u/realKaratekid38

Recently had a bad encounter with the ASRock X870e Taichi Lite. I think it was a bad board, you can find the post on my profile if you want some more context but I think the chipset was fried on arrival. I've returned that board and while I wait for the refund I want to know what board I should get. I doubt that I will get another X870e Taichi Lite as I dont think its fully the right fit for my build.

Here are my specs and requirements:
-9800x3d
-32gb of V-color manta ray DDR5-6000 (CL30)
-Nvidia Founder 3090
-EVGA 3090 X3C Ultra
-2tb Samsung 980 Pro
-1tb Samsung 980e

-I run gaming and AI with the dual 3090, so I want at the very least a single PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 x16 slot with Bifurcation OR dual slots that can run at x8/x8, it doesnt matter what spacing since I run SlimSAS risers for the GPUs.
-I also would like at least 3 SSDs, I have two right now but as soon as the NVMe prices drop (cope) then I can install a Gen 5 one for more storage

Possible boards I've looked at
-I did notice that the X870 Taichi Creator might be a better board for me as it has 3 PCIe x16 slots that can run at x8/x8/x4 which would be nice for a NVMe or SATA expansion, maybe other cards if I ever run those.

-I was also looking at the MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI as it has similar features but its an X670 board with less I/O speed and support. I would be fine doing that as I know that the 600 series boards are generally more stable with these 9800x3ds, but if no one here has heard of any issues with the ASRock then I would be happy to give them another shot, I havent seen many posts about it which could be a good sign but I doubt as many people bought it.

The only thing is that the MSI is on sale right now on Newegg, so if I want to get it I should probably order it soon, but should I wait for my Newegg refund? If anyone has experience with Newegg returns I would love to know how long it took you to get a refund or if they disputed it in any way.

TL:DR, I think my ASRock X870e Taichi Creator was DOA, Im getting a new board, what do I get?

Recently had a bad encounter with the X870e Taichi Lite. I think it was a bad board, you can find the post on my profile if you want some more context but I think the chipset was fried on arrival. I've returned that board and while I wait for the refund I want to know what board I should get. I doubt that I will get another X870e Taichi Lite as I dont think its fully the right fit for my build.

Here are my specs and requirements:
-9800x3d
-32gb of V-color manta ray DDR5-6000 (CL30)
-Nvidia Founder 3090
-EVGA 3090 X3C Ultra
-2tb Samsung 980 Pro
-1tb Samsung 980e

-I run gaming and AI with the dual 3090, so I want at the very least a single PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 x16 slot with Bifurcation OR dual slots that can run at x8/x8, it doesnt matter what spacing since I run SlimSAS risers for the GPUs.
-I also would like at least 3 SSDs, I have two right now but as soon as the NVMe prices drop (cope) then I can install a Gen 5 one for more storage

Possible boards I've looked at
-I did notice that the X870 Taichi Creator might be a better board for me as it has 3 PCIe x16 slots that can run at x8/x8/x4 which would be nice for a NVMe or SATA expansion, maybe other cards if I ever run those.

-I was also looking at the MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI as it has similar features but its an X670 board with less I/O speed and support. I would be fine doing that as I know that the 600 series boards are generally more stable with these 9800x3ds, but if no one here has heard of any issues with the ASRock then I would be happy to give them another shot, I havent seen many posts about it which could be a good sign but I doubt as many people bought it.

The only thing is that the MSI is on sale right now on Newegg, so if I want to get it I should probably order it soon, but should I wait for my Newegg refund? If anyone has experience with Newegg returns I would love to know how long it took you to get a refund or if they disputed it in any way.

TL:DR, I think my X870e Taichi Creator was DOA, Im getting a new board, what do I get?

Recently had a bad encounter with the X870e Taichi Lite. I think it was a bad board, you can find the post on my profile if you want some more context but I think the chipset was fried on arrival. I've returned that board and while I wait for the refund I want to know what board I should get. I doubt that I will get another X870e Taichi Lite as I dont think its fully the right fit for my build.

Here are my specs and requirements:
-9800x3d
-32gb of V-color manta ray DDR5-6000 (CL30)
-Nvidia Founder 3090
-EVGA 3090 X3C Ultra
-2tb Samsung 980 Pro
-1tb Samsung 980e

-I run gaming and AI with the dual 3090, so I want at the very least a single PCIe 4.0 or 5.0 x16 slot with Bifurcation OR dual slots that can run at x8/x8, it doesnt matter what spacing since I run SlimSAS risers for the GPUs.
-I also would like at least 3 SSDs, I have two right now but as soon as the NVMe prices drop (cope) then I can install a Gen 5 one for more storage

Possible boards I've looked at
-I did notice that the X870 Taichi Creator might be a better board for me as it has 3 PCIe x16 slots that can run at x8/x8/x4 which would be nice for a NVMe or SATA expansion, maybe other cards if I ever run those.

-I was also looking at the MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI as it has similar features but its an X670 board with less I/O speed and support. I would be fine doing that as I know that the 600 series boards are generally more stable with these 9800x3ds, but if no one here has heard of any issues with the ASRock then I would be happy to give them another shot, I havent seen many posts about it which could be a good sign but I doubt as many people bought it.

The only thing is that the MSI is on sale right now on Newegg, so if I want to get it I should probably order it soon, but should I wait for my Newegg refund? If anyone has experience with Newegg returns I would love to know how long it took you to get a refund or if they disputed it in any way.

TL:DR, I think my X870e Taichi Creator was DOA, Im getting a new board, what do I get?

- ASRock x870e Taichi Lite
- 9800x3d
- v-color manta xsky ddr5 32gb DDR5-6000 (2x16gb)
- Samsung 980 Pro 2tb with windows 11 installed (bitlocker turned off, and new firmware, not a SSD problem)
- Samsung 980 1tb (Linux mint installed and working on my AM4 build)

I stayed up over 24 hours trying to get this thing to work, but I cant seem to figure it out! I've built many computers in the past and never had any issues like this.
1. No IGPU output, so I used my 3090 - I figured I needed a driver or something
Boots into Bios just fine, but no video put on the iGPU, I know its not RAM like many others since EXPO works on my 2 sticks of ram (in the right dimm slots, so ram is good, but note that the future tests are with only one stick, no EXPO, and its in the second slot from the CPU)
2. SSDs cannot be seen from specific slots and cannot boot from them
Whenever my 980 Pro 2tb with windows was installed into the M2_1, it would give me a 0x4d post code. When the 2tb was in any other slot (going through the chipset), the PC would boot but wouldnt see any drives in BIOS. When I removed my 2tb, it saw the 980 1tb but only in the M2_1 slot, but not the chipset slot.

To clear any confusion. I just got these parts, before even putting my CPU in I used FlashBack to flash the bios to 4.20 right off the bat, I didnt want any problems with this CPU and board (I knew there were some), but here we are.

-I have tried 4.10 and 3.20, nothing, all the same

-I have tried CMS, Secure boot, fast boot, checked NVMe raid mode (set to disabled). There are other settings that I have changed but forgot what they were, but I tried a lot, and nothing

-When I downgraded to 4.10, the instant flash in the bios saw the USB drive, but got stuck on the flash, after an hour I held down the power button, turned off power, and turned it back on. It booted and it was still on 4.20, so I tried to see if I could try again, and it never saw any USB drive again, either for Instant flash or for when I even tried to boot from a flash drive to install linux on my 980 1tb that it saw in the M2_1 slot, but it didnt see the drive, so I used my AM4 build to install it on the 980 1tb, and when I tried to boot into it on the AM5 build, it gave me the SAME 0x4d post code, yay. But at least it saw the drive I guess

I dont know what to do, do I return these to Newegg, move to a different board? If this one is known to have issues, Im looking at the x870 Taichi Creator

I understand that this could 100% be user error. but I have no idea what im doing wrong, it boot into Bios great, but just CANNOT see any chipset drives or boot into the CPU linked drive. at this point I expect to have to return something, but how do I know if its the 9800x3d or the motherboard?

Any advice is helpful

Computer Type: Desktop

GPU: GTX 3090 Founders 24gb

CPU: RYZEN 7 9800x3d 8 CORE 16 THREADS

Motherboard: ASRock x870e Taichi Lite

BIOS Version: 4.20, 4.10, and 3.20 were tried

RAM: v-color manta xsky ddr5 32gb DDR5-6000 (2x16gb) CL30

PSU: ROSEWILL 1200W

Description of Original Problem: I stayed up over 24 hours trying to get this thing to work, but I cant seem to figure it out! I've built many computers in the past and never had any issues like this.

1. No IGPU output, so I used my 3090 - I figured I needed a driver or something

Boots into Bios just fine, but no video put on the iGPU, I know its not RAM like many others since EXPO works on my 2 sticks of ram (in the right dimm slots, so ram is good, but note that the future tests are with only one stick, no EXPO, and its in the second slot from the CPU)

2. SSDs cannot be seen from specific slots and cannot boot from them

Whenever my 980 Pro 2tb with windows was installed into the M2_1, it would give me a 0x4d post code. When the 2tb was in any other slot (going through the chipset), the PC would boot but wouldnt see any drives in BIOS. When I removed my 2tb, it saw the 980 1tb but only in the M2_1 slot, but not the chipset slot.

Troubleshooting: To clear any confusion. I just got these parts, before even putting my CPU in I used FlashBack to flash the bios to 4.20 right off the bat, I didnt want any problems with this CPU and board (I knew there were some), but here we are.

-I have tried 4.10 and 3.20, nothing, all the same

-I have tried CMS, Secure boot, fast boot, checked NVMe raid mode (set to disabled). There are other settings that I have changed but forgot what they were, but I tried a lot, and nothing

-When I downgraded to 4.10, the instant flash in the bios saw the USB drive, but got stuck on the flash, after an hour I held down the power button, turned off power, and turned it back on. It booted and it was still on 4.20, so I tried to see if I could try again, and it never saw any USB drive again, either for Instant flash or for when I even tried to boot from a flash drive to install linux on my 980 1tb that it saw in the M2_1 slot, but it didnt see the drive, so I used my AM4 build to install it on the 980 1tb, and when I tried to boot into it on the AM5 build, it gave me the SAME 0x4d post code, yay. But at least it saw the drive I guess

I dont know what to do, do I return these to Newegg, move to a different board? If this one is known to have issues, Im looking at the x870 Taichi Creator

I understand that this could 100% be user error. but I have no idea what im doing wrong, it boot into Bios great, but just CANNOT see any chipset drives or boot into the CPU linked drive. at this point I expect to have to return something, but how do I know if its the 9800x3d or the motherboard?

Any advice is helpful

- ASRock x870e Taichi Lite
- 9800x3d
- v-color manta xsky ddr5 32gb DDR5-6000 (2x16gb)
- Samsung 980 Pro 2tb with windows 11 installed (bitlocker turned off, and new firmware, not a SSD problem)
- Samsung 980 1tb (Linux mint installed and working on my AM4 build)

I stayed up over 24 hours trying to get this thing to work, but I cant seem to figure it out! I've built many computers in the past and never had any issues like this.
1. No IGPU output, so I used my 3090 - I figured I needed a driver or something
Boots into Bios just fine, but no video put on the iGPU, I know its not RAM like many others since EXPO works on my 2 sticks of ram (in the right dimm slots, so ram is good, but note that the future tests are with only one stick, no EXPO, and its in the second slot from the CPU)
2. SSDs cannot be seen from specific slots and cannot boot from them
Whenever my 980 Pro 2tb with windows was installed into the M2_1, it would give me a 0x4d post code. When the 2tb was in any other slot (going through the chipset), the PC would boot but wouldnt see any drives in BIOS. When I removed my 2tb, it saw the 980 1tb but only in the M2_1 slot, but not the chipset slot.

To clear any confusion. I just got these parts, before even putting my CPU in I used FlashBack to flash the bios to 4.20 right off the bat, I didnt want any problems with this CPU and board (I knew there were some), but here we are.

-I have tried 4.10 and 3.20, nothing, all the same

-I have tried CMS, Secure boot, fast boot, checked NVMe raid mode (set to disabled). There are other settings that I have changed but forgot what they were, but I tried a lot, and nothing

-When I downgraded to 4.10, the instant flash in the bios saw the USB drive, but got stuck on the flash, after an hour I held down the power button, turned off power, and turned it back on. It booted and it was still on 4.20, so I tried to see if I could try again, and it never saw any USB drive again, either for Instant flash or for when I even tried to boot from a flash drive to install linux on my 980 1tb that it saw in the M2_1 slot, but it didnt see the drive, so I used my AM4 build to install it on the 980 1tb, and when I tried to boot into it on the AM5 build, it gave me the SAME 0x4d post code, yay. But at least it saw the drive I guess

I dont know what to do, do I return these to Newegg, move to a different board? If this one is known to have issues, Im looking at the x870 Taichi Creator

I understand that this could 100% be user error. but I have no idea what im doing wrong, it boot into Bios great, but just CANNOT see any chipset drives or boot into the CPU linked drive. at this point I expect to have to return something, but how do I know if its the 9800x3d or the motherboard?

Any advice is helpful