I recently put together a desktop computer from used parts and stumbled upon an issue.
I can be using my computer for a few hours or minutes and it would just freeze and bring me to a BSOD.
Then when it tries to boot up again it just won't, it will barely start powering the case fans and shut down again. It can start properly when one of the RAM sticks is placed into another slot. It will boot, work for a couple hours/minutes and shut off again.
I tried running memtest for my RAM sticks, not only when used together but also when using just 1 stick and the test passes with 0 errors, just 1 pass though. My guess is the HDD, even though the S.M.A.R.T. readings indiciate that everything's ok.
I can be using my computer for a few hours or minutes and it would just freeze and bring me to a BSOD.
Then when it tries to boot up again it just won't, it will barely start powering the case fans and shut down again. It can start properly when one of the RAM sticks is placed into another slot. It will boot, work for a couple hours/minutes and shut off again.
I tried running memtest for my RAM sticks, not only when used together but also when using just 1 stick and the test passes with 0 errors, just 1 pass though. My guess is the HDD, even though the S.M.A.R.T. readings indiciate that everything's ok.