I've been experiencing frequent Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crashes with my PC over the past few months. These crashes typically occur after several hours of uptime—even when the system is idle—forcing me to reboot my machine a couple of times. I've run various diagnostics and tests, but I'm hoping to gather more ideas from others who might recognize this pattern.
Here's the breakdown of my system specs:
- **CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
- **Motherboard:** Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX (Rev 1.2)
- **BIOS:** Recently updated to FC3a (AGESA 1.3.0.0a)
- **GPU:** Gigabyte RTX 5070 Gaming OC
- **RAM:** 32GB (2x16GB) XPG Lancer Blade DDR5 6400 CL32
- **Storage:** ADATA Legend 900 NVMe SSD
- **PSU:** Corsair RM850
- **OS:** Windows 11 Pro
- **Case:** be quiet! Pure Base 500 FX
- **Cooling:** DeepCool LT360 ARGB
The dumps I've analyzed with WinDbg show errors like KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE, KERNEL_MODE_HEAP_CORRUPTION, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, and FAST_FAIL_CORRUPT_LIST_ENTRY. I conducted heavy stress tests on both the CPU and memory without issues. I did a clean reinstall of display drivers and tested the VRAM without errors as well. Despite all this, I still get BSODs that seem to strike especially after 6 hours of use, and I would appreciate any suggestions or insights you might have. Thanks in advance!
2 Answers
When you mentioned your RAM being stable at JEDEC speeds, that’s essential info! But just to clarify, are you saying it crashes even when set to those default speeds? If that’s the case, I’d suggest testing the memory with tools like Windows Memory Diagnostic or MemTest86—if you haven't done that already. The weird part is that if EXPO is enabled, it seems like the crashes happen quicker, right? This could indicate that the RAM settings might be a factor. Let's keep testing and see what we can find!
It sounds like you're on the right track with diagnostics! One of the first things I'd recommend is checking for dump files. If you can boot normally or in Safe Mode, head over to C:WindowsMinidump and see if there are any crash logs there. These files will give us crucial clues about what's causing the BSODs. You can zip those files and upload them to a file-sharing site like MediaFire or Catbox. That way, we can get a better look at what’s going on!
Yep, unfortunately, I still get crashes even at the standard speed of DDR5-4800. It's strange because when I enable EXPO for DDR5-6400, the BSODs kick in sooner, around 3-4 hours. Both testing tools reported no issues. Definitely frustrating!