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[SUPPORT] B850i Strix BIOS bricked while updating... potential fixes?

I bought some computer parts from someone and he threw in a B850i strix that he said lost power while updating BIOS. When trying to use BIOS flashback no LED ever lights up. Tried all the different formatting options, did properly unzip and rename the BIOS, used both USB 2.0 and USB 3.0, put the USB stick in the proper BIOS port so I don't think that's a viable route to fix it.

When I try turning the PC on, the motherboard cycles through debug lights, shows display for less than half a second saying "BIOS is updating LED firmware. Do not shut down or reset the system to prevent system bootup failture" for a split second, then back to no display out and cycles through the lights again.

How should I go about trying to fix it? I know there are BIOS reprogrammers but I'm curious if anyone has experience doing this on B850 ASUS boards here.

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u/jugaverdasorda — 14 days ago

NVIDIA & AMD Graphics Card Prices See Massive Increase in China As GDDR6 & GDDR7 Costs Continue To Climb

Article highlights how prices on most GPUs have shot up overnight in China, board partners jacked up prices quickly with ASUS gouging the hardest, and shops have started stockpiling GPUs with a 50% increase in DRAM price coming in Q3 and a 40% increase coming in Q4 of 2026.

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u/jugaverdasorda — 25 days ago

[USA-CA] [H] 2x16GB DDR4 3200 sticks [W] PayPal, Local Cash

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Looking for $95 shipped OBO.

One is Kingston and one is Samsung, both are 3200 MHz. I did memtest86 on both together and they passed so they work together as a kit without issues even though they're different manufacturers.

u/jugaverdasorda — 27 days ago

[USA-CA] [H] Silicon Power 4TB Sata SSD [W] PayPal, Local Cash

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Looking for $280 shipped OBO

100% life remaining, around 45 TBW

Local is Signal Hill CA area

u/jugaverdasorda — 29 days ago

[FS] [US-W] 7x32GB DDR5 ECC RDIMM

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Looking for $3500 shipped OBO (500/stick). Don't have a use for these.

Part number is TRA532G56S446O

Product page is here

SKU is a different version of TR532G56S446 (TR532G56S446 on newegg) but has the same specs, which can be found on this QVL list as this was the motherboard it was used in.

Some of the stickers were removed to put in heatsinks. Prefer to sell to someone with reputation that won't falsely claim they don't work and try to scam me, obviously. Have a ton of rep on HardwareSwap (over 70 trades)

Local is Signal Hill CA area but willing to drive.

u/jugaverdasorda — 29 days ago

[PC] 7x32GB V Color DDR5 5600 CL46 1Rx4 ECC RDIMM

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Part number is TRA532G56S446O

Product page is here

As far as I know they changed the part number and the old SKU isn't for sale any more. I didn't find much when google searching other than on an old QVL list for a server motherboard.

Either way wondering how much these would actually sell for on this subreddit. Not interested in a hypothetical overpriced rate that wouldn't lead to them actually selling.

u/jugaverdasorda — 1 month ago

[USA-CA] [H] PayPal, Local Cash [W] Asus X870 Motherboard

Looking for the X870 prime or X870-a strix more specifically but open to others (don't want X870E)

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u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago

[USA-CA] [H] Gigabyte Z890 Eagle Wifi, Asus X670E-A Strix Wifi, Asus Z690-E Strix Wifi, Asus Z690-E Strix Wifi [W] PayPal, Local Cash

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Gigabyte Z890 Eagle Wifi: $80 Local Cash, $100 Shipped

Barely used. From a bundle but switched back to AMD.

Asus X670E-A Strix Wifi: $90 local cash, $110 shipped

Bought off here for 110, ended up going to X870 instead. SOLD

Asus Z690-E Strix Wifi: $80 local cash, $100 shipped

Used and working, thermal pads are a bit worn. Comes with a bunch of accessories

Asus Z690-E Strix Wifi: $55 local cash, $75 shipped

Missing pcie retention clip in top slot.

Feel free to send reasonable offers, prefer local cash, local meetup can be at the Signal Hill Best Buy.

u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago

USA-CA] [H] 64GB Corsair DDR5 5600, BNIB TeamGroup AX2 1TB SATA SSD, 2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3600, i5-10600k, 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 2400mhz stick [W] PayPal, Local Cash

[Timestamps](https://imgur.com/a/QWEFqgJ)

Looking to get rid of this stuff as soon as possible. Local is Lakewood CA

Corsair 64GB 5200 (not 5600, my mistake) CL40 DDR5 kit: $460 shipped OBO

BNIB TeamGroup AX2 1TB SATA SSD: $75 shipped

2x16GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3600: ONE STICK IS DEFECTIVE. Fails memtest at 3600 mhz but boots. Maybe it'll run fine at 3200, I haven't checked. Or 3000. Or 2800. Or 2666. Or 2400. Or 2133. Or 50. Idk. The other stick passes memtest. Can confirm which one doesn't work with buyer. $80 shipped for both

i5-10600k: $80 shipped

16GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 2400mhz stick: $40 shipped OBO

u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago

[USA-CA] [H] PayPal, Local Cash [W] X870 Motherboard

Looking for one that can support 64gb ram sticks (256gb total) and doesn't share lanes with the top pcie slot at all. Also prefer aboard that can run ram at 8000mhz because that's fun too. Prefer a local deal to get things done quicker.

Local is Lakewood CA (Socal) Thanks!

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u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago

[USA-CA] [H] Gigabyte Windforce 5080, 2x16GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2800MHz DDR4 Kit, MSI B650 Gaming Plus Wifi, Asus TUF Z690-Plus WiFi, Be Quiet Pure Loop 240mm AIO, Defective RAM, M.2 Hyper Card [W] PayPal, Local Cash

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Local is Lakewood CA area but can drive if needed.

Gigabyte 5080: $1075 Local Cash, $1135 shipped OBO

Works. Used for a short period after buying off here before switching GPUs. Comes with original box and octopus connector as well as the support bracket. Selling for less than what I paid.

2x16GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2800MHz DDR4 Kit: $90 Shipped, $80 Local

Passed Memtest.

MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi: $80 shipped, $65 Local OBO

Works. Doesn't include one of the original screws for the M.2 Heatsink. BIOS is for 9000 series Ryzen CPUs.

Asus TUF Z690-Plus WiFi: $70 shipped, $60 Local

Bought as part of a bundle for a build but got another motherboard shortly after. Missing the PCIe retention clip. Works otherwise

Be Quiet 240 AIO: $25 Local Cash

Have the Intel mounting kit for it only.

Defective RAM: $40 shipped

16GB 2400 MHZ G.Skill Ripjaws and 2x 8GB 3200 MHZ generic green sticks. One stick fails memtest and the other I couldn't get to boot. Sold as-is, expect them not to work.

ASUS ROG M.2 Hyper Card: $20 shipped

Works. Got an extra so don't need it

u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago

[USA-CA] [H] BNIB PNY 5070 Ti [W] Local Cash

[Timestamps](https://imgur.com/a/L1GwNxs)

Looking for $765. Local is the Lakewood CA area but can go to Los Angeles area.

I can ship if no one bites local but I'd have to figure out shipping cost and fees, not sure how much it would be but somewhere around $815 shipped and insured.

u/jugaverdasorda — 2 months ago