u/Round-Mind9961

Existing build, just swapped my 7900 XT for a 5080 and did a fresh Win11 install. Since the swap, the system freezes randomly — Windows loading screen, even sitting idle at a command prompt in WinRE. One generic BSOD, missed the stop code.

Already done: chkdsk clean, sfc clean, XMP off (froze at 6400), VMD/CSM off, capped PCIe to Gen 4 for the stock riser.

Then I noticed the case was sitting on top of the open power cables. Plan is to reseat everything (12V-2x6, riser both ends, 24-pin, EPS, RAM) and reroute.

Does this sound like riser/cable stress, or should I be looking at MemTest86 / the PSU? Anyone running a 5080 on the stock A4-H2O riser?

Sold my GPU about a year and I haven’t had my PC plugged in or anything. I’m thinking about getting a new GPU. My PC has been off for a year now. It was freshly built. Is it going to have a problem when it boots back up?

It was pretty hot in my room over the last year.

Never bought an Oura ring. I'm thinking of getting the 5. Does it come with a free month of subscription?

I interviewed with a recruiter on Thursday via zoom.

She said she would get back to me Friday.

I forgot to send a thank you note. She left me a voicemail saying that she'd get back to me Monday. I sent her a text saying apologizing for missing her call and thanking her for following up.

Did I mess up by not sending a thank you note?