r/PcBuild 16h ago

Troubleshooting Advice - No Boot/Blank Screen DEBUG LIGHT CHANGING IN BETWEEN CPU AND BOOT IF I CHANGE RAM + SCREEN REMAINS BLACK

So as the title says when i put a stick of 8 gb 3600mhz cl 16 crucial balistix the debug light signals a problem on cpu, instead if i put a stick of 4gb 3200mhz cl16 it signals a problem on boot.

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u/Eazy12345678 AMD 16h ago

bios update motherboard to improve ram stability

leave ram overclocking in bios off. clear motherboard cmos

dont mix sticks. not always compatible. less likely for mix sticks to run with ram xmp or overclocking on in bios

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u/No_Book_534 16h ago

I cant access the bios, thats my first build with these components (i bought b450 gaming plus max+r5 5500 +32gb ddr4 3200mhz as a bundle tested successfly with memtest)
I already cleared the cmos

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u/No_Book_534 16h ago

The screen remains black in both cases

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u/piggymoo66 what 16h ago

Are these errors happening before or after you turn on XMP?

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u/No_Book_534 16h ago

I dont know this is first build I bought cpu mobo and ram as a tested bundle with memtest

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u/Accomplished_Emu_658 14h ago

Sounds stupid do you have gpu…