RISHI: It's still pissing down out there. Are you sure about this?
PR GUY: Yes
RISHI: Why can't we use the press room?
PR GUY: Larry the cat's asleep in there
RISHI: We could wake him?
PR GUY:
RISHI:
PR GUY: No
RISHI:
PR GUY: Go knock em dead, champ
RISHI: Um. Okay
Doing the final edits on my next tech column this lunchtime, and the real lesson in this one is just how badly IBM fucked up their PC business right from the start.
They never wanted it, and when they got it they were so keen to use it for managerial positioning that they fucked it all up. #history#technology
@garius my favourite piece of reviewer feedback ever was 'this reads like popular journalism'.... We made it more difficult to read and they published it with no substantive revisions.
@garius I just changed everything except GPU and two SSD drives, and it still let me use the same old key. Had to re-activate as if I was using a new key though
ME: I'm really, really torn on whether to just replace my motherboard or replatform to AM5. But that would mean I'd need a new case and all cases today are RGB messes designed for edgelord teens who-
FRACTAL DESIGNS <interrupting>: Hi
@garius Would you need a new case? I'd expect AM5 motherboards to come in the same standard ATX, mATX, etc. sizes, that should fit the same case. I could be wrong I suppose, but I haven't heard of any new standards for motherboard sizes.
After lots of possible failure point elimination yesterday, I think it's new motherboard time.
Tested different SSDs and RAM with fresh installs of Windows each time and fully up-to-date drivers. Issue of multiple BSODs, all memory access related, returns.
Dmp files not showing a program consistently causing the issue, either.
Couple that with a RAM stick randomly failing last week, and that increasingly says 'board issue' to me.
@garius the one thing that I would suggest checking - if you easily can - is the power supply. But a failing power supply, and failing power components on the motherboard will both have similar outcomes.
It sounds like you have tried everything else reasonably possible to try.