Freeze with k9n neo

hello
excuse my english I'm writing from France and it's not very easy to write in english
here is my problem :
suddenly my computer began to freeze. The first time after several minutes or hours. And then after each boot, only after few minutes and sometimes few seconds. I thought that it was because of my keyboard and mouse batteries, so I replaced them (I know it's stupid), I plugged a ps2 keyboard and an usb mouse, the same result. I also thought that it came from windows so I tried to repair it, crash at 58%. I did it again, other crash at 68%. I read that it could be because of the memory so I tried every slot. I even replaced the memory and also the power supply, same result. I tried with another hard drive, same result. I checked the temperature of the processor, no problem. I checked the temperature of the video card, no problem and anyway I have something on the screen. My processor doesn't seem to be dead because the pc wouldn't boot at all. Someone told me to test the mother board. What do you think about that ? Is ther any way to test the mother board myself ? Thank you for your help or advices.
Josselyn

Test with memtest at your PC, not the memory stick at another one.
About the PSU, watts mean not much. Read here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112039.msg836246#msg836246
>>> PSU's---2 x 12v---The Dual Rail Myth <<<
>>> Is your problem caused by your PSU? <<<

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