![]() ![]() The electrolytic capacitors slowly lose their properties with age, and they didn't use very good capacitor brands/models on the secondary side where it counts, see here ("The filtering caps in the secondary side are provided by Teapo and CapXon, definitely not the best choices for a PSU of this price range, but we have seen worse. This is the original RM650 from circa 2013? Now, that wasn't a bad model, but if it's anywhere near that old, it might not be adequate anymore. Make sure the 8-pin EPS plug is fully latched in on the CPU_PWR header next to the CPU. Try with only one RAM module in slot A2 (2nd from left). It will be spread by the cooler pressure.įor all further testing, take out the graphics card and use the iGPU. I use soft, lint-free paper towels and q-tips dipped in high-purity isopropanol alcohol to clean, and then apply a drop of new heatpaste onto the middle of the CPU, at least the size of a large grain of rice. So i'd then clean it 100% and then apply new heatpaste. Finally, how to do it properly once it all works: Clean the CPU heatspreader and the cooler base, because when you re-use old heatpaste, there can be trapped air bubbles which could lead to overheating. For further testing, you can put the cooler back on without replacing the heatpaste. Read here for example, it's more common than people think.Īnyway, if the pins are all perfectly aligned, you can put the CPU back in. If different kits of RAM are not working at all, it could be that you accidentally bent some pins during CPU installation. ![]() A lot of the pins on the right side of the socket go straight to the memory slots, since the CPU houses the memory controller (IMC). If the pads under the CPU and some pins of the socket don't make proper contact, you can have all kinds of problems. Check very carefully (with a magnifying glass, if possible) if all the pins look exactly the same, in position and in height. Take out the CPU and carefully inspect the underside and the socket for any bent pins, foreign objects, dirt, or other abnormalities. Normally i would suggest to update the BIOS using the Flash BIOS Button, but none of the ♚TX (micro-ATX) B660 boards have that feature. ![]()
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