GPU and SSD issues leading to Windows freezes—might the motherboard or CPU be the culprit?
GPU and SSD issues leading to Windows freezes—might the motherboard or CPU be the culprit?
An update: I no longer have freezes or crashes on occasion while playing games and my ethernet port is operational. The only issue now appears to be that whatever NVME drive I put in the M.2 slot does not get detected. Putting the same NVME drive in a USB enclosure works perfectly. Troubleshooting steps taken since my prior comment: Ran full passmark memtest86 test suite on all 4 RAM DIMMs, and they all passed. Replaced the original battery @ 3.17V with a new sealed battery @ 3.3V minimum That is even higher than 3V nominal for CR2032 as well as the ASUS weirdness you mentioned at <=2.9V Installed Windows 10 optional update 22H2 So I still cannot rule out a motherboard problem or Windows 10 suddenly hating my motherboard, but at least I can now rule out RAM and GPU. During my Christmas break, I may begrudgingly upgrade to Windows 11 in spite of them still releasing updates breaking substantial game related functionality (e.g. Ubisoft/Denuvo). Until then, I dub the CMOS battery comment to be the best solution thus far - Thanks.