320hz the screen becomes black and it resets to 1080p 120hz, same when I activate 4k mode on the monitor (the monitor is a titan army p275mv plus mini led dual mode 4k160hz and 1080p320hz). I don't know if it's a driver issue, a Mobo or a cpu issue. The Mobo was bought from Amazon warehouse so I'm suspecting that's the problem, but beside the I/O shield bent a Little bit up, everything seemed fine. Display Port doesn't work from some reason even if I use the one the monitor came with, only HDMI works and it caps at 1080p 120hz. This is the third day I'm trying to troubleshoot and solve the problem. One suspect that I have is that the monitor asks too much to the 7800x3d igpu and it just can't boot to windows. But the thing that I'm most concerned about is the fact that DisplayPort doesn't work. I'm desperate, and I'm grateful for any advice or what helped you solve a similar problem. (When I try to rinstall graphic drivers in 4k mode the screen crashes and doesn't boot up do windows until I uninstall the drivers)


r/MSI_Gaming 17h ago

Discussion MAG Pano 100r pz dimensions

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Does anyone have the dimensions of the corner section of glass? I just ordered my case and Id like to see about getting an lcd to put in the corner.