Question I'm Snakebit - PC Hardware Dying in Droves

[reggie_fils_aime]

Hi all,

After my last dalliance with strange computer hardware issues, I'm once more at an impasse. Previously, I was having strange, garbled BSODs that provided no crash dump files - the only error I would get was "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED". Later, after much consternation, I determined it was a faulty SiliconPower XS70 NVME drive. I replaced the SSD, and went back along my merry way. This worked for a few months, before the crashing returned. At first, it seemed like the RAM, as the G.Skill DDR5 kit I had was notorious for failure, and turning off EXPO fixed my wagon. So I replace the kit with a new set of DDR5-6000, and my problems went away for another few weeks. Lo and behold, during cache optimization for the latest Forza Motorsport, my 970 Evo 1TB locks up and dies, just like that. Now we're back to "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED", garbled mosaic BSODs, and a computer which generally seems very unhappy.

My plan is to rebuild the whole machine at this point, top to bottom. But I suppose I'd like a sanity check; am I doing something wrong here? I monitor temperatures, I clean dust filters, and I don't really do anything terribly heavy-duty with the machine aside from the odd decompression of game files. The only strange thing about my build is that it's inside of an old, old case; a Corsair Obsidian 800D. Could I be suffocating my components in a way that's not immediately noticeable from component temperatures? Maybe the ancient PSU extensions are causing bad power spikes? My head is swimming with weird possibilities. I'm loathe to throw more hardware at the problem, but at this point it's Prime Day and I've already bought a WD Black SN770, lmfao. So it goes.


Here's the total specsheet:

Ryzen 7700X
32GB TCreate Elite DDR5-6000 CL30
MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk
512GB WD Blue SN570 Boot Drive
1TB 970 Evo (Dead)
2TB Crucial T500 (work files drive)
1TB Inland Premium TN320 (extra game drive)
Powercolor Fighter RX 6800
750W Corsair PSU from 2022, 80+ Gold

Any input at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

 

[Tech Junky]

X670E

When I picked up my MOBO I had to try 3 different versions of the UEFI to get it to work smoothly and it's been stable since.

I don't know how MSI handles the releases from AMD compared to my ASRock board but, I suspect it's probably about the same.

Since you have dying drives my first option would be swapping the MOBO to stem the pain of replacing the drives that are either shorting out or not being handled by the mobo properly.

Nothing else really stands out from a HW perspective.

The only other thing that might be an issue is power but, you can do a sanity check on pcpartpicker.com to make sure you're not getting close to 750W to rule it out.

Are you sure the drives are actually dead? Try booting to Linux from a USB and see if they show up in a lspci output. They may just be corrupted from Windows and its antics. On the flipside though I had a couple of Micron U.x dives lose the ability to hold data but would still show up in lspci as electrically functional. For my OS on that system though I'm using a SN850 for the primary and an SN770 for a backup destination and for bulk storage a Kioxia 16TB NVME.

 

[In2Photos]

Nvme and SSD drives hate power fluctuations, surges, and outages. Do you have a UPS on the system?

It looks like you have quality components. What are your temps while using the system? What is your fan configuration in your case?