That has been done most recently on September 10th when I installed the new gpu, psu, and memory. I do have XMP on. The new memory sticks are 1.35v low voltage memory sticks
40 days, I'd be doing it again for the sake of validation. I've had many issues resolved with CMOS clearing on Z87/97 chipsets. Might not change a thing, might be the difference.
I have not tried memtest. I should. Seeing as how I have tried with two sets of memory sticks I doubt it is the memory.
Absolutely give this a try..it could be the IMC in the processor too. The CPU has a 3-year warranty on it if that's the case. I'd have to look at my kid's gaming rig to see if you can adjust the VDDCIO voltage for the IMC though...I've seen plenty of bad memory cases...usually more-so in the DDR2-era rather than DDR3...but stranger things have happened. Doubt or not, testing will prove it. If you're having issues and want help, proving it is what we want you to do.
I have not tried doing a stability test like that since the stability got poor. I can try that to see if it can force the issue. I ran boinc on this for well over a year without any issues, but that was long before the stability problems showed up. I could try that.
I would recommend it. Other notable ones to try are Asus ROG Realbench, AIDA64, Intel XTU, Prime95...frankly I prefer OCCT and I do run Realbench as well as XTU on occasion if I need further validation.
As mentioned, it has a brand new PSU. The old PSU is still fairly new and solid. I just wanted a smaller PSU for my small case. Easier cable management.
The last thing you should do is assume it's good because it's brand new...you know what they say about assumptions.
The OCCT PSU test is a very heavy test on the system and PSU... If your system powers off randomly, it's a bad PSU likely. If a BSOD occurs, then its likely a component issue.
By reinstall I meant refresh. I understand they are different but the result is practically the same thing. A refresh would keep my files but not my programs. I am not prepared to reinstall everything right now.
Then please be clear on what you're saying. Fresh install and refresh are not the same. In-place upgrade and refresh however are very similar. If you want clear help, please provide clear answers and descriptions. It's only fair.
Right now I am running bit-defender. As mentioned I have scanned with avast, avira, and malwarebytes.
Have you confirmed stability issues with them all removed? Odds are this isn't the case...but it doesn't hurt to verify.
I have read that. Came up in my google searches.
Cool, now use that information to focus on what specifically is failing.
Though it is cryptic to do (thanks MS!), and may or may not help. I have a feeling it is the MB or CPU. I have seen both fail in this generation of Intel...so neither would be all that surprising.
I still have the intel G3258 I upgraded from over a year ago. I would rather reinstall or refresh windows than take the CPU out. It would take less time given this small case.
Really? Over 5-10 minutes of your time vs. waiting for OS refresh? Why not try both then?
I have to take my kid's board out completely due to how the Cryorig H7 mounts and the case I'm using so I can't easily access the back of the board. And I can do that in 10 minutes flat without stressing....Frankly this is totally worth it. There's no guarantee that a refresh of your OS will fix anything, especially if there's no noticed corruptions found from SFC and DISM (not sure if you ran this too or just SFC...). This is a diagnostic metric, without doing this, you're not properly diagnosing your system. If it is the CPU, this would tell you and could save you time and headache. Also, might not hurt to check for bent pins, one that was just out far enough to not be much of an issue until after a year's worth of heat cycles...that's a far reach, but not unrealistic...and you'd be amazed at what one of those little gold pins can do to your system if it's outta line...it can be supremely infuriating and a pain in the ass to straighten!
But if you're not willing to do something suggested, makes it tough to want to continue verifying anything because...frankly you're running low on other things to try. Your call though.
Another thing you could try/check, and maybe you did, use something to verify the integrity of your SSD's SMART statistics. Maybe try a different HDD or SATA cable/port too if you have the options. Bad SATA cables can cause some weird things to happen...BSOD's included.
