help Help needed with persisting DRAM error, components keep dying (MB, RAM, CPU) PSU replaced, 4 MB, 2 CPU and RAM
Finally, I found the problem. It were multiple things actually.
PC was running without problems at the shop. The engineer that looked into it contacted me personally to discuss my setup and the problem.
- Displayport cables are replaced with new ones. Not sure if those were part of the problem but the engineer said he experienced similar problems in the past where the dp cables were the problem.
- Extension outlet is replaced with a new one. I asked the engineer what he would think would be a good outlet and he ordered one for me. Like discussed before in this forum. Although, I didn't find weird readings with the power outlet in the wall and the extension outlet, the outlet didn't seem to work properly (with connecting a power cable and turning off the monitors).
- PSU and bios: The psu was replaced. After discussions with the engineer it seemed that the old psu looked to be the problem since there were changes in the voltage the bios would get. I didn't know this, only after the message of Maxmaster I looked into this and asked the engineer to look into it too. He told me this was indeed a known problem and not only limited to Gigabyte. He also told me that the first couple changed motherboards were because of the voltage changes the bios made. To be sure they changed out the psu. The engineer made sure to set the voltage to 1.2V.
- Peripherals: I asked if peripherals could be the problem and the answer was basically "yes, but changes are very small". After discussion with the engineer it seems one or more of my peripherals could be the problem.
I mentioned my mouse keeping power after I shut down the pc and after that the pc would turn on and get stuck in DRAM. I am still in testing mode while using the pc as I normally would.
After I got my pc back from the shop, which was January 17th, it ran fine. Only yesterday I got a DRAM again. I reset the CMOS, so I can start the pc again.
I had powered on my printer while starting the pc. This never resulted in problems before and I am not 100% sure it was the issue for the DRAM but it seemed fitting.
The printer is connected to the network, wireless. It was also connected to my pc with USB. It could be power leading back into the USB port from the printer cable.
So basically, I think one of my peripherals in combination with one or more of the other things could be the problem and a good start to check out if someone has similar issues. I will Consider this topic as solved.
For anyone looking at this topic to find solutions, read through the topic to see if anything could be helpful.
Thanks @CommanderAlex, @maxmaster, @Whatisthis and @problemsolver for your help.
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