I've been dealing with constant crashes on my Asus M16 laptop and one crash on my Asus Ally. Both resulted in Memory Management 0x1A errors, but these issues only occur when I'm playing games that use Easy Anti Cheat, like VRChat, iRacing, and Halo MCC. I've experienced around six crashes on my laptop and just one on my Ally, which seemed to fix itself. The crashes happen during specific moments, such as transitioning between racing sessions in iRacing or loading into new worlds in VRChat. I've checked my hardware thoroughly with tools like Memtest86 and SSD health checks, and everything appears fine. I've also reset BIOS settings, run SFC Scannow, and reinstalled Easy Anti Cheat, which temporarily stopped the crashes for a week before they returned. I'm looking for insights on what might be causing this and how I can resolve it since I can't afford to upgrade my hardware right now. My laptop specs include an i9-12900H, 40GB of RAM, and a 3070TI. This issue really disrupts my gaming experience, and I need a permanent solution instead of relying on reinstalling EAC frequently.
2 Answers
It sounds like you're experiencing some frustrating issues with Easy Anti Cheat causing those BSODs. From what you described, the crashes could be linked to hardware issues, especially with the mixed RAM scenario. Having different brands or types of RAM can lead to conflicts. It's also possible that EAC is triggering weaknesses in your hardware due to how it interacts with device drivers. While it seemed fine until now, it might not hurt to try running with only one type of RAM if that's possible, or at least test to see if that helps. Also, consider whether your device drivers are all up to date—sometimes that's a hidden culprit causing these crashes.
I've looked into your minidump files and it does sound like there's an issue stemming from the Easy Anti Cheat kernel module. Unfortunately, these types of systems tend to interact poorly with conflicting drivers or hardware problems. If you've already done thorough checks on your RAM and SSDs, could it be that a specific peripheral driver is causing interference? It may be beneficial to disconnect some hardware and test if the system stabilizes during gameplay.
Connecting peripherals can definitely cause issues sometimes. You could try running your games with just the essentials connected and see if that changes anything. If it does, reconnect devices one at a time to identify if a specific one is causing the problem.
If you're using mixed RAM types, you might run into compatibility problems that can cause these crashes, even if everything seemed fine before. It’s a good idea to check your driver versions and ensure they're the latest. You mentioned having other peripherals connected—any specific drivers for those that might need updating too?