So tldr, got a dead stick and the other stick dead RGB
I bought myself the F4-3200C16D-16GTZR kit to go along with a brand new Ryzen build. Installed, perfect RGB perfect clock speeds. 1 month 4 days in (conveniently 4 days past Newegg warranty), I started messing around with the RGB software, setting specific LEDs to different colors... Then 1 day 1 of them decides to kick the bucket, and when i tried to turn on the comp, no POST. At first i didn't know what the heck to do, but luckily I have a debug screen on mobo, and found that it was my RAM causing the problem. Started troubleshooting by switching slots. Took out stick 1, tried stick 2 in every slot, still no POST. Took stick 2 out, put stick 1 in, runs well able to POST in every RAM slot. Decided to try a BIOS update to see if it was just a compatibility issue but im up to date, even to the highest Beta bios and no improvement.
System was perfectly stable, no OC, before I started messing with the Beta software.
Stick 2's LEDs don't work anymore, and the RGB software does not detect any modules anymore.
Ive tried everything short of reinstalling windows. Uninstalled CAM/RGB Fusion/LINK reinstalled/uninstalled TRidentZRGB about 1298 times.
Debug code is 03
So my question to you is, is this just a bad kit?
I mean it can happen right?
Is this a software glitch?
RGB coding broke the RAM is plausible I guess.
Or is this Ryzen playing foul?
I've heard it has compatibility issues, but the fact that it was working before hand makes me skeptical.
Rig:
Ryzen 1700
Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5 r1
note: Ive already submitted an RMA, awaiting a response.
I bought myself the F4-3200C16D-16GTZR kit to go along with a brand new Ryzen build. Installed, perfect RGB perfect clock speeds. 1 month 4 days in (conveniently 4 days past Newegg warranty), I started messing around with the RGB software, setting specific LEDs to different colors... Then 1 day 1 of them decides to kick the bucket, and when i tried to turn on the comp, no POST. At first i didn't know what the heck to do, but luckily I have a debug screen on mobo, and found that it was my RAM causing the problem. Started troubleshooting by switching slots. Took out stick 1, tried stick 2 in every slot, still no POST. Took stick 2 out, put stick 1 in, runs well able to POST in every RAM slot. Decided to try a BIOS update to see if it was just a compatibility issue but im up to date, even to the highest Beta bios and no improvement.
System was perfectly stable, no OC, before I started messing with the Beta software.
Stick 2's LEDs don't work anymore, and the RGB software does not detect any modules anymore.
Ive tried everything short of reinstalling windows. Uninstalled CAM/RGB Fusion/LINK reinstalled/uninstalled TRidentZRGB about 1298 times.
Debug code is 03
So my question to you is, is this just a bad kit?
I mean it can happen right?
Is this a software glitch?
RGB coding broke the RAM is plausible I guess.
Or is this Ryzen playing foul?
I've heard it has compatibility issues, but the fact that it was working before hand makes me skeptical.
Rig:
Ryzen 1700
Gigabyte AX370 Gaming 5 r1
note: Ive already submitted an RMA, awaiting a response.
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