This feels like and episode of unsolved mysteries. The twists and turns having viewers on the edge of their seats.

@PhaseDrift

Жыл бұрын

I can confirm I was on the edge of my seat. My heart rate is actually up right now after seeing the final test

@dr.h_gibby3158

Жыл бұрын

Wh

@fourletterign1518

Жыл бұрын

Thats exactly how I would have described it as well 🤣🤣

@mantid83

Жыл бұрын

That was definitely me lol.

@craiglortie8483

Жыл бұрын

windows 11

New title "Ed going insane from trying to figure why he's PC doesn't work"

@Max-cu6bw

Жыл бұрын

more like "Ed going insane trying to figure out why his pc works."

@kng7767

Жыл бұрын

@@Max-cu6bw HAHAHA

@maxim7685

Жыл бұрын

@@Max-cu6bw LMFAO THIS GOT ME

@Lama-fe3gv

Жыл бұрын

@@Max-cu6bw LOL

@GamingDerped

Жыл бұрын

@@kng7767 o

I could feel your pain, frustration, relief, and confusion throughout this saga! Thank you for sharing this journey with us.

When I troubleshooting I usually do test the RAM 1 by 1 many times I encountered that 1(one) of the RAM is malfunctioning that is why your system giving a different problem every time you change a components.Always make sure to reset the cmos setup when changing components when troubleshooting.

i spent 2.5 hours trying to fix my pc´s bluetooth and after a few minutes of doing nothing but being frustrated, it randomly worked again. Man, you cant imagine how much i can relate and how happy i am that at the end it worked again, and i hope it stays working. Love your content and windows username, all the best!

@prabahyy.8764

Жыл бұрын

Bro im not jokinh, it took me a whole 9 hours to build my pc just for it not to boot, i tried for 4 hours to try to fix it just to find that the 24 pin wasnt in properly, now this didnt give me a boot but it turned all my fans and rgb lights on so progress was being made, then i wake up the next day , turn on my pc and it randomly works. I thought at first i had broken my cpu or gpu in which case i'd have been screwed but i dont understand what the issue was.

@shooterboi

Жыл бұрын

@@prabahyy.8764 probably because of it being first time boot, sometimes can take several minutes (could be like 15 minutes i believe)

@Darc-wu7qx

Жыл бұрын

pc: i fixed myself

@Hasongming

Жыл бұрын

that happened to me to my pc updated and boom a hacker came out of nowhere and kicked me out but after some reboots i turned the table

@leafyyy907

Жыл бұрын

LMAO I was in the same spot as you! Turned out I had to connect the wifi extender on my motherboard and my Bluetooth somehow worked

“quitters never win and winners never quit” - someone

@Kingocharge

Жыл бұрын

i heard that somewhere...

@CorrineCraig

Жыл бұрын

Yeah someone said that

@arthurtheking1004

Жыл бұрын

The reaction when he got the motherboard

@zacfacalt

Жыл бұрын

wise words shriji

@lenakortholt936

Жыл бұрын

quinners never wit

I know your pain, my pc would randomly restart within minutes of my using it and I tried troubleshooting everything (except for the actual problem). 5 months later and a lot of frustration I found out it was my ssd which had my OS on it. There were times where I felt like throwing my pc off a cliff and start over but I didn't give up and I saved myself the hassle and money. Never give up 👍 Edit: My pc restarted again and now I give up :')

@SAG3X

Жыл бұрын

PC's really hate us, mine has been crashing whilst playing for 2 months now, been trying to fix it daily.

@downhillsender8984

Жыл бұрын

@@SAG3X its a struggle

@SAG3X

Жыл бұрын

@@downhillsender8984 Yup still fixing mine everyday

@cezarstietot2417

Жыл бұрын

For me it was the bios. Try updating it

@SAG3X

Жыл бұрын

@@cezarstietot2417 Downgraded and worked for me

bro i’m actually so happy for you ed. All of this hard work to not only produce great content, but for the sake of your happiness. Keep it up man, you’re my fav

Sad to see you going all over this... But honestly one of the best videos ever. Real troubleshooting, live, no script! My two cents: BIOS update that happened when you had the 2080 (minute 9:26) helped to fix the issue. Then you got hit by yet another issue with the newer PCIE raiser cable.

@Addeatt

Жыл бұрын

Yep, this was my exact thoughts too.

@opax

Жыл бұрын

Would explain the vga load bios new error that came with it

@donaldprince7853

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree, same thing I told my wife while watching this.

I somehow felt the tsunami of emotions while watching this. Hopefully big red behaves from now onwards! Love your content as always!

@muhammadzulkifl5834

Жыл бұрын

My name is zulkifl tooo

I really loved this whole vlog series on the build. Despite the heartache and tsunami of emotions, you managed to take a really bad moment in your PC Building career and create a documentary style mini movie. The creativity from your editing with the motion graphics, sequencing, sound effects, and soundtrack while setting a movie-like tone was awesome. Hope everything goes well moving forward with the build. Glad to still be a long-time subscriber (compiled time from various channels throughout time.) God Bless!

Love your dedication and hardwork ed. so happy that big red 4 is working perfectly

If the update resetted your bios, it might be that it also reset PCIe compatibility to 4.0 instead of 3.0. Because PCIe 4.0 is more finicky on timings and you have the long riser cable the timings were off and thats why you didn't get any VGA signal.

@a7madfriends

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense.

@JeskidoYT

Жыл бұрын

Yep, good ol 3.0 vs 4.0 issue with the update. Happens every. Single. Creator. Who uses a riser cable

@bigo2219

Жыл бұрын

windows moment

@marktemplonuevo5258

Жыл бұрын

IMHO, I don't think that's the issue, because his motherboard is PCIE 4.0 to begin with.

@massimo3860

Жыл бұрын

even if that was the issue, after he installed the 2080 he didnt went in the bios to change the compatibility to 4.0

man im so happy for you man, this has been a rollercoaster of emotions for you, as the sort of person that gets angry easily, i cant imagine how much this hurt you mentally, ive been here for a year now and am so proud of how much your channel has grown, im thinking of upgradging my setup and you have really inspired me :) thanks

These past vlogs were legit one of the best videos Ed has made, too many emotions and lots of new stuff I learned! Can’t wait for the setup to be fully finished.

could it be the pins inside the power supply box that are loose? If you are moving it around and have the cables turned it could make the connection loose in some places. Might just need a new power supply box

A CMOS Checksum error is a conflict between the CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) and BIOS (Basic Input Output System) that happens when you boot up a computer. It occurs when the computer isn't able to read startup information or the data does not match up. In this guide, we explain what causes a CMOS Checksum error and offer instructions for troubleshooting and fixing the problem. Motherboard with CMOS battery Causes of CMOS Checksum Errors There are several potential reasons for a CMOS checksum error, but almost all come back to the information on the CMOS being corrupt for one reason or another. Before an operating system boots, the computer's motherboard handles many lower-level tasks, preparing the system components to run and eventually handing those tasks off to the operating system. The software on the motherboard is called the BIOS. In addition to booting up a computer, the BIOS contains several settings for its hardware, like speeds, voltages, system time, and boot priorities. The BIOS settings aren't saved on the hard drive. They're on a chip called the CMOS. Whenever you make changes to the BIOS settings, start your computer up, or shut it down, those events are written to the CMOS. It keeps track of the data to make sure that things run normally the next time you start the computer. The CMOS stays on while the rest of the computer is off because it's powered independently by a watch battery. When the computer starts, it reads the state it was last in from the CMOS. Usually, it can read the information and restore itself without an issue. A CMOS Checksum error occurs when the computer isn't able to read that information. One of the more common causes of a checksum error is also the simplest to solve. The battery that powers the CMOS is a watch battery, and it can run out of power. When the battery is dead, the CMOS can't store information anymore. Power surges and sudden losses of power are other causes. If a computer doesn't have a chance to write information to the CMOS before it's abruptly powered off, it has a hard time picking up where it left off. Power surges can also cause corruption or hardware damage. The final cause is less common, but it can happen. If the BIOS is damaged or corrupted, it will cause a mismatch between the BIOS and CMOS. It's uncommon but possible for a virus to infect and corrupt the BIOS. Still, it's more common that a BIOS update failed or the operating system updated

Holy hell, this was a suspenseful video. I'm happy you got it working at the end. I hope your troubles are behind you, and that you'll determine the origin of this whole mess. 🙂

Bro that was so intense!! I'm just so happy you managed to fix it. One question, do you make setups for subscribers in other countries or just in America? Loved the video, keep it up!

Ed, one of the things you should do with an FE card and post errors is update the firmware on the GPU, Nvidia has an updater on their website. I was having so many problems with my 3090 in November of 2020. Update the firmware on the card. It will make things so much easier.

Thanks you for making content on tech! You make my setup better everytime!

@utterkid2

Жыл бұрын

ulta hur dur based 4k ultra hur dur

the ending of this video gave me chills. what a crazy journey this pc and Ed have gone through

My friends and I watched this and were so happy to see you succeed in fixing this pc. Congrats!

I am so so happy for you. I cant explain how much i feel you. I got the blue screen on my pc wich might not seem like a big problem but neither me or my dad are good at pc's. We still googled a whole lot of things but nothing worked. my dad amlost gave up after 3 days but then he switched a caple and the ram and somehow it worked. It was the best feeling ever. Congrats on the pc. iI hope it stays running. 😀😀😀

My god! The chills I got when all the monitors turned on. Wow, masterpiece of a video.

Sometimes things just need a good ole reseating or swap and reswap lol. I've worked on PC's in an enterprise environment for 8 years and I''ve seen some weird things. Bad mouse cable, bad keyboard cable, bad printer cable, all have caused boot issues for me before.

I feel for ya buddy. Been in similar situations of days of frustration haha 😄. Thanks for sharing bud !

Great video Ed! I can only tell from my own experience with Windows 11 that I had a lot of issues with it. It once killed my M.2 SSD in my Notebook after a casual Software Update and still runs unstable on my up to date Desktop PC. I don't have any ideas on how this is happening, but I think that Windows 11 still needs a lot of work and at least on my Notebook, I went back to 10 for now.

I am so relieved and feel incredibly happy for you. I am also completely stumped about what happened, but it's insane that you fixed it. It shows that you, Ed, can truly do anything.

OMG what a freaking journey... the level of twists and turns i could feel my heartbeat everytime Ed pressed that power button on the Mobo...and finallyyyyyyy the desktop like the Legendary PC was testing Ed making sure Ed is worthy of using it and in the end when Ed bowed to the PC it started.

I had the same problem and did a fresh new install of Windows 11 and it sometimes worked and than it didnt i was frustrated too but after a few days it worked! Im Happy BigRed is working now!

This was a damn good mystery and fun situation from a technical point of view because seeing issues arise with PCs and solving them is a good feeling due to the fact now that you seen the problem and solved it you gained new knowledge on troubleshooting that kind of problem.

12:47 “So its not the graphics card” *proceeds to show CMOS error seconds later*

And I thought I had already experienced all PC problems. This one is a pain in the butt, especially because you don't know what caused it. I think you have tried everything to find the error. I don't see what else could be done. Hopefully the PC will continue to work.

Lol the amount of times you had us think you really figured it out

@fynkozari9271

Жыл бұрын

So what is the actual problem?

@Ash-ux4rv

Жыл бұрын

@@fynkozari9271 ​ bios update could’ve went wrong during his 30 minutes gone and the 2080 helped out the issue and then the rizer cable went bad

@fynkozari9271

Жыл бұрын

@@Ash-ux4rv yeah he has too many components, more problems. Things tend to break. I dont need a riser cable. Less things I have, less things break. I won't even use a hdd on my next build. I have 3.63tb was red us nas drive current build.

@Ash-ux4rv

Жыл бұрын

@@fynkozari9271 rizer cables aren’t bad necessary his pc malfunction was unfortunate because at first his bios was the issue and then that bios killed the rizer cable basically

Remember guys: do not shave your beard when windows is upgrading

@literateFaizal.

Жыл бұрын

probably true as I had to go through this kind of problem on my laptop when it updated coincedentally I was saving my beard that day

Ed got defeated a thousand times but he never gave up! Wish I was like that too

What an actual rollercoaster and journey that must have been! Moral of the story, never update to Win 11!

@t94xr

Жыл бұрын

No, perform a clean install of Windows 11.

@harryisawesome0420

Жыл бұрын

@@t94xr I've rocked linux for years and I'm able to play all my steam games and dont deal with the MS nonsense with updates

@Lama-fe3gv

Жыл бұрын

This is facts.

@sn1zzygaming244

Жыл бұрын

I have windows 11 and my pc is running good

@chickensepreme1972

Жыл бұрын

@@sn1zzygaming244 same

What a rollercoaster! My gosh! I'm as confused as you are Ed. Glad to see Big Red working in the end.

I loved Ed's reaction at the end, I loved seeing how happy he was.

i have some experience with these kind of problems, honestly i would just forget about the "which component went bad" part since it is fixed for now and try to prevent the issue from happening again by installing the factory version BIOS and reinstalling the latest version of win11 afterwards. you see, installing diffrent bios versions actually helps most times so i would try doing that first. but if it happens again honestly i don't really have an idea what is the source of the issue. i'd guess that you definitely have more experience than me and thought of this but im just throwing out ideas hoping to help. sorry for the bad english 😬

I was sweating and having heart attack's with you. Love your vids and good that you pushed through the tough times. Well Done Ed! Well Done!

i feel so bad for u bro. the emotions u had the energy u used to change the supplies and more im sorry for u bro i subbed!

Just when I thought I was out of KZread content for the day. Thank you Ed

I know its late but glad it worked and the setup is phenomenal I'm in awe >.

All good things, comes to those who troubleshoot :) keep up the awesome work, glad your issue has been resolve

I don't even have a pc but it's so fun to watch people fix them! I have learned so much from you techsource, thanks so much!

Love you content keep up the amazing work ❤

Ed, having worked with multiple computers and servers in a datacenter for more than a decade, one thing is for certain; these machines have a mind of their own. I know it sounds crazy but some things you can’t explain. Had a fair share of what you experienced, probably the reason for the high blood pressure. But things like this happen and glad you made this video. Keep up the awesome content!

I really love the acting! The fact that Ed is so good at it, makes it heaps more entertaining.

I had a similar problem with my build. Try disconnecting your GPU. Boot from the onboard video. If it boots up, change the pcie slot to gen4. Reconnect your GPU. That resolved my issue. Good luck

Bru I literally had the same issue first time I updated my BIOS, I didn't remember I selected "ignore CPU Fan Speed" because my AIO was plugged into AIO_Header and not CPU_FAN so my PC wouldn't post because it couldn't detect the "CPU Fan", it's really annoying but the most interesting part of this video is how it actually happened to you while updating to Windows 11 like it makes no sense at all

@tuphelo

Жыл бұрын

Stop lying

I’ve seen a lot of issues with four sticks of ddr5 and windows 11 it’s very inconsistent.

Hey, I just want to say I love your videos and I want to say thank you for this mini series. By some odd chance my computer died while this series was going on, starting with me upgrading my cpu cooler and I accidentally jabbed my m.2 killing it. I buy a new refurbished one, only to find that it was 250 gb and the person who sold it to best buy to be refurbished and sold, conned them. I then and went and bought a new m.2 from best buy, and downloaded windows 10 thinking I was out of the woods. Only to find that after 2 days of use windows had a blue screen of death. So I downloaded another fresh windows 10, but again after 2 days of use it died. I was hopeless until my uncle who has been helping me throughout all of it, suggested I should reseat my ram because that's what could cause windows not to work. Now my pc finally works, and a day after I fixed it you uploaded this video. These videos inspired me to keep trying, and I thank you again for making me feel like I'm not alone and giving me motivation. Love your work!

I’m 70 years old and have done my fair share of PC building from C64 and BBC days until present. So many problems solved and mystery ones not solved but JST started working again. I’m retired now and I’m just about to try building my new wall mounted PC. I love the challenges it brings and sense of achievement. Well done for persevering. I’m an ex airline captain and as such we have to be ready for any problems in the air with no one to step in and help, the 4-500 lives on board count on us and no amazon next day delivery at 40k feet. Well done my friend, you did and enjoy your new home with your family

Thank you for being a part of my life and inspiration, I really don't know what I would be doing if i would never found out about your channel.

@rivera.8903

Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@Fadedthanahoe8

Жыл бұрын

Cringe

@GoofyAhhhhChannel

Жыл бұрын

@@rivera.8903 damn why be so mean your cringe for saying that you prolly are a discord mod 💀😹

@KarpLucid

Жыл бұрын

@@GoofyAhhhhChannel That shit was so funny bruh. I lied stfu

My guess is the GPU power cable. its the only thing he switched from the original components and got it to work.

@taichipandabat6153

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like how most murder cases ends up when trying to solve a mystery murder, the first person you suspect does normally be the murderer.......“When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” - Sherlock Holmes

Don't know if you're using the 12pin with a jumper still, but I was told it's best to use separate cables off of the PSU to each split. The Power spikes on 30 series can cause instability in the jumper config.

I love your content by the minute never gets old it fresh all the way I am never gonna abonden this channel. You got some love from South Africa 😁

i know this video is old but the thing that caught my eye was the power supply fan would stop spinning after awhile after it being on, would that have caused the issue? I'm kinda still new to this stuff just a wild guess

@terabitdefiance8022

Жыл бұрын

Alot of psus have a 0 rpm mode in which the psu fan wont spin if there is no load or not enough of a load so this would be normal behavior.

@dragonsharker4793

Жыл бұрын

Most power supplies stop when not under load , it’s completely normal.

@Taterrtot

Жыл бұрын

@@terabitdefiance8022 thank you makes a lot of sense!

@Taterrtot

Жыл бұрын

@@dragonsharker4793 totally makes sense thank you!

Can we all agree that Ed's followers were also anxious for the PC.

@Crinnker

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@exsuisalwayshigh181

Жыл бұрын

same here dude lmao

@maxim7685

Жыл бұрын

i think i was sweating more in these 30 minutes than in my actual 30 minute work out.

@YarinsHyper

Жыл бұрын

lmfao

I’ve been waiting for this video ever since u posted the last one. Through out the week I was thinking from time to time “ I wonder if Ed fixed his pc and got it figured out.” This video did not disappoint. Good for u sir! Glad everything worked out in your favor.

one of the best video i have never seen there were twist and turns every min there were exciment god what a video!!!!

To not give up,no matter how bad you wanna just fall on your face. Dun-dun-don-dun-don don don-dun-don Knees weak, arms are heavy Tryna fix this PC, so it’s running more steady

damn I felt every second of ed's pain, I feel like after 3 hours long thriller movie

this was exactly me when i got my new 6600 xt. my computer simply would not boot and i got no display to any monitor i tried to use. i then had the idea of using my old gpu (gtx 1060) and then that decided not to work. perhaps the new card bricked my computer? i swapped out part after part, trying to figure out what the actual issue was. i went as far as taking the 2 hour drive all the way to microcenter to replace the card, just to have the same issues. then randomly, it just decided to work and i've had no issues since. computers can be seriously confusing sometimes but the relief once you fix the problem, even if you never find out what the real issue was, is seriously like nothing else in this world lol

I have exactly the same problem as you. For me, after restarting Cmos it gets better and after a few days this problem appears again. I will try reinstalling windows and changing the ssd, but I also doubt that the Gpu is responsible for this problem. The fact that there is a video signal and it works fine in games does not eliminate the possibility of a Gpu failure

I can feel ur pain ted ❤

First time seeing a PC taking a piss 😂

@allpro7cf257

Жыл бұрын

Yes you're right! Also, the PC took a piss twice within a short time frame. Never seen that before 🤣

I really love your vids ed!! Keep it coming ✊🏼

I learned from this video a lot bro... Thanks for sharing your build.

Man , he never looses hope 🔥🔥🔥

Thanks so much for being a inspiration to people all around the world! We are so glad that you fixed your pc. I hope that its still working at the time of this post, good luck to you man!

@taco2278

Жыл бұрын

why did you repost my comment?!

@noted5186

Жыл бұрын

@@taco2278 what?

@taco2278

Жыл бұрын

@@noted5186 I litterally commented this message and you just copied it

@noted5186

Жыл бұрын

@@taco2278 i typed this myself?

@taco2278

Жыл бұрын

@@noted5186 sure you did check my comment and you'll se i have commented before you and types the same comment

Congratulations 👏🏻 An epic storyteller with more to come… 👍🏻

25:36 gave me chills and kinda tears of happiness came out im so glad ur pc is is working fine

Just one of the many joys of building and running a pc. Tis both pain and pleasure at the same time

I work as a computer repair technician, but I can't say that I know what is happening, especially since I am not there to go through it, but I can give you some food for thought. What was the common denominator in every situation where you tested and got the CMOS error or post error? What part that is replacable did you not replace? Was there some sort of PCI driver issue that caused a communication problem within the hardware somewhere? Did you replace every replaceable part separately (replace the CPU and then keep everything else the same, if that doesn't work, put back the old CPU and replace the GPU, so on and so forth)? From the sounds and looks of it, you tested and replaced all the hardware, but if you didn't it could be something to do with the SSD, the CMOS battery, or the RAM, as those were the only things that I don't think I saw you replace. If you have tested all the hardware (replacing them one by one while keeping all other parts original) then most likely something happened with the Windows Update that caused a software issue somewhere. I've come across a lot of different situations where the most reliable fix has been just to reinstall Windows. I have also found that some machines (especially some laptops) tend to just not work well with Windows 10 or Windows 11 depending on the machine. I would say the best bet for your issue though is that there was some sort of software issue that was causing a communication error between parts. Love your videos! Hope this helps!

love the series,, i had the same problem before but the only thing that I'd do is to install fresh windows,believe it or not it actually fix my problem .

you deserve more then 3.45M subs for this one man i feel your pain it was like i was there with you fixing it

Ed your a fricken beast at solving problems with computers I have faith for you

I hope you find a solution

i had similar issues, patients is key and clock speeds. temperamental to the degree!

i dont know what the initial cause for instability related to win11 install was, but taking it off the wall the only thing you didnt consider is mounting pressure on your cpu and how gravity affects that. power delivery with other cable seems to have solved it, but uneven or overtorqued pressure on ur cpu causes very similar problems.

I genuinely hope the problem is fixed. However, I'm a little wary about the decided fix because that riser cable wasn't even in the house when the problem started so I'm not sure how it can be the cause. I'm not really sure what it could be however. I guess the real lesson is that WIndows 11 is the devil.

@numimickey3962

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, same thoughts. I think windows 11 may be the problem.

@BeckyAnn6879

Жыл бұрын

​@@numimickey3962​I think it is, because my adopted Mom uses Win11 (MSI GF65 Thin 9D) and her Win11 BSOD'ed as she was watching KZread. She's now having issues with the MS Store. I'm running Win10 with no issues.

Still... karma kept up with it for a while now

It is soooo nice to finally see a video of someone struggling like I always do when I build a PC. In the videos everything normally goes perfectly while I end up in sending back and forth parts.And unlike you, I don't have a nice contact at Asus that sends me a new board, or a new processor because I can't afford it. And then the most annoying part is, when you see people writing smart ass comments assuming you are dumb and did the most basic stuff wrong. Well I am about to build a new PC, I am crosschecking compatability with all the parts before I even order anything, and I am not going to do extreme tweaking with weird custom cables. Let's hope that for once, I will have a nice PC build.

I would say it’s the power supply, because if there is a bad solder point and when it gets moved around it sometimes reconnects with the point. So if you put it on the wall the power supply is mounted vertically and there no way the connection can connect. Good luck

first

had a similar issue, for me it was the ram & cmos, reset the cmos, and replaced ram and after maybe 50 failed boots, it finally worked

LMAOOoO, I felt happy as soon as it turned on bruuuuh!! All love 🤩

Ive had this exact issue with after market cable extensions from Asia Horse or something like that.

I feel your pain Brother!! I first fell in love with PC’s when I was 12 years old. Radio Shack Tandy 1000…. I’ve build and repaired over 500 pc’s in my lifetime so far. Recently I had an issue with my pc. It was fine one minute and I turned it off and when I came back to turn it on. My boot partition was corrupted. Do you know how long it takes for me to reprogram my computer and the countless software I have on my pc! But after countless hours of trouble shooting it turned out I had an external hard drive error. !!!!

sometimes displayport cables dies too because they hold huge amount of power and need to be reliable. plus, if monitor request too much power from them, that can reduce significantly they durability.

So weird, glad its working again for you. I'm sure it make it self known again hopefully showing more obviously so you can fix it for good.

I’ve been booting all of my clients builds with windows 10 and then installing all of the latest drivers before updating to windows 11 (for the ones that actually wanted 11) and I haven’t had any issues

Great video! Big Red is like a race car. It needs constantly monitored and maintained. But never mind, you'll be upgrading again when the new Ryzen cpu's release😁

Memory or PSU. I just had a similar issue with a weak EVGA PSU. EVGA sent me a replacement and then the replacement was also faulty and I had drained and pulled my pc apart more times than I care to count. I put in a Super Flower PSU and haven't had an issue since.

So happy to see that big red V4 is alive👍 kudos to your efforts brother

In one of the tests, the display port cable was plugged in on the motherboard instead of the GPU. If iGPU is disabled in BIOS or display output preferences are set to GPU first, the screen may come blank.

So glad you got your computer working, i have been there many times and it is so stressful. If you don't mind would you be able to tell me what screensaver that is please the one when you first booted in to windows 11.