First post here, and I'm looking for help because my new PC build is randomly rebooting.
Here are my parts:
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor
Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler
Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Zotac GAMING Twin Edge OC GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card
CORSAIR RMx Series RM850x 80 PLUS Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
So far I have replace the PSU, removed the GFX to run directly from the motherboard, swapped out the cables, reinstalled the latest BIOS, and Windows. In Windows 11 pro I have checked, and rechecked the drivers. I ran RAM tests, and chkdsk with no faults. The system keeps right around 37-43 degrees for a temp. Next I was going to remove the RAM boards one at a time and test, but I doubt that will show anything because the RAM test should have showed faults. That leaves the motherboard, my M.2 drive with Windows on it, or the CPU. I guess the easiest to test first would be the drive using a spare 2.5" SSD I have from my old system. I saved it because it had a load of files on it I waned to move over. I can copy the data on it to a backup, and clone my M.2 onto it. If it still reboots that leaves the motherboard or the CPU.
My question is: does anyone have a "simple" way to test if I have a bad CPU, without me buying another one? My wife is going to leave me if I have to keep buying parts just to see if the one I have is bad.
