Error Code: 0xc000000e don't know what to do anymore.

[PatrickM.]

Here's my specs with everything with stock settings:

• CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
• MB - ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
• GPU - RTX 3070 FE
• RAM - 2x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3000
• STORAGE - ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB / Random laptop 512GB NVME 
• PSU - CORSAIR SF Series SF600 600W

 

I am having this problem for months now where my PC is crashing when playing heavy games (F1 22 VR, Resident Evil 7, Control, etc..). It happens about every 15 mins of gameplay. The game would stutter heavily for a few seconds, then completely freeze. A couple of mins later, I would get the screen below. After turning off the computer and back on, it works normally again. It only happens when heavy playing games. I could use the computer for other stuff normally no matter how long.

 

Reformatting the PC actually fixes the problem for a few days. Last time I did it was Friday and I got away with playing F1 22 in VR for about 6 hours and resident evil 7 for about 8 hours until I got the first crash today. After that it's guaranteed crashes again. This time I only get the screen above, but I used to get all kinds BSOD before like WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR or DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION and other BSODs I cant remember. 

 

This is what the event viewer looks like before it crashes. Disk 0 is where my games are installed, not the OS.

 

 

All evidence leads to having a defective NVME, however, I have tried replacing it. Twice. First, I got my ADATA drive RMA'd, that didnt work, then I used a different NVME from a laptop, didnt work either. Tried mix and matching them on both slots with no luck.

 

One thing to mention is that I do have a bent pin in my CPU. I found out because the pc would not detect both RAM sticks. I straightened it and it works now, but Im not sure if that affects anything.

 

I have stress tested every component in my PC and I could not find any errors. Both NVME are showing fine SMART statuses.

 

I don't know what to do anymore. 

 

Do you guys have any idea on what more I can do to figure this out?

 

 

[PatrickM.]

A few more things to add:

 

I used MemTest86, prime95, and Geeks3D FurMark to do the stress tests.
All temps while gaming were fine, NVMEs were about 50 - 60C

[Cyberat]

600W PSU is not for a modern gaming system. You are under powered. A Corsair 750-800W would do the trick.

With 32gb of RAM I would turn off Pagefile system, windows' memory leak. Don't forget to delete "pagefile.sys" after reboot on all drives.

You don't need it. Nor is it desired for SSDs or NVMEs as it can cripple their lifetime. Overall it is also a performance drag.

Edited November 28, 2022 by Cyberat

[PatrickM.]

1 hour ago, Cyberat said:

600W PSU is not for a modern gaming system. You are under powered. A Corsair 750-800W would do the trick.

With 32gb of RAM I would turn off Pagefile system, windows' memory leak. Don't forget to delete "pagefile.sys" after reboot on all drives.

You don't need it. Nor is it desired for SSDs or NVMEs as it can cripple their lifetime. Overall it is also a performance drag.

I was considering the PSU too but ruled it out since it doesnt really crash when I stress test the GPU and CPU together. Do you think it's worth it to grab a 750w anyway?

As for the Pagefile, I will give it a shot and see if it helps.

[PatrickM.]

Also, it still crashed even without the pagefile.

[PatrickM.]

On 11/27/2022 at 8:56 PM, Cyberat said:

600W PSU is not for a modern gaming system. You are under powered. A Corsair 750-800W would do the trick.

With 32gb of RAM I would turn off Pagefile system, windows' memory leak. Don't forget to delete "pagefile.sys" after reboot on all drives.

You don't need it. Nor is it desired for SSDs or NVMEs as it can cripple their lifetime. Overall it is also a performance drag.

So I switched my PSU up with a 1000w one, and 2 hours in and I havent crashed yet. You might be right after all!