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While playing games display loses signal and a BlueScreen is caused by ntoskrnl.exe

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I have been having this issue ever since I upgraded my CPU,MB,PSU

 

This only happened on Path of Exile before I wiped windows while Overwatch was 100% fine but now ever since reinstalling the OS it ONLY happens on Overwatch and haven't had it happen on Path of Exile yet and I can play it for hours.

 

I have wiped windows as recommended by other forums and earlier I uninstalled my gfx driver with DDU and went 2 versions back (March 16 update)

 

I have checked my temps and they seem fine (both 60c) for GPU/CPU

 

I have also seen RAM being at fault for this issue so I ordered brand new RAM and its coming tomorrow

 

All Drivers are up to date except for the GFX card

 

Specs:
Ryzen 5 3600
GTX 970 Asus STRIX
16GB RAM Kingston Hyperx Fury 2133Mhz
MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX
NZXT C650 650W Gold+
1TB WD Blue HDD
2TB WD Black HDD
Samsung Evo Plus 500GB NVME SSD

Windows 10

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ntoskrnl.exe is a program used in the bootup of windows, it is incredibly important and should never ever be modified in the slightest capacity because it will cause Failure To Boot's and BSODs. (Speaking of which from now on, please abbreviate BlueScreen to BSOD, but you know, without the italics)

 

When you reinstalled W10, did you completely wipe the drives, or did you select "keep my files?" I see no reason why this distinction would cause the issue, but always a must do for such serious errors. 

Fuck you scalpers, fuck you scammers, fuck all of you jerks that charge way too much to tech-illiterate people. 

Unless I say I am speaking from experience or can confirm my expertise, assume it is an educated guess.

Current setup: Ryzen 5 3600, MSI MPG B550, 2x8GB DDR4-3200, RX 5600 XT (+120 core, +320 Mem), 1TB WD SN550, 1TB Team MP33, 2TB Seagate Barracuda Compute, 500GB Samsung 860 Evo, Corsair 4000D Airflow, 650W 80+ Gold. Razer peripherals. 

Also have a Alienware Alpha R1: i3-4170T, GTX 860M (≈ a 750 Ti). 2x4GB DDR3L-1600, Crucial MX500

My past and current projects: VR Flight Sim: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=dG38Jx (Done!)

A do it all server for educational use: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=vmmNcf (Cancelled)

Replacement of my friend's PC nicknamed Donkey, going from 2nd gen i5 to Zen+ R5: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=WmsW4D (Done!)

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2 hours ago, Nathanpete said:

ntoskrnl.exe is a program used in the bootup of windows, it is incredibly important and should never ever be modified in the slightest capacity because it will cause Failure To Boot's and BSODs. (Speaking of which from now on, please abbreviate BlueScreen to BSOD, but you know, without the italics)

 

When you reinstalled W10, did you completely wipe the drives, or did you select "keep my files?" I see no reason why this distinction would cause the issue, but always a must do for such serious errors. 

Yes I completely wiped the SSD and unplugged the 2 HDDs

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17 hours ago, Status said:

Yes I completely wiped the SSD and unplugged the 2 HDDs

You probably already heard this if you have asked on other forums, but open up command prompt as admin, and run the command  

sfc /scannow

 

Fuck you scalpers, fuck you scammers, fuck all of you jerks that charge way too much to tech-illiterate people. 

Unless I say I am speaking from experience or can confirm my expertise, assume it is an educated guess.

Current setup: Ryzen 5 3600, MSI MPG B550, 2x8GB DDR4-3200, RX 5600 XT (+120 core, +320 Mem), 1TB WD SN550, 1TB Team MP33, 2TB Seagate Barracuda Compute, 500GB Samsung 860 Evo, Corsair 4000D Airflow, 650W 80+ Gold. Razer peripherals. 

Also have a Alienware Alpha R1: i3-4170T, GTX 860M (≈ a 750 Ti). 2x4GB DDR3L-1600, Crucial MX500

My past and current projects: VR Flight Sim: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=dG38Jx (Done!)

A do it all server for educational use: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=vmmNcf (Cancelled)

Replacement of my friend's PC nicknamed Donkey, going from 2nd gen i5 to Zen+ R5: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/nathanpete/saved/#view=WmsW4D (Done!)

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On 4/20/2021 at 6:29 AM, Nathanpete said:

You probably already heard this if you have asked on other forums, but open up command prompt as admin, and run the command  




sfc /scannow

 

Just ran this command and Windows did find some corrupted files and repaired them.

 

the RAM just came in and it still did the blank screen.

 

Its gonna be the card 100% sadly

 

Edit: I bought a RX570 off a friend and have been playing Path of Exile/Overwatch for hours so it was indeed the GPU that was on its last legs

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