https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:14:20 +0000 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:28:01 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12180 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12180&PID=66544&title=fatal1ty-ab350-gamingitx-ac-3700x#66544 Author: gmt
Subject: 12180
Posted: 12 Aug 2019 at 11:28pm

Hello, so my experience till now with this combo ... not good. Previously I used an 1600 with it and all was fine. So, long story short, my setup

Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac bios 5.70 (ok with 1600) - > (switched the cpu to 3700x)
The VRM heatsink was replaced with the one with more metal than termal foam.
Ryzen 5 1600 -> Ryzen 7 3700x
2x8 GB G.Skill FlareX
512 GB nvme Samsung 950 pro with heatsink
Win 10 pro
Case Node 202
Cooler Noctua NF-9a
So I updated the bios to 5.70 while the 1600 was still on it as per instructions, and replaced the cpu to 3700x. First boot was all ok , the

temps started to go a bit high in 70 C but not reaching 80, this just in windows, so I assumed it is fine, the cooler setting was on standard so

I just wanted to change it to performance once the new bios 6.0 was flashed.
But as a precaution once in bios ( still 5.70) I changed the fan level to performance and rebooted. And from here it went into a boot loop, the

first time the memory was still on XMP so it could not be in "retraining" as it worked fine on first boot.
So I let it boot loop 4-5 times, till once it stopped and it did not start at all. I started it again from button, it did 3-4 loops never

reaching windows and stopped again.
Third time it did nothing ... did not start at all.
By the way this was with the case opened. When I disconnected the cables and checked all case, cooler, mobo were extremly hot, vrm heatsink all.

Since then it did not made it run. I left it to cool down, put back the 1600 but still the same, not a peep. May be you can offer some guidance

regarding how can I check if it is really fried. tried to clear cmos, removed the battery pin, still does nothing.

Best regards,
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