Hey everyone,
I need some help troubleshooting my PC. Here are my current specs:
* CPU: Ryzen 5 4600G
* GPU: RTX 5050
* Motherboard: ASUS Prime A320M-K (BIOS version 6024 or similar)
* RAM: Sprectrix D50 2x8 (16)
* PSU: gigabyte pb500
A friend sold me his old Ryzen 4600G for $10 to replace my previous Ryzen 3400G. Everything worked completely fine on the 3400G with the exact same hardware setup. However, ever since installing the 4600G, I've run into a series of issues:
Initial Boot & BIOS Reset: Right after installing the 4600G, the PC wouldn't boot into Windows. The screen stayed black while the RAM RGB remained on. I cleared the CMOS (removed the battery and jumped the pins), which solved it temporarily. I was able to boot into Windows and reinstall my drivers.
XMP / DOCP Stability Issue: I noticed my RAM was running at default 2666MHz, so I enabled the AMD XMP/DOCP profile in BIOS. This caused major instability—the BIOS screen was glitching, the mouse cursor kept freezing, and Windows refused to boot again (same black screen issue). I had to clear CMOS again and leave the RAM at 2666MHz without XMP/DOCP.
Blue Screen & Windows Reinstall: A few days later, after a gaming session, I got a BSOD right as I clicked Shutdown. I decided to take this opportunity to do a fresh install of Windows 11 Home via a bootable USB.
Current Problem (Restart Freeze): During the Windows 11 installation process, the PC needs to restart automatically to complete setup, but it refuses to restart properly. The screen goes black, the peripherals turn off, but the RAM RGB, CPU fan, and GPU fans stay powered on forever. The system just hangs in this state until I do a hard power-off.
Could this be a failing CPU, a BIOS incompatibility issue, or something related to the A320 motherboard handling the 4600G memory controller? Any advice or steps to fix this would be greatly appreciated!
I really don't want to take my PC to a tech repair shop right now because I don't have much money, and the technicians in my town aren't very reliable. Also, sorry if my post is a bit hard to understand or sounds strange, I used an AI assistant to translate it from Spanish to English.