Help the idiot - I can't think of what to try next

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I have an AMD 3600 on a ROG Strix 570i originally running win 10 which has stopped booting to OS.

It has been working fine for some time, the BIOS was updated 3 weeks ago and I've used it daily since.
The TSM security is off, it's not clocked and all the components are visible in settings, and the drive can be checked in the BIOS/EFI menu.
https://youtu.be/ERzzXZeTmyc < this is poorly lit but footage of me trying to boot windows from a USB and capturing the full cycle - including the windows icon > ROG icon and the message "Preparing Automatic Repair".

I have tried CSM on and off, USB with Ubuntu - gets to the initial menu to install or boot from stick and then fails to boot the OS.
I have tried windows form a USB stick that I have checked works on another machine and it does what happens in the video.
I have forced boot from F8 and from within the BIOS, it's definitely trying the USBs.

I can't thing of what else to try and I can't think of what's caused this.
Any helpful advice very gratefully received.
 
Today I opened up the case, checked the fans, checked the seating, reset the CMOS and tried again.
It booted to BIOS screen, asked for F1 to begin and went to EFI/Bootmenu. All fans correctly spinning. All components correctly recognised. F5 defaults applied, saved and exit to reboot.
It went around the exact same cycle as before with "Preparing Automatic Repair" and started again.
I interrupted it and made it boot from the USB Ubuntu drive, just to get any OS to boot - it took me to the menu to select Try or install, then went back round and around.
So no real progress.

If it was the TSM/security thing how would that behave, would it do this?
I'm sure I had it turned off, but if I hadn't what would I see?

Thanks,
 
The situation has moved on substantially and I hate an unresolved thread, so I'll update and post when it's resolved.
Essentially I have now stripped down the board, reset the CMOS by removing the battery, and rebuilt.
The TPM errors were resolved but the hardware errors have not changed.
I have rolled the BIOS back 2 versions just in case, to no effect.

I have now had a really useful conversation with Overclockers and they are exchanging the CPU for me, as it's just about within warranty.
 
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