Hey everyone, I recently upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 and made some significant changes to my setup, including updating my UEFI and switching to an NVMe SSD. Here are my specs:
- Asrock A320M with BIOS 10.41
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- RTX 2060 Super (driver updates haven't really helped)
- 16GB RAM at 2400 MHz
- 500W 80 Plus PSU
- Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB NVMe SSD, along with a Seagate 1TB HDD and a WD Blue 1TB SATA SSD.
Since the upgrade, I've been experiencing frequent BSODs, which even occur on Windows 10. I'm starting to suspect my PSU may not be providing enough power. I've tried running OCCT but encountered CPU core failures, though disabling overclocking seemed to help a bit. I'm looking for advice on how to diagnose this properly. I can share minidump files if that would help. I'm pretty new to troubleshooting these issues, so any guidance would be appreciated!
2 Answers
I’ve seen a lot of Ryzen 3000 series CPUs run into issues, often related to faulty cores. If many of your crashes seem to happen on one specific core, you could be looking at a hardware failure. Notably, these crashes often show up while the system is idle or under light load—does that sound familiar for your case?
Could also be related to your Ryzen's C-states. Have you checked your BIOS settings? Sometimes tweaking those helps with stability.
It sounds like you’re dealing with the classic BSOD issues that happen during OS upgrades. First things first, you’ll want to gather those dump files since they provide vital clues. You can check for them in C:WindowsMinidump if you can boot into Windows normally or through Safe Mode. Make sure to zip them up and upload to a file-sharing site like MediaFire or Catbox since Reddit blocks many hosts. Having several dump files will help in case they point in different directions!
Yeah, definitely upload them when you can! Those logs can reveal what’s causing the crashes, and it'll help pinpoint whether it’s really the PSU or something else.
Got it, I’ll check for those dump files and share them. Thanks!
Yes, they usually happen when I’m not actively using my PC. It’s pretty weird! When I’m gaming, everything runs smoothly.