Random BSODs

[Michael McAllister]

This has been happening usually every couple weeks (or two months in between recently).  Here are the two most-recent minidumps:

 

06092013 Minidump.txt04072013 Minidump.txt

[Godlygamer23]

Any recent changes to the system?(hardware, overclock, software, etc)

[Michael McAllister]

I had it overclocked for a while but decided to run at stock until I figure it out.

[Godlygamer23]

And what about hardware/software changes?

[Wi RoZ]

You can use the action center (the white flag in de taskbar) to check if there are any problems that have to be solved. If the action center doesn't help out, run a memory en harddrive test to check if the memory or the harddrive cause the BSODs. You should also install every important update from Windows Update and update every driver that can be updated. 

[Michael McAllister]

My rig was bult in Feb and I've been these BSODs randomly since then.  My PSU and graphics card were bought back in Nov and used in my Dell XPS Studio 8100.  I RMA'd the card once while in the other rig because of flickering/artifacts in games... the stock card and new PSU worked without issues in the Dell.  I downclocked my RAM on the new rig (to 1333 Mhz) as someone said they had successful results by doing that.  I sent my new card in again and requested a replacement.  Maybe that will help.  :unsure:

[Michael McAllister]

You can use the action center (the white flag in de taskbar) to check if there are any problems that have to be solved. If the action center doesn't help out, run a memory en harddrive test to check if the memory or the harddrive cause the BSODs. You should also install every important update from Windows Update and update every driver that can be updated. 

 

I always install Windows Updates.  :)

[Godlygamer23]

So it's a not so good power supply?

[Michael McAllister]

So it's a not so good power supply?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Enthusiast-Series-Modular-TX750M/dp/B005E98FVS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373092856&sr=8-4&keywords=corsair+750

[Godlygamer23]

The way you worded it, it sounded like a no-name brand PSU.

[Wi RoZ]

My rig was bult in Feb and I've been these BSODs randomly since then.  My PSU and graphics card were bought back in Nov and used in my Dell XPS Studio 8100.  I RMA'd the card once while in the other rig because of flickering/artifacts in games... the stock card and new PSU worked without issues in the Dell.  I downclocked my RAM on the new rig (to 1333 Mhz) as someone said they had successful results by doing that.  I sent my new card in again and requested a replacement.  Maybe that will help.  :unsure:

If that doesn't help, maybe it is the RAM that causes the issues. 

[Michael McAllister]

@Godlygamer23 My bad.  No confusion intended.  I'm using an Asus p8z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt and 2x8GB of Kingston HyperX Blu 1600 if that helps.

[Godlygamer23]

It's most likely your RAM. Take out one of the sticks...let it run for a bit....if it crashes, swap sticks and try again.

[Michael McAllister]

It's most likely your RAM. Take out one of the sticks...let it run for a bit....if it crashes, swap sticks and try again.

 

Do RAM STOPs usually show as a grapics issue?  The minidump mentions the ati driver, no?

[Godlygamer23]

BSOD stop codes can be generic. I had stop codes that people said were from the graphics card even though the RAM was the culprit.

[Michael McAllister]

Ahh.  Well, I'll have to wait 'till my bro comes down again (I'm disabled).  Can Memtest be ran off an external USB drive?

[Godlygamer23]

Ahh. Well, I'll have to wait 'till my bro comes down again (I'm disabled). Can Memtest be ran off an external USB drive?

Yes. Go here for the ISO: http://www.memtest.org/

[Wats]

@Godlygamer23 My bad.  No confusion intended.  I'm using an Asus p8z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt and 2x8GB of Kingston HyperX Blu 1600 if that helps.

Here's my list of codes for overclocking IB. Copy and paste somewhere safe.

BSOD Codes for IvyBridge

0x101 = increase vcore

0x124 = increase/decrease vcore or QPI/VTT... have to test to see which one it is

0x0A = unstable RAM/IMC, increase QPI first, if that doesn't work increase vcore

0x1E = increase vcore

0x3B = increase vcore

0x3D = increase vcore

0xD1 = QPI/VTT, increase/decrease as necessary, can also be unstable Ram, raise Ram voltage

0x9C = QPI/VTT most likely, but increasing vcore has helped in some instances

0x50 = RAM timings/Frequency or uncore multi unstable, increase RAM voltage or adjust QPI/VTT, or lower uncore if you're higher than 2x

0x109 = Not enough or too Much memory voltage

0x116 = Low IOH (NB) voltage, GPU issue (most common when running multi-GPU/overclocking GPU)

0x7E = Corrupted OS file, possibly from overc

 

Might help you.

 

 

 

 

 

Memtest86 is good. I like to use HCI memtest with a 512MB test.

[Michael McAllister]

I ran both sticks of RAM for almost 5 hours with no errors.  Since this is my only computer, I got tired of waiting.  Not sure if I should have ran Memtest86 overnight.  The two minidumps I have posted are just the two most recent ones.  I have a total of five.

As I have mentioned before, someone on the Internets suggested the issue may disappear if the memory is run at 1333, so I have been doing that.  The memory is rated for 1600 MHz.  I bought the power supply back in November for use on my Dell.  I experienced no blue screens on the Dell, so I have a feeling the power supply is fine.  Unfortunately, I'm not a technician so it's not like I have a bunch of spare parts lying around to swap and test with.

I was kind of hoping that I would see a RAM error.  That would at least give me a definitive idea of what's causing this.  The random nature of the errors makes this really hard to pinpoint.  :(