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Problem: BSOD, stuck at 0% once it crashes and does not write log files. Usually "CRITICAL PROCESS DIED" error code. Will usually happen when I'm gaming, and sounds will gradually disappear. Like footsteps will no longer be audible, then gunfire doesnt make any sound, and gradually all sounds disappear. Then the game will freeze/crash, other programs will be unresponsive and crash and finally BSOD shows up. Have stress tested RAM, CPU, GPU. No dice. SMART status for SSD shows 100%. CHKDSK returns 0 bad sectors. I have reinstalled audio drivers multiple times. I have reinstalled Windows. The crash usually happens after I have gamed for 10 min+. Components are watercooled and at around 40C during load. I have restored components to stock clocks, but the problem persists. I suspect my SSD. It lingers at around 70C during gaming, is that too high? It is also at over 60C during idle according to CrystalDiskInfo. Any ideas what I can test next? Components: OS: Windows 10 pro, 64 bit PSU: Silverstone ST45SF-G 450W CPU: Intel i5-7600K GPU: Gigabyte GTX1070 Mini ITX OC MOBO: Asus Z270I, BIOS version 0704 RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3200 C16 BK DC - 32GB Storage: Toshiba XG3 500gb M.2 NVME SSD ------------------------------- CHKDSK /R results: Checking file system on The type of the file system is NTFS. A disk check has been scheduled. Windows will now check the disk. Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ... 658688 file records processed. File verification completed. 11985 large file records processed. 0 bad file records processed. Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ... 32045 reparse records processed. 756486 index entries processed. Index verification completed. 0 unindexed files scanned. 0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found. 32045 reparse records processed. Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ... Cleaning up 5837 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9. Cleaning up 5837 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9. Cleaning up 5837 unused security descriptors. CHKDSK is compacting the security descriptor stream Security descriptor verification completed. 48900 data files processed. CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal... 38561400 USN bytes processed. Usn Journal verification completed. Stage 4: Looking for bad clusters in user file data ... 658672 files processed. File data verification completed. Stage 5: Looking for bad, free clusters ... 42624777 free clusters processed. Free space verification is complete. Correcting errors in the Volume Bitmap. Windows has made corrections to the file system. No further action is required. 498939535 KB total disk space. 327533624 KB in 289770 files. 122104 KB in 48903 indexes. 0 KB in bad sectors. 784695 KB in use by the system. 65536 KB occupied by the log file. 170499112 KB available on disk. 4096 bytes in each allocation unit. 124734883 total allocation units on disk. 42624778 allocation units available on disk. Internal Info: 00 0d 0a 00 a2 2a 05 00 89 1b 07 00 00 00 00 00 .....*.......... f7 03 00 00 36 79 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ....6y.......... Windows has finished checking your disk. Please wait while your computer restarts.

Updated BIOS, now everything works! Thanks a lot!

Only one PCI power connector on the power supply. I have not tried another one, as I only own one. I checked my BIOS version, and it is indeed outdated. Thanks!

It is an MSI Z170i, so not very old. It only has a single x16 slot.

No, it is firmly seated in the x16 slot.

Hi folks, I have a stable system with an i5-6500 running, but I have trouble when I try connecting my GTX 1060. If I connect the GPU to the x16 slot and connect auxiliary power, the monitor is just black and the fans do not spin. Tried both MOBO-HDMI and GPU-HDMI. However, if I connect only the x16 slot and skip the auxiliary power I get a signal from GPU-BIOS telling me to connect the auxiliary power cable - and the fans spin! I took a look at the installed display drivers, but I only find the Intel HD Graphics 530 for the CPU. Has anyone encountered this problem before?

All right folks, update: I think I have made some progress? I have bent the pin back in original position after many failed attempts. Original situation: "CPU" LED solid red light, both with RAM in place and with no RAM: New situation: Without RAM: solid red light on "RAM" LED. With RAM: alternating red flashing between "CPU" and "RAM" LEDs

I think I'll try bending it back with a needle. Thanks for the advice!

Hi folks, Had some trouble with a MSI Z170i - based build. Hit power button, fans start up and red LED for "CPU" on the motherboard lights up. No video output. Had a look at the LGA1151 socket, and noticed something was off. I attached some photos I took. Do you think this single bent pin could be the source of my troubles? It is not very far off, but maybe enough?