Super-crash on mac mini, any ideas?

Ok, I used to build computers for 15 years and thought Ive seen it all......
10 hard starts or reboots..... entire screen would flash (NO this isnt the HDMI issue), with no icons, just the background pic.
20 more restarts, work ok for a bit half the time,....then finder would disappear, and COULD NOT be renewed.
10 restarts, and 4 seconds upon hard start, unit would shut down entirely .....
did a hard PRAM reset,......did nothing
Did a Command R ......... reformated drive......then it wouldnt take a a time machine backup (what the *$(#)
did another Command R..........reformated .........did a HIGHSPEED download of the OS............
tried that 4 times..............it would work and work and work for 2 days.......no install............
Oddly enough, i cant determine if its a logic board issue or a defunct HD. ............and i used to build and repair computers for nearly 20 years.

Hi, Could it be heat? Do you have any other RAM to test with?
If you hold d key or alt key at bootup, is AHT an option?
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