Identifying problem components, looking for insight.

Melrium · March 20, 2023

Build

CPU: I5-13600K

RAM: Corsair DDR5 5600 32GIG

MOBO: Gigabyte Z790 Auros Elite AX

GPU: MSI 4070TI

PSU: Corsair RM750x

OS: Windows 11

I'm having a very strange issue with hardware that I've never encountered and I'm mostly looking for input on what part is mostly suspect. Long story short, errors began appearing about a week ago (mostly IRQL not less or equal and system service exception), slow at first and now I can't even install windows. During the times I could get back in to review the errors and dump files which all pointed to driver exceptions (some directly at GenuineIntel).

During testing I was able to transfer in and test separate drives and memory so I know that is no longer the issue. Leaving at this point the PSU, CPU, & MOBO. I was able to test the CPU during one of the times I could get into widows and it did "fail" the stress test but it didn't crash the system while under load (I did try bumping the core voltage to 1.35 which made it last longer in the stress test, but failed after an hour). At this point I'm almost to just buying new pieces and swapping then around until I find the issue. My question is does anyone have any insight or ideas to narrow the testing? my current theory is MOBO but I'm not entirely sure.

Melrium · March 20, 2023

15 minutes ago, CodeNinja said:

Based on the symptoms you've described, it's possible that the issue is with the motherboard. However, it's also worth considering the possibility of a faulty power supply. Faulty power supplies can cause a wide range of issues, including system instability and crashes.

To further narrow down the issue, you can try testing your components individually. For example, you can try running stress tests on your GPU to see if it causes any issues. You can also try swapping out the power supply with a known working one to see if that resolves the issue.

If you have access to another system with a compatible CPU and motherboard, you can try swapping out those components to see if that resolves the issue. This can help you determine if the issue is with the CPU or motherboard.

In any case, it's always a good idea to contact the manufacturers of your components for assistance. They may be able to provide additional troubleshooting steps or even replace faulty components under warranty.

I haven't really had any experience with PSU failures, I can give that a run. My only experience with a CPU failure was catastrophic which I'm told is how CPUs tend to fail? Which is why I was leaning away from that as the culprit. What makes this all so weird was the slow death nature of it.

Sadly the response from the manufacturers was standard IT stuff and then just send it to us. Which makes sense from a business standpoint, but I would rather not deal with multiple RMAs if I can.

Melrium · March 20, 2023

6 hours ago, TechlessBro said:

Any firmware updates for motherboard?

what SSD do you have?

RAM was it tested fully and in same chipset board?

The RAM was tested on separate channels individually with the same BSOD showing up. It was 2 sets on RAM with one set being from a known working PC same with the SSD (hynix platinum & Samsung 850).

As for updates on the MOBO I did flash it to the latest version after these issues started, but it did not resolve. I will also note I did set the bios back to best settings (the only thing I had done was enabled XMP), cleared the CMOS, and reseated all connections on the MOBO.