I've been facing random Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues on my nearly new system, which was running smoothly for about two weeks. My trouble started after a power outage, but I'm unsure if that's the root of the problem since I have a surge protector in place.
Here's my current setup:
- **New Parts:**
- ASUS ROG-Strix B650e-f WiFi motherboard
- AMD R5 7600X3D CPU
- TEAMGROUP T-FORCE VULCAN 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6000MHz CL30 UDIMM RAM
- Arctic Liquid Cooler III 240
- **Old Parts (around 5 years old):**
- EVGA 3080 XC3 GPU
- 980 Evo Pro 1TB (boot drive)
- Corsair 850W Gold PSU
- Case fans
Everything was working well before the power issue. Now, I can sometimes game, but it crashes frequently and I occasionally experience boot loops. I successfully stress-tested the machine with 3DMark for about 40 minutes yesterday, which made me think it was fixed after I did a fresh Windows install. However, the crashes came back, and now I'm stuck with annoying boot loops.
Interestingly, when I boot up with the screen connected to the integrated graphics, I see a flickering display with random green lines until I load into Windows. I'm trying to figure out if the issue is with my NVMe drive, the power supply, or maybe even the CPU. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!
2 Answers
You definitely want to start by checking your minidump files for crash logs. They can really help identify the cause of those BSODs. If you can boot into Windows (even in Safe Mode), head over to C:WindowsMinidump and see if there are any dump files there. If you find some, zip them up and upload them using a reliable file-sharing site. More dump files give us a better chance to spot patterns and pinpoint what's going wrong. Also, have you considered changing your dump settings to ensure you're getting small memory dumps? That could help capture more data on crashes.
It sounds like your issue may be tied to the integrated GPU if the dump file points to amdfendr.sys, which is related to the AMD Crash Defender. If you haven't done so already, try disabling the integrated graphics in your BIOS settings. Doing this might eliminate conflicts and improve stability since you've mentioned the flickering display when using it.
I did disable the iGPU, and tested again. I ran some CPU benchmarks without issues, but I still had a force reboot when downloading games on Steam. No more dumps have appeared since.
Thanks for the quick tip! I'll check those dump files now and see if I can get more than one.