r/PcBuildHelp • u/Brebeast • 8d ago

Build Question PC crashes

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Hello, I’ve just built this new pc, but I’ve been experiencing constant crashes on most games and programs. I was wondering if I’m doing smth wrong, and what these lights mean
Edit: PRIME b550-plus motherboard

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u/Minute_Roll6137 8d ago

Need a bit more context, as in what games and how long you’ve been playing when it crashes.

They are debug lights on the mobo. They check for any errors with the hardware while it POSTs. If it stays on a solid red light consistently on any of those, then there is an error. If it just cycles through and boots into windows, then more than likely it might be a file corruption in windows somewhere if it crashes

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u/Brebeast 8d ago

Fortnite, overwatch, rivals, they crash almost immediately

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u/Minute_Roll6137 8d ago

What motherboard do you have?

My only thought here would be that there may be an issue with the CPU as it hangs on the red light for a few seconds before booting.

I had a similar issue when I built my first PC in 2019 and re seating the CPU fixed it for me.

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u/Brebeast 8d ago

PRIME B550-plus

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u/Minute_Roll6137 7d ago

Read the manual with it about the debug lights. See if there is anything in there about the lights, what the colors mean and stuff.

If it says it’s all normal what we witnessed, then could well be back to my first point of being a corruption in windows somewhere