New PC won’t boot - Dram light on

[Kadeacon]

Specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte b650 Aero G
RAM: G.SKILL TRIDENT Z5 RGB
CPU: Ryzen 7900x
GPU: MSI Gaming X Trio 4080
PSU: 1000g MSI
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken z73


My PC turns on but won’t give power to MMK or monitor. I’ve tried using 1 stick of ram, reseating the cpu, updating BIOS, and attempted clearing CMOS but not sure if it worked.
Please help Im so confused!

 

[Calenhad]

How long have you waited for it to boot? First boot memory training can take quite a while.

 

[Kadeacon]

How long have you waited for it to boot? First boot memory training can take quite a while.

I waited about a minute, I stopped waiting at no signal. Should I wait longer?

 

[Calenhad]

I waited about a minute, I stopped waiting at no signal. Should I wait longer?

Yes, just leave it be for several minutes before worrying.

 

[Kadeacon]

Yes, just leave it be for several minutes before worrying.

Alright I’ll try that, also I added my ram into the specs list now.

 

[Calenhad]

Alright I’ll try that, also I added my ram into the specs list now.

G.Skill memory is top quality in my experience. So just re-assemble the computer and power it on. Then leave it alone until it posts for the first time. Which can take what feels like ages. Just go have a coffee or something. If it is still not posting after say 10-15 minutes, it may have issues. (sorry for repeating myself, but I felt it necessary to comment again after you added your ram details)

I am off for the night. So best of luck. Hopefully somebody else can assist further if needed.

 

[Mussels]

Specs:
Mobo: Gigabyte b650 Aero G
RAM: G.SKILL TRIDENT Z5 RGB
CPU: Ryzen 7900x
GPU: MSI Gaming X Trio 4080
PSU: 1000g MSI
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken z73


My PC turns on but won’t give power to MMK or monitor. I’ve tried using 1 stick of ram, reseating the cpu, updating BIOS, and attempted clearing CMOS but not sure if it worked.
Please help Im so confused!

check the CPU cooler isnt on too tight, or uneven. It seems to be a common problem with universal coolers that they can simply be tightened too far on AM5, and it can cause loss of contact with some CPU pins


AM5 can indeed have a slow boot or two, if you can use BIOS flashback and update the BIOS that may well help speed that up (it got better with updates)

Only tip there is i've foind BIOS flashback can be odd on various boards, i've often needed to CMOS clear, power PC up, shut it down by holding power button in and then and only then would the BIOS flashback actually work. Straight from the box and without a clear then one power on, they'd fail for no reason - i'm not sure the exact combination, but systems that happily posted and worked fine refused to update from flashback without a clear first.

 

[Kadeacon]

I managed to get it to work, not sure what I did I just took it apart and put it back together

 

[An0maly_76]

Sometimes components don't seat properly. I've also seen a lot of RAM instability issues with AM4 platforms because apparently AM4s and some boards that support them are quite funny about RAM. I suspect this may continue to be a trend with the AM5 as well. Time will tell.

 

[Mussels]

Sometimes components don't seat properly. I've also seen a lot of RAM instability issues with AM4 platforms because apparently AM4s and some boards that support them are quite funny about RAM. I suspect this may continue to be a trend with the AM5 as well. Time will tell.

Most RAM issues are sorted on AM4 by now, or if not are extremely well known (such as 4x RAM sticks only being supported with 3200 at the maximum, yet people still try for 128GB of 3600+)


AM5 is different and has a lot of new problems that are getting ironed out fast with BIOS updates, but theres also some other mysteries that are board dependant, AGESA bugs and physical issues (like coolers going over-tight, especially those mounted with two screws vs latches or four mounting screws)

 

[An0maly_76]

Most RAM issues are sorted on AM4 by now, or if not are extremely well known (such as 4x RAM sticks only being supported with 3200 at the maximum, yet people still try for 128GB of 3600+)


AM5 is different and has a lot of new problems that are getting ironed out fast with BIOS updates, but theres also some other mysteries that are board dependant, AGESA bugs and physical issues (like coolers going over-tight, especially those mounted with two screws vs latches or four mounting screws)

I get that AM5 is different, but AM4's RAM issues are not well-known in my experience. I had to figure mine out myself, and it took several months, despite asking numerous people.

 

[mama]

I managed to get it to work, not sure what I did I just took it apart and put it back together

Reseating the ram is usually enough.

 

[An0maly_76]

Reseating the ram is usually enough.

Surprisingly, yes. An old workstation's playing possum was cured by reseating the RAM, despite having sat on a covered porch for two years after being forgotten while doing some cleaning.