PC killing multiple HDD's in a matter of months

I have a very serious headache about our secondary PC. This PC killed 3 separate HDD's so far, from different manufacturers: one Samsung HD103SJ, one WD Blue and a Hitachi before that.

Specs:

• Mobo: ASRock H61M-DGS
• CPU: Intel Pentium G2020
• RAM: 2x2 GB DDR3-1600MHz (TeamGroup)
• PSU: Corsair VS450
• OS: Windows 10 x64

This PC is used by my parents for browsing, e-mailing and Skype. They shut down the PC properly from the Start menu every time. Nonetheless, the HDD's health drop to very low levels (0% for the last HDD, checked with HDSentinel) in a matter of months. The PC slows down to unusable speeds, or cannot even start up properly.

What I've tried so far:

• ran MemTest86 for 8 hours (multiple times), no errors found
• changed the PSU to the Corsair VS450
• replaced the SATA cables to brand new cables
• disassembled and reassembled the whole PC multiple times, applied new thermal paste for the CPU, dusted the PC (it wasn't overheating by the way and it's kept on a desk to minimize the dust entering the PC)
• checked the Windows dump files, no unexpected shutdowns found

Yesterday I have bought a new power strip (an 15 year old power strip was used so far). Could this be the reason? Can a faulty power strip cause so much voltage fluctuation that kills HDD's? Or it's a completely wrong path I'm on?

Have any of you encountered an error like this? Should I flash a new BIOS on? Or can HDD energy saving features cause this? I am baffled because 3 separate HDD's died the same way and I've changed so many parts in this PC, only the motherboard, the CPU and the RAM left.

Submitted September 29, 2017 at 02:08PM by gergeoux http://ift.tt/2xBu5ib