I think this case is closed. I had no further BSOD issues since my last reply here, also the GPU load spikes seem to have quieted down now. Guess the culprit was indeed the Gigabyte issues with all...

Quick update on my issues, I've done some more reading about RAM issues, and found various references to Gigabyte MoBos having stability issues with all four slots populated (I have 4x16GB).
What...

So far no further BSODs (that were also happening outside of Cities Skylines II) after I've posted this thread. I'd leave it at that for now (with the reseated components as mentioned in the OP),...

Thanks for the insights. This is definitely very helpful. Unfortunately I don't have any DIMMs readily available for swap testing, maybe I'll just end up buying a set that's definitely on the list at...

There's a disclaimer at the bottom of the memory support list:
* Memory modules listed as above is for reference only. Due to massive memory models in market, we can only verify some of them.

My...

Hello and thanks for the reply.

First thing I found, my RAM is not on the memory support list of the board:
Z790 GAMING X AX (rev. 1.x) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

My friend's 32GB...

Hello,

Firstly I hope Windows 11 is not a problem here :) Version 23H2 Build 22631.3085
I have a brand new system, and I keep getting mentioned crashes. BIOS set at modest perf enhancement, no...

Noob question, I'm sure it has been asked and answered a million times, but can I run a third party security software while leaving defender active? I had Eset for years with Malwarebytes as backup...

Hello, my boot log wasn't showing anything unusual. I was able to fix this myself however, the GPT conversion didn't preserve the BCD entries and ReagentC config needed to run safe mode properly,...

Hello,

I've installed Win10 without UEFI/secure boot (a classic MBR drive with NTFS), a few days ago I used mbr2gpt to convert the system drive to GPT and then enabled UEFI and Secure Boot by...

Hello everyone,

I've bought a completely new rig, my specs are below:
Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P
i7-7700k
32GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX
250GB System SSD Samsung EVO 850
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
...

Just a quick question please, is there any way of reactivating a digital entitlement license obtained by upgrading from Win7 for free, on upgraded hardware, without having to link a MS account?...

Samsung 840 120GB here, looks like it's gonna hold a good long time then :) and Mystere, thanks for the explanation, that summed it up nicely :)

Hello people,

I was wondering if there's any way to prevent Windows 10 from saving the old build in Windows.old when upgrading to a new one. I know about backup being a safety measure if...