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nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member -

Hello, after doing a little cleaning of my CPU cooler and spending over 2 hours aligning the screws, I have a problem: when I turn on my PC, the DRAM LED lights up. I hope I haven't damaged my CPU by forcing too much while trying to align the cooler, but I would like to know how to turn off that LED so my PC can boot.

Thank you for your help.

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    Kaminokuri Posted messages 28 Status Member
     

    Hello,

    The DRAM indicator issue has happened to me before, and I just removed and reinserted the BIOS battery and it was back.

    In my case, I had upgraded my RAM from 16 to 32GB, and my BIOS didn't appreciate it. The BIOS kept indicating that I was still at 16GB, and after resetting the BIOS, it came back and recognized the 32GB properly.

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      Ok, thanks for your reply. The DRAM LED issue is resolved, but I still don't understand why I crash after 2 minutes of gameplay in games like GTA, Fortnite, and Watch Dogs 2, while I don't crash in games like Gang Beasts and Minecraft. I ran a power test on OCCT and my PC only lasted 2 seconds, so is this a power supply problem? I would like to know as soon as possible to see if I need to buy a new power supply or other components. Thank you.

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      1. Kaminokuri Posted messages 28 Status Member > Sergent
         

        Is your PC crashing? Is it shutting down? Blue screen? Or are just the games closing?

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    So in 2 minutes of playing, the image freezes and sometimes I return to the desktop, sometimes I have to restart my PC in The Quarry when the crash occurs. I get an error message saying there is a loss of the D3D device and on GTA it says GTA 5 is not responding.

    Here is what the crash can look like:

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      1. nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member > Sergent
         

        GTA V takes a good five minutes to start, so it's more of a graphical problem than a CPU issue.

        Uninstall the graphics drivers for your card; if you have a CPU graphics driver, it will take over.

        Remove your card and carefully put it back in, and reinstall the drivers with the PC turned off, obviously.

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  3. nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member
     

    try a RAM in each slot

    if nothing works, undo what you did and start over properly

    a processor is solid

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      Thank you for your response, but it's okay, I managed to slightly adjust the CPU cooler and it worked, but I'm still having the issue of crashes in games; I can't play for more than 10 minutes without it crashing. I ran a power test on OCCT and my PC only lasts for 2 seconds; as soon as I start, my CPU goes up to 90°, so it shuts down to prevent damage to the CPU. Is it possible that my power supply is defective?

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    2. nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member > Sergent
       

      what is your CPU and graphics card

      no, it's rarely a defective power supply

      how does it run without doing anything, what are your CPU and RAM specs?

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    3. Sergent > nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member
       

      My processor is an AMD Ryzen 5 3600

      Graphics cards: 1660 Super 6GB PNY changed about 2 months ago

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    4. Sergent > nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member
       

      And my CPU is at about 48°-52° with nothing open

      As for the RAM, I don't know, but I don't think it's the RAM that's the problem since I ran a memory test on OCCT and everything went well

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    5. nikomouk008 Posted messages 191 Status Member > Sergent
       

      I wasn't aware of this log; it finds direct overheating errors, which is suspicious... yet I have no issues playing GTA 5, BO4, Red Dead 2, etc...

      48-52 is also normal.

      And in Red Dead 2 with Google, Firefox, and Internet Explorer open, I'm at 63° CPU and 35° GPU (CPU-Z and GPU-Z).

      I play at 1920x1080, 120Hz, full settings, 16GB of RAM, and you?

      If it crashes, it has to be the CPU, GPU, or RAM that's the problem.

      As a last resort! Disassemble the components and change the original thermal paste :(

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