problems with my 1st ever build, help me out

Andrei Cristian · 20 Nov 2019 at 15:27

I just finished my new build, the problem is that it freezes or gives me a blue screen when i open games and sometimes while just doing nothing, when i get 2 sticks of ram in it's almost seconds after booting, if i only keep one in it can last for hours but eventually the result will be the same, tried switching slots but the result is the same, the blue screen error is clock watchdog timeout.

The thing is that it either gives me a blue screen or just freezes for good, never together.

I need to mention that i use the SSD that was in my older pc, which had an intel, this one is an AMD but i dont think this is as much of a problem.

I considered a bad PSU or Motherboard but i want to hear what you think.

SPECS:

600W Integrator PSU

Motherboard: B450MDS3H

Ram: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x4GB 3200

GPU: Radeon Saphire Nitro+ RX 570 8GB

CPU: Ryzen 5 2600X

Andrei Cristian · 20 Nov 2019 at 16:44

snips86x said:
Beginning to sound like dodgy RAM. Run MemTest and see what it comes back with

I did, nothing wrong.

Also, i just opened up my pc for the 4th time and noticed that the SATA cable connected to my SSD had "HDD" wrote on it, so i changed the cable, in the same time the GPU was not properly seated, i have been playing on it for about 20 minutes now and everything seems fine, i feel like a total moron right now, anyway id understand the freezes but i did not expect it to give me a blue screed that said that the CPU is being told to do more than it can, still have to test it for a few more hours but it seems to me that its kinda solved, im a newbie when it comes to PC building, this one was my 1st.

Andrei Cristian · 20 Nov 2019 at 21:09

Of course i did, i said im a newbie not mentally disabled.
Its my 1st build not the 1st time i open a PC
After i connected the GPU properly it froze once more, just installed a new windows, waiting for a game to download in order to force the system to its max, where it usually crashes.
The CPU dosent have on-board graphics.

Andrei Cristian · 21 Nov 2019 at 21:20

Ok so after a fresh windows install all seems to work as intended, i still think i need a new, more powerful PSU tho, dont ask me why as the current one causes no problems.

Andrei Cristian · 29 Nov 2019 at 23:13

Thank you @pastymuncher but can you recommend something stronger? I plan on upgrading in the future, now, im aware that newer hardware might eat less than my Saphire that eats up to 150W but i just want to have enough.