I've been experiencing frequent Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crashes on my computer, with the error message indicating a WHEA uncorrectable error. The crashes don't seem to show any progress when it collects data after a crash. Here's a bit about my system: I'm using an AMD Ryzen 9 3900 CPU with a Gigabyte B450 Gaming X motherboard, and my graphics card is an NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER. I have 32GB of DDR4 RAM running on an SSD for storage. I recently replaced my power supply from a Riotoro Enigma 850W to a Corsair RM750X, thinking it may resolve the issue. The crashes have been more frequent during gaming sessions, but idling seems to reduce the frequency slightly. Any tips or solutions would be greatly appreciated, especially if they don't involve buying more hardware.
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First off, have you checked for dump files? These are crucial for diagnosing BSOD issues. If you can boot into Windows normally or in Safe Mode, look in C:WindowsMinidump for any files. If you find some, zip them up and upload them to a file-sharing site like catbox.moe or mediafire.com. Having multiple dump files is helpful for analysis. You might also want to set your system to create small memory dumps if you haven't been getting any.
Make sure your BIOS and chipset drivers are up to date. Also, check your temperatures – if your CPU or the northbridge/southbridge is running too hot, that could cause issues too. It's definitely worth getting those updated if they're not already.
I updated the chipset drivers a couple of weeks ago, but I'm not sure about the BIOS. Do I need to do that manually?
I checked and found no dump files at all. What does that mean?