RAM did not fix -Reinstalled Windows 10, still corrupted

[Lynx]

This is what it looks like

https://i.imgur.com/A3F0BUU.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/4NuzmLD.jpeg


UPDATE:

Got a new 8gb module. Put it un the slot, ran my system -> same errors

Ran memtest -> found 10k erros

What now?

7700k
RTX 3070 / GTX 1080 - Both tested
16GB RAM 3200mhz, CL14 dual channel

650W PSU Seasonic Prime Titanium

M2 Nvme p3 plus 4700MB, the only drive connected.

Screen and graphics are artifacting

Edge and most other applications start and crash or freeze almost immediately.

Pc is connected through wifi, which works on my phone btw.

However windows update downloads all fail.

I updated the bios to the newest version available.

I reimaged the stick im using with fresh win10 iso from microsoft site with the help of rufus.

Set bios to win10 support and uefi.

Stick is partitioned to GPT.

Windows got installed to different SSDs, I've done about 5 total formats and reinstalls already, always the same problem.

I tested two GPUs, 1080 and 3070.

One nvme and one sata ssd.

I switched my RAM sticks in their slots around and tried with only one stick. And tried both as a single stick a time.

Same result.

CPU temps seem normal in BIOS.

Is my board or RAM faulty?

I've tried everything, a random guy (Wynters) tried for 3 hours to help to no avail.

I am at the end, don't know what to do, I think this pc is done.

Please, I am sorry to bother but help me, please.

[Lynx]

Автор сообщения: Bad 💀 Motha

Huh? You built a 7700K PC in 2017? That doesn't even make any sense.

Look at...
B650 with WIFI
2x 16GB DDR5-6000
Ryzen 7600 / 7600X / 7800X3D
Get a decent CPU cooler such as Thermalright Peerless Assassin or a decent Liquid Cooler AIO 240mm or 280mm

This build sounds expensive.

Also why not 7700k? It was a good cpu for the time I built shortly before 8700k came out and couldnt wait

Also it was you wo gave tips on that built among some others xd

Just need sth cheap for this year until I build new

Still have a noctua nhd15? Can I keep using that?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Do you have all the original parts from the noctua nhd15? Cause you will need to use the AM4 mount and plate for anything AMD AM4/AM5

But I'd price out an AM5 system and see.

If it's too high for you go with B550 AM4 board and 5700X3D or 5800X3D.

Your PSU would be fine.

Your DDR4 RAM would be fine if doing an AM4 build. AM5 requires DDR5

Then be prepared to do a clean install of Win10 22H2 64bit or Win11 23H2

[Lynx]

Автор сообщения: Bad 💀 Motha

Do you have all the original parts from the noctua nhd15? Cause you will need to use the AM4 mount and plate for anything AMD AM4/AM5

But I'd price out an AM5 system and see.

If it's too high for you go with B550 AM4 board and 5700X3D or 5800X3D.

Your PSU would be fine.

Your DDR4 RAM would be fine if doing an AM4 build. AM5 requires DDR5

Then be prepared to do a clean install of Win10 22H2 64bit or Win11 23H2

I think I have the mounting bracket

Really just need s cpu that wont bottleneck the 3070. Im still playing 1080p 144hz for now

Since the ram is probably fine afterall I wanna stick to am4 and biy am6 once its out

I'd rather get a linux distro before downloading win 11💀

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Can just use Win10 if you have that already. Just ensure the USB for that is 22H2, not older.

B550 board and 5600X would be fine for what you want to do. That CPU can easily handle up to RTX 4080

[Lynx]

Автор сообщения: Bad 💀 Motha

Can just use Win10 if you have that already. Just ensure the USB for that is 22H2, not older.

B550 board and 5600X would be fine for what you want to do. That CPU can easily handle up to RTX 4080

Okay, thank you.

[plat]

Do you have a transferable Windows key? I mean: if you just want to run Windows 10 and then go to Linux, that's one alternative. Changing your board means changing your whole PC acc. to M$.

I looked at the images in the OP and in hindsight, that board is seriously TOAST. The PCI-e slot for the graphics must also have been compromised, along with the DIMMs, the sata ports, everything.

For someth. even less costly, any consideration for just a replacement board and take a gamble on the cpu still functioning? I mean: why not put many possibilities on the table? But maybe this is pushing it a bit. Still, if you don't want to go to Windows 11 in 1.5 yrs.....nah OK, I personally would not re-use the i7 7700K either in retrospect.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Автор сообщения: plat

Do you have a transferable Windows key? I mean: if you just want to run Windows 10 and then go to Linux, that's one alternative. Changing your board means changing your whole PC acc. to M$.

I looked at the images in the OP and in hindsight, that board is seriously TOAST. The PCI-e slot for the graphics must also have been compromised, along with the DIMMs, the sata ports, everything.

For someth. even less costly, any consideration for just a replacement board and take a gamble on the cpu still functioning? I mean: why not put many possibilities on the table? But maybe this is pushing it a bit. Still, if you don't want to go to Windows 11 in 1.5 yrs.....nah OK, I personally would not re-use the i7 7700K either in retrospect.

I love how folks throw this out there. Let's see you try something completely brand new to you when you reach like 50 or older. Oh sure let's just jump on Linux. It's SO easy... no it's not... not that simple.

Also you don't need any key at all even. And you can reuse basically any WinOS key one time. Just tell MS the Motherboard died it comes to that.

[plat]

Well, OP mentioned moving to Linux rather than going to Windows 11. If he got a new board plus proc. he could do that plus Windows 11 and 12 (or whatever they're going to call it). If he just got a replacement board, he's stuck on Windows 10 unless he wants to do the bypass thing and that can get so annoying. But Linux will always be there.

Yes, one technically doesn't need a license key. But then you have a watermark and you can't customize your desktop pictures. It seems you can phone M$ call centers but doesn't it take hours to get thru? I found this tutorial on how to activate Windows 10 on a new board, I wonder if it actually works. Won't know until you try it.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-re-activate-windows-10-after-hardware-change

[Lynx]

To be quite honest if I wanted to reactivate windows I just use the kms ms activator of github

*audience gasps*

Also I used Linux on my steam deck and didn't find it hard to use. I heard there are some distros with good nvidia support, steam is working fine with proton and that stuff so I will give it a shot when windows qnnoys me again

[HighBall]

OP, did you say you ran memtest and got errors?

Ran memtest -> found 10k erros

You will have issues all day, no matter what you do, if your memory is corrupt.

Are you running memtest from your corrupted windows install? If this is the case? you can download a bootable thumb drive that will load memtest. Best to make the bootable thumbdrive from a seperate working computer. You don't want to risk your corrupted windows, also corrupting the thumbdrive.

Also, Did you try the ram in another computer and found no errors? If this is the case, then the issues are likely with your MBD and/or cpu. If these two components are new, try reseating the cpu. I don't know if the cpu's these days with BGA connection has this issue, but for sure the ZIF sockets did. If you were slightly off, the cpu would either not boot or corrupt the data. Usually I would just pull off the heat sink, pull the lever to unlock the chip, and then just give the chip a slight tap a few times to hopefully center it better. Seems like the chip wouldn't move but it does.

If you do try memtest from a bootable thumbdrive and get no errors, then I'd say it's worth booting to a Live OS and seeing how that works. Obviously most Linux Distros have a "Try linux" option that will load linux into ram leaving your hard drive untouched. If you make one of their install thumb drives and boot from it, you'll see the "Try" option. I don't know if Windows has the same thing but if you can find it, it's worth trying as well. If you can boot from the live os and run out of ram and everything is fine, then I'd say it's probably just your windows install. Maybe your windows install media is corrupted and your copying over corrupted dll's and drivers. I recall back in the day, one would have to load motherboard drivers during windows installation as the generic inbox drivers would corrupt installs. Understandable, when dealing with bleeding edge hardware and the generic inbox drivers can get a tad out of date sitting on a CD.

So to summarize, if the ram works in a different computer, then run memtest from a live boot thumb drive made on a different computer. If no errors, then boot a live boot OS, also made from a different computer. If that live boot OS works well, then likely you need to reseat your cpu or it's your windows install media and potentially you need to load drivers for the mbd during windows install.

[Lynx]

Автор сообщения: HighBall

OP, did you say you ran memtest and got errors?

Ran memtest -> found 10k erros

You will have issues all day, no matter what you do, if your memory is corrupt.

Are you running memtest from your corrupted windows install? If this is the case? you can download a bootable thumb drive that will load memtest. Best to make the bootable thumbdrive from a seperate working computer. You don't want to risk your corrupted windows, also corrupting the thumbdrive.

Also, Did you try the ram in another computer and found no errors? If this is the case, then the issues are likely with your MBD and/or cpu. If these two components are new, try reseating the cpu. I don't know if the cpu's these days with BGA connection has this issue, but for sure the ZIF sockets did. If you were slightly off, the cpu would either not boot or corrupt the data. Usually I would just pull off the heat sink, pull the lever to unlock the chip, and then just give the chip a slight tap a few times to hopefully center it better. Seems like the chip wouldn't move but it does.

If you do try memtest from a bootable thumbdrive and get no errors, then I'd say it's worth booting to a Live OS and seeing how that works. Obviously most Linux Distros have a "Try linux" option that will load linux into ram leaving your hard drive untouched. If you make one of their install thumb drives and boot from it, you'll see the "Try" option. I don't know if Windows has the same thing but if you can find it, it's worth trying as well. If you can boot from the live os and run out of ram and everything is fine, then I'd say it's probably just your windows install. Maybe your windows install media is corrupted and your copying over corrupted dll's and drivers. I recall back in the day, one would have to load motherboard drivers during windows installation as the generic inbox drivers would corrupt installs. Understandable, when dealing with bleeding edge hardware and the generic inbox drivers can get a tad out of date sitting on a CD.

So to summarize, if the ram works in a different computer, then run memtest from a live boot thumb drive made on a different computer. If no errors, then boot a live boot OS, also made from a different computer. If that live boot OS works well, then likely you need to reseat your cpu or it's your windows install media and potentially you need to load drivers for the mbd during windows install.

I gotta ask: did you read the previous answers?

I bought new RAM and used memtest86 with a usb drive.

New RAM had errors aswell...

So it is the board or what do you think?


As I said the PC didn't move was fine one moment and the next crashed started to happen. I doubt the cpu moved especially since it has pins.

The files were not corrupt since the pc ran fine for two weeks and just like that got problems while playing.

After reinstall I had the same problems.

Today I got a new usb drive, loaded 22h2 with rufus tool onto it and this time I couldnt even finish the install.

Its not the RAM, not the GPu, not the SSD. I have all those teice so I tested them. Must be MB, CPU or PSU.

Will buy 5600x or 5700x now and hope it fixes it.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Not stuck on Win10. You can easily install Win11 on any system that supports Win10 but you'll just need to use the Rufus usb creation method and do a clean install. But yes if those are the options better to go Linux Mint with Steam + Proton then to waste your time with Win11.