I recently put together my first PC with some solid components like an MSI Carbon WiFi Pro motherboard, a 9800X3D CPU, 64GB of DDR5 RAM at 6000MHz, and my previous GPU, a 4070 Ti Super. However, I've been running into some frustrating Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) problems. Since I built this PC just two days ago, I've experienced three BSODs already. The first one might be tied to the latest NVIDIA drivers, so I rolled back to an older version, but it happened again today right after waking the computer from sleep. The Event Viewer indicates a Kernel-Power Event ID 41 error for the recent crash, which is particularly annoying. I've included a link to the dump file if anyone can help me figure out what's going wrong!
3 Answers
To get a better grasp on those BSODs, make sure you're checking for dump files since they offer crucial insights into what went wrong. If you can boot into Windows normally or via Safe Mode, head over to C:WindowsMinidump and see if any dump files are there. You can zip them up and upload to a file-sharing site like catbox.moe since Reddit can be tricky with file links. Having multiple dump files would be great too, and consider adjusting your dump type to Small Memory Dump if necessary.
Does your BSOD actually display a specific error message? Also, have you done any overclocking on your CPU or RAM, like enabling EXPO or XMP? That Kernel-Power Event ID 41 is a bit generic; it usually just indicates that something caused a crash. If you’re overclocking, it might be worth resetting those settings to see if it helps.
It looks like your dump files might be pointing towards problems with Qualcomm drivers. I'd suggest downloading the latest drivers from the MSI site under the LAN Drivers section. After that's all set, see if your crashes persist. And yes, definitely consider updating your chipset drivers and any relevant BIOS updates too, as those can make a big difference!
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