Upgraded, CPU, MOBO, M.2, RAM, PSU, Now computer is restarting all day

Ghot said:

Hello @irishwheels , welcome to Ten Forums.


Try re-seating the RAM, and make sure it's in slots 2 and 4 counting away from the CPU.

And, as @AddRAM has mentioned... check your temps. Improper application of thermal compound could also cause this.

Okay I changed the ram to 2 and 4

My temps are all great I use CAM software to check always

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Matthew Wai said:

Remove the battery and then put it back after 30 seconds.

Is this that circle disk-looking battery on the motherboard?

Source: How to replace the CMOS battery

Matthew Wai said:

Source: How to replace the CMOS battery

I removed the battery.

and changed the ram to slots 2, 4

Im still getting black screen restarts

sygnus21 said:

I gotta be honest none of those would really causes a system reboot or are even needed. I've been building PC's every 3-4 years since 1998 with my last build in my system specs coming in 2019 and I've yet to come across a board that needed a CMOS battery out the box; nor did it need resetting (removed and reinstalled). And I highly doubt most who build seen it. Is it possible... anything is possible, though the probability of it is low.

Anyway one sure fire way to check battery status is by observing date and time - if the time and date in the BIOS doesn't stick - and you'll know immediately as the date would resort to something like Jan 1, 2000 if the battery was the issue. Same for the BIOS settings... if they stick the battery is good. If not, yeah, the battery is bad.

Edit: I see the OP checked the battery and nothing's changed. Not surprised there.

With that I'd check...

• All power cable connections; check that all required connections are actually connected.
• Screws securing the motherboard to the case to insure there isn't a grounding issue
• checking the power switch connections
• Check that the clear thin plastic cover is removed from the CPU cooler (seen that happen).
• Check the the CPU has adequate thermal paste (causing a heating issue)
• Check both CPU and CPU cooler is properly seated (causing a heating issue)
• Check CPU cooler fan cable is connected to the motherboard (causing a heating issue)
• Check the RAM is properly seated.
• check all other hardware is properly seated to the board and that no grounding issues are there.
• In the BIOS make sure to click/enable "Load Optimized Defaults" so the motherboard has a base setting to work with the hardware that's installed.

It would also do some good to go over the board's owner's manual to insure things are properly setup.

Let us know.

So, I was curious but one thing I haven't done was change out all the old PSU cords... In an attempt to save time.

So for example, the SATA cables are the same, 2 years old.
and the cables that connect to my lights, fan lights / light strips..
GPU cables are the same

CPU cable is new
and the main MOBO cable is new.

I figured if it starts up that shouldnt be the problem right??

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Ghot said:

@irishwheels

Looks like you need to flash the BIOS. The latest BIOS is 4301.
I put your parts (from your specs) in PCpartpicker, and got the warning...



Might be hard to do with only a 15 minute window to work in.



What CPU did you upgrade from?

I updated the BIOS to 4301 or what ever the new one is.

My old CPU was the AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor

Ghot said:

Ok then... how about your CPU cooler. Are you SURE the pump is working properly?

I mean if it wasn't I would overheat right?? My CPU temps have never gone over 65C,

Im at 42C right now no games on