I've been dealing with a frustrating issue where my PC randomly crashes and gives me a BSOD with the DPC_Watchdog_Violation error. This usually happens at night when I'm not using it, and I always find the fans running really fast when I wake up and check my PC in the morning. I bought this system about six months ago from Falcon Northwest, and here are the specs:
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285K @ 3.70 GHz
- Kingston FURY BEAST RGB 64 GB RAM
- ASUS ROG STRIX Z890-E gaming motherboard
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition 24 GB
- OS drive: Kingston FURY Renegade 4TB
- Data drive: Kingston FURY Renegade 4TB
- Windows 11
So far, I've updated my graphics card driver and checked for wireless drivers in Device Manager, which all seem to be up to date. I also wanted to mention that I'm getting a different BSOD when trying to launch Elden Ring, but I'm less worried about that for now since it's unrelated to this issue. Any advice would be highly appreciated!
2 Answers
You might want to consider updating your BIOS. Since your motherboard is running the initial BIOS version (0806), there may have been important updates released that could fix stability issues. Make sure the BIOS menus are functioning properly during navigation, and then head to the ASUS website to download the latest version (it's 1901 now). It's often a game changer for new system architectures! Keep an eye on those crashes after the update.
It sounds like you're dealing with some annoying crashes. First off, you should definitely gather those dump files since they're essential for diagnosing the BSODs. If you can boot into Windows (even in Safe Mode), check the C:WindowsMinidump folder for any crash logs. If you've got some, zip them up and upload to a file sharing site like catbox.moe or mediafire. The more dumps you have, the better the analysis! If you’re not sure how to do this, there's a great guide online to help configure Windows for creating these dump files.
I updated the BIOS to version 1901 as you suggested, and everything seems stable so far. Thanks for the tip!