Gigabyte Z790 UD AX 1.0 DDR 5 Issues
Looking for feedback on a Gigabyte Z790 UD AC motherboard.
Why is this motherboard significantly cheaper than other ones that seem comparable?
Is the Gigabyte Z790 UD G10 considered a good motherboard?
Does the MB GIGABYTE | Z790 UD AC R support RGB lighting?
Is this compatible with DDR4?
What bios version does this Mobo ship with. Will it run with a i5-14400F out of the box?
Intel Core i5-14400F
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Hello all,
Thank you for taking the time to look at my issue, you are appreciated!
The issue/background:
A few months ago I built a pc for my girlfriend, I have built 10+ over the years with no issues with any of the parts. Everything seemed to work most of the time without XMP on and the pc would occasionally crash and blue screen with it on. We decided to replace the RAM with a kit that is in the "compatible memory" part of the Gigabyte support page for the motherboard (new ram kit in the specs below).
After replacing and enabling XMP everything worked fine on the first boot. Second boot onwards the pc would not boot at all, it started by blue screening and any future boots would just be a black screen with the DRAM light on the mb. I cleared the CMOS and have been able to get it to work as long as the RAM stays at the base speeds - even like this the computer does not always boot (have to turn off and on again when that happens, DRAM light on). I suspect it is the motherboard or something weird with the BIOS but we did update that to the newest version before installing the new RAM. I have an open support ticket with Gigabyte but they haven't gotten back to me. I don't suppose anyone has any advice? I visit my gf every few months so anything I can do for her now would be greatly appreciated.
PC Specs:
Motherboard : Gigabyte Z790 UD AX 1.0 BIOS Ver: F7
GPU: Gigabyte AERO OC GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i7 13700KF
Operating System: Windows 11
RAM: G Skill Trident Z5 (F5-6000J3040F16GX2-TZ5RS) 2 X 16GB
Power Supply: 850 Watt be quiet! Pure Power 12 M Modular 80+ Gold