I've been having a frustrating issue where my computer freezes only when I'm gaming, specifically while playing Halo MCC. I've conducted several tests to troubleshoot the problem: I stress-tested my CPU and GPU using Prime95 and Furmark, monitored the temperatures, and made sure everything was in the normal range. I also ran Memtest on my RAM, which passed successfully. My BIOS is updated and I've replaced quite a few components including the RAM, CPU, PSU, and motherboard. The only parts I haven't changed are the SSD and the GPU, with the latter being the only used component I purchased.
Interestingly, I encountered one BSOD with the error code 0x00000124, indicating WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR, caused by the driver ntoskrnl.exe. My setup includes an EVGA RTX 3060 GPU, CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM, an MSI MAG A550BN Gaming Power Supply (80 Plus Bronze Certified 550W), an AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, and a Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD.
3 Answers
Have you checked if anything is overclocked? I saw a similar issue where turning off overclocking resolved the freezing. Also, it might be worth doing a health check on your SSD just to rule that out too!
It sounds like you're on top of troubleshooting, but have you checked for any dump files? They're really helpful for analyzing BSODs. You can find them in C:WindowsMinidump. If you have them, zip them up and upload to a file sharing site so someone can help you decode them!
Just a heads up, if you have dump files, are they in C:Windowsminidump or C:WindowsLiveKernelReports? Those can give some clues about what's causing the freezes.
Yes, I found a dump file here: [https://files.catbox.moe/knaxuj.dmp](https://files.catbox.moe/knaxuj.dmp).
I did test my SSD with the Crucial Storage Executive tool, and it passed. I haven't done any overclocking or undervolting but let me double-check that no settings got accidentally enabled. I did enable XMP for my RAM last night to get its full speed!