https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:02:22 +0000 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:57:10 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=18202 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84309&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84309 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 18202
Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 6:57pm

monkeywrench wrote: As stated, ordered new cpu and gpu that arrived today. It was the cpu all along. What could've caused it? Overheating, poorly applied thermal paste? Or just a dud? I'm going to contact my vendor to see if I could get a replacement or something. Thanks for the assistance, everyone.

Likely just a dud CPU, it happens a lot more these days than it used to due to the
larger dies and smaller manufacture process. The IMC (Integrated Memory Controller)
tends to be the most common fail point. ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:57:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84309&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84309 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84297&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84297 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 18202
Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 3:01pm

monkeywrench wrote: As stated, ordered new cpu and gpu that arrived today. It was the cpu all along. What could've caused it? Overheating, poorly applied thermal paste? Or just a dud? I'm going to contact my vendor to see if I could get a replacement or something. Thanks for the assistance, everyone.

If going through AMD directly, they replace faulty CPUs without much of the fuss :) Depending on your retailer, it might be quicker going through retailer though :)]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:01:23 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84297&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84297 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84285&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84285 Author: monkeywrench
Subject: 18202
Posted: 25 Feb 2021 at 12:54am

As stated, ordered new cpu and gpu that arrived today. It was the cpu all along.

What could've caused it? Overheating, poorly applied thermal paste? Or just a dud?

I'm going to contact my vendor to see if I could get a replacement or something.

Thanks for the assistance, everyone. ]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:54:31 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84285&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84285 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84243&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84243 Author: monkeywrench
Subject: 18202
Posted: 23 Feb 2021 at 6:30pm

So, hello there, everyone. Status right now is: I have tried booting memtest - and it passed all green with both memory modules in.


Tried booting from USB with linuxstress to do some tests on the CPU - and it just resets as it is trying to boot.

Tried disabling the Core Performance Boost, no dice, just weird and slow behavior and actually hanging when booting anything.

So I wanted to order a cheap graphics card to test if it works and a cheap cpu - unfortunately the AMD Athlon 3000G is out of stock everywhere, so I had to order another Ryzen 7 - a 3800X, but it seems easier than to send away the computer for diagnostics elsewhere...

So, I'll be back in a few days, swearing. Or cheering.

Thanks for all the ideas and support, everyone.]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:30:10 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84243&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84243 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84222&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84222 Author: DemonAk
Subject: 18202
Posted: 23 Feb 2021 at 12:01am

Try to disable in BIOS (AMD-CBS-CPU Configuration) Core performance Boost and test, if post and boot fine then probably your CPU defective and you need to replace it]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 00:01:02 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84222&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84222 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84216&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84216 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 18202
Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 11:22pm

Take it, BIOS is the latest?
Have you tried booting and doing something with single stick of ram placed in second from the left RAM slot? Maybe try booting into Memtest86+ USB stick and see if you can run your RAM through memory test?]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:22:33 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84216&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84216 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84215&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84215 Author: monkeywrench
Subject: 18202
Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 11:10pm

So, I've tested with another Corsair 750W PSU I hade lying around - same issue. Can't boot.

Gaah.]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 23:10:21 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84215&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84215 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84209&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84209 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 18202
Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 8:59pm

PSU failures (not catastrophic ones) manifest themselves under certain loads. If GPU is too powerful for PSU (not your case, just an example), PC will start, get into Windows, and will crash if you start doing anything 3D intensive.

In your case, GPU will never be able to kill your PSU, however faulty PSUs happen, and in those instances failures can manifest in various ways. When you start installing windows, or start booting windows, CPU is loaded quite a bit, so that might trigger a reboot. In BIOS if you could report voltage sensor data, it might reveal PSU issues (or not) ;)]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:59:34 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84209&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84209 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84207&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84207 Author: monkeywrench
Subject: 18202
Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 8:44pm

But I can start the computer. Are you basically saying that perhaps at the moment the graphics card or CPU starts to load the PSU with more demand for power, it gives out, perhaps?]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:44:30 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84207&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84207 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=18202&PID=84206&title=constant-reboots-resets-after-post#84206 Author: muziqaz
Subject: 18202
Posted: 22 Feb 2021 at 8:31pm

It is possible that PSU gave out.
CPUs do not die that easily these days. You would have felt overheating CPU in your gameplay before it would switch itself off.
In BIOS go to Monitoring tab, and check what each voltage sensor is reporting (12V, 3.3V, etc).

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