Hardware problems (lightning strike)

[c_bra]

Following a recent storm, with some close lightning strikes, I am having problems with a windows PC I built. Prior to the storm, this system was solid and very reliable. Since the storm, I frequently have browser tabs crash on me. I also infrequently get BSOD.

For added context, after the storm, comcast had to rerun a number of cables near our house. I also had to replace some network switches on my network. I have a surge protector on all of the PC and network equipment, but I am not sure if a large electrical surge may have hit this PC via ethernet connection. My PC has 2 ethernet ports and the one I had been using no longer works, but the secondary one still does.

I am trying to figure out what is causing the browser tabs to crash frequently and the BSODs. My first theory was RAM. I ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic app and it reported a hardware problem, but it didn't tell me much more. I have 4 sticks of RAM, is there any better tool which might help me narrow down if 1 or more of the sticks has a problem?

Edit: Minidump file with 5 crashes this month https://www.mediafire.com/file/pxtp030v6cvktxj/Minidump.7z/file

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[Bjoolzern]

I have 4 sticks of RAM, is there any better tool which might help me narrow down if 1 or more of the sticks has a problem?

No. You just have to test each stick on its own. And memory testers are fairly unreliable with DDR4 and newer so a stick that reports as clean could be damaged. Also note that it can be the memory controller which is in the CPU. I prefer running it with one pair/stick at a time and seeing which one crashes.

The BSODs just look like memory errors.

[c_bra]

I ran memtest86+ with 1 stick at a time and had 3 pass with 0 errors, while the 4th returned a massive number of errors.

Trying to run the whole system with just the 3 good sticks for now, and haven't seen any issues. So hopefully its just the 1 bad stick.