Advice on OcUK Gaming Kinetic R4

Joxeon · 5 May 2022 at 22:34

The prebuilt is decent value so just ask OCUK to upgrade the CPU to the 5600 and psu for something better and you're good to go.

Celebryn · 6 May 2022 at 10:33

After a night to think on it I decided to go with the cheaper options (the initial AMD list rather than the upgrades. As I am meant to be spending as little as possible atm. So thanks guys. All ordered

Haz123 · 6 May 2022 at 11:40

Good luck with the build , I am sure it will all go well.

Celebryn · 7 May 2022 at 16:30

Quick cabling question.. I plugged in the ones from the case except two.

I have a usb3.0 plug from the case (blue) that I cant find a home for

Alsoa case push cable for RGB but I assume thats lights but I am no bothered about them.

So I plugged in the CPU fan, GPU to the PSU and MB plug to.. is there anything else that needs to plug in except the mystery blue USB cable?

Tetras · 7 May 2022 at 18:44

Celebryn said:
Quick cabling question.. I plugged in the ones from the case except two.

I have a usb3.0 plug from the case (blue) that I cant find a home for Alsoa case push cable for RGB but I assume thats lights but I am no bothered about them.

So I plugged in the CPU fan, GPU to the PSU and MB plug to.. is there anything else that needs to plug in except the mystery blue USB cable?

SATA cable(s) and front panel connectors. The USB cables should connect to USB headers on the motherboard.

Celebryn · 7 May 2022 at 18:46

OK I found the USB socket!

What do I plug the sata cables into? I cant find anything that uses them?

The front case ... those tiny small things are all plugged in to.. except the RGB one. That JFP1, power LED, HDD LED etc is all plugged in

That just leaves me with one thing not plugged in from the front of the case. It was on the cable the front fans were tied to. I think that is for adding extra fans though.. so think I am done

Celebryn · 7 May 2022 at 19:55

Well I turned it on. Case fans are on, MB has a white light on, GPU fans are on but no pic on the monitor. Any ideas?

I tried re-seating the RAM, CPU power cable. Tried a new HD cable.

I am loathe to try re-seating the GPU as it was a hassle to fit in.

I am not sure if I am meant to be hearing anything more than the sound of the fans? LIke 'loading noises'?

Just noticed the light I can see is the CPU warning light. WIll look at it tomorrow.

Tetras · 7 May 2022 at 20:59

Celebryn said:
Well I turned it on. Case fans are on, MB has a white light on, GPU fans are on but no pic on the monitor. Any ideas?

I tried re-seating the RAM, CPU power cable. Tried a new HD cable.

I am loathe to try re-seating the GPU as it was a hassle to fit in.

I am not sure if I am meant to be hearing anything more than the sound of the fans? LIke 'loading noises'?

Just noticed the light I can see is the CPU warning light. WIll look at it tomorrow.

The most common reason for this is missing the aux power connector for the CPU (4 pin or 8 pin power block), but you said you checked that already?

The second most common reason is plugging the monitor into the motherboard (with a CPU that has no IGP) instead of the graphics card

You could also try a different cable, or a different output, e.g. if using display port, try HDMI.

Celebryn · 7 May 2022 at 21:24

I just re seated the CPU and the CPU power is plugged in.

THe HDMI cable was plugged into the GPU.

I tried a different cable and port on the monitor.

CPU fault light is still on. NOt sure what else i can do but reseat it abut that didnt work I had a quick look and the processor looked ok. I am off to bed will think about it in the morning now

Tetras · 7 May 2022 at 21:49

Is it a 5500? It is possible that the BIOS doesn't support this CPU, but my understanding was that unrecognised CPUs (the 5500, 5600 non-x and 5700X) would still boot on an unsupported bios. Most B550 boards have BIOS flashback without a supported CPU (if this is the problem), but I would not try flashing until you have exhausted all other options.

What cooler are you using? Overtightening the cooler can sometimes cause problems.

Celebryn · 8 May 2022 at 09:31

Tetras said:
Is it a 5500? It is possible that the BIOS doesn't support this CPU, but my understanding was that unrecognised CPUs (the 5500, 5600 non-x and 5700X) would still boot on an unsupported bios. Most B550 boards have BIOS flashback without a supported CPU (if this is the problem), but I would not try flashing until you have exhausted all other options.

What cooler are you using? Overtightening the cooler can sometimes cause problems.

Yes it is the 5500. I am using the cooler that came with it.

Now I was wondering if the cooler being on to tight might be the issue! Thanks for confirming it could be an issue, I will check it to day. UPDATE: I loosened it up to I can move it slightly when I push it and still light comes on.

I have checked the internet and it say althought it supports 5000 series it may need flashing, so will try that second. Anyone else have any suggestions? I dont want to keep taking this thing apart, its in the case already and to reinstall the cooler I need to take it all out again.

I have tried taking the ram out and just trying single sticks and no stick. With no stick the CPU lights doesnt come on, but the DRAM light does.

UPDATE: Still an issue with the GPU out.

Compatibility/BIOS is the only thing left I can think of. The pins looked fine on the CPU when I reseated it. UPDATE: Flashback worked. I now have a image on my screen!

Now its the BIOS light that is lit.. does it ever end

UPDATE: OK, W10 is installed.. doing ok so far!

Haz123 · 8 May 2022 at 13:56

Oops , sorry it has not been straightforwards.

So you cannot boot into Bios but you are getting video out ? recommend remove battery and clear cmos then try to boot again.

Tetras · 8 May 2022 at 14:04

Celebryn said:
UPDATE: Flashback worked. I now have a image on my screen!

Now its the BIOS light that is lit.. does it ever end

An image is a success, at least! Eh, BIOS light? What does the image show?

Celebryn · 8 May 2022 at 14:41

Sorry I meant BOOT light on the 'EZ Debug LED' - I think it was just due to there being no OS, I installed Windows and the light went out. Seems to be working so far. Just need to get the Wifi adpater tomorrow then should be good! Just installing the GPU drivers and MB software atm.

Thanks for all the help guys!

For all the trouble its caused, it should make the use of it even sweeter

Haz123 · 8 May 2022 at 15:10

Ok good it is all working. With all the issues you at least know you can fix the thing if you have problems in the future.

Wifi adapter ? doesnt the mobo have built in wifi ?

Celebryn · 8 May 2022 at 15:18

Haz123 said:
Ok good it is all working. With all the issues you at least know you can fix the thing if you have problems in the future.

Wifi adapter ? doesnt the mobo have built in wifi ?

Not that I can see.. has it? The Wifi one was an extra £100.. so I am happy to only pay £40 for a wifi & bluetooth adapter

Haz123 · 8 May 2022 at 16:58

What mobo did you get? if it was MSI B550M Pro-vdh WiFi then the clue is in the name. If it is that one then it has wifi and it will have little antennas that connect to the back IO

Celebryn · 8 May 2022 at 17:30

I bought the wrong mother board, basically, it was my mistake! Its worked out around the same price though so its fine.

mickyflinn · 8 May 2022 at 18:31

Celebryn said:
I bought the wrong mother board, basically, it was my mistake! Its worked out around the same price though so its fine.

Have you set the memory speed in the bios usually done with xmp profile ?

Celebryn · 8 May 2022 at 19:58

mickyflinn said:
Have you set the memory speed in the bios usually done with xmp profile ?

Hmm no, I havent..?

Do I need to? What does it do?

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