If you’re having frequent crashes, unless the HDD is failing it is not the problem.
I think you should consider updating the BIOS to the latest version, set your RAM speeds to default like 4800 or so, and make sure all overclocking or “ai overclocking” options are all turned off or set to intel recommended instead of auto/asus recommended/overclocked and so on.
I noticed that a lot of asus’s auto or overclock options can be unstable and require careful tweaking one option at a time to determine if it’s truly stable.
If you’re having frequent crashes, unless the HDD is failing it is not the problem.
I think you should consider updating the BIOS to the latest version, set your RAM speeds to default like 4800 or so, and make sure all overclocking or “ai overclocking” options are all turned off or set to intel recommended instead of auto/asus recommended/overclocked and so on.
I noticed that a lot of asus’s auto or overclock options can be unstable and require careful tweaking one option at a time to determine if it’s truly stable.