Well, it turned out to be a bad Intel 14900K processor, after all. I installed a brand new one tonight and the Windows installation made it all the way through without any drama or BSODs. I’ve been building my own PCs for 25 years and never once had ...

Thanks for these suggestions.  The upgrade to the Beta BIOS definitely helped, but there are still crashing problems. After the update, I can get pretty far into the windows install, but around the time it starts asking for the kind of uses you plan ...

My build is Maximus Z790 Dark Hero, intel 14900K, 4 x Samsung 990 PRO 4TB m.2 drives, Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM (64GB), GeForce RTX™ 4090 OG graphics card, Corsair HX1200i power supply.I run the default BIOS config, and I’ve tried both the Intel per...

I was using BIOS 1402 before and it was running better, but still randomly crashing about once per day. I did try a new ROG Z790 Dark Hero motherboard with 1503, and I can't even load windows without it crashing. So with both motherboards, it crashes...

I have a nearly identical build as you, and experiencing BSOD issues repeatedly. I’m on 1503 BIOS, too. The problems began about three weeks ago and the system is now so unstable I can’t use it. I even reinstalled Windows because the crashes corrupte...