Hello all,
I recently built a new PC with the following specs:
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO/PRO
Processor: AMD FX 6-core processor, unlocked black edition, 3.3 ghz
RAM: 8GB of Kingston DDR3
Graphics Card: EliteGroup GeForce 8800GTS (taken from previous build)
Power Supply: Corsair HX 520W (taken from previous build)
HDD: 80GB Intel SSD (running Windows), 1 1TB, and 1 2TB (both used only for storage)
It ran fine for a couple of weeks, then out of nowhere I started getting BSOD with error code 124, which I found out to indicate some sort of hardware failure. The PC runs fine when I'm just browsing the web, writing code, listening to music, etc. But after watching a couple minutes of a YouTube or Netflix video, or even a video off my hard drive, I get the BSOD. I also got it while I was doing some work in Photoshop. So I thought that it was the video card, so I replaced it with a brand new ATI Radeon HD 5450, which gave me the exact same results. I then ran Memtest86+ on my RAM, which resulted in 0 errors. I then ran chkdsk on each my drives, which also resulted in 0 errors. I then thought it might be overheating, so I checked the temps in my bios RIGHT after it crashed, but the CPU was only 38 degrees C and the motherboard was 26 degrees C.
So the only things left I can think of are problems with the motherboard, CPU, or power supply. Is it possible my power supply isn't large enough, and draws too much when I start doing something CPU/GPU-intensive? Or I have some sort of defect in my motherboard and/or CPU? Any help is greatly appreciated, I've been racking my brain over this for a few days now! Thanks!
I recently built a new PC with the following specs:
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO/PRO
Processor: AMD FX 6-core processor, unlocked black edition, 3.3 ghz
RAM: 8GB of Kingston DDR3
Graphics Card: EliteGroup GeForce 8800GTS (taken from previous build)
Power Supply: Corsair HX 520W (taken from previous build)
HDD: 80GB Intel SSD (running Windows), 1 1TB, and 1 2TB (both used only for storage)
It ran fine for a couple of weeks, then out of nowhere I started getting BSOD with error code 124, which I found out to indicate some sort of hardware failure. The PC runs fine when I'm just browsing the web, writing code, listening to music, etc. But after watching a couple minutes of a YouTube or Netflix video, or even a video off my hard drive, I get the BSOD. I also got it while I was doing some work in Photoshop. So I thought that it was the video card, so I replaced it with a brand new ATI Radeon HD 5450, which gave me the exact same results. I then ran Memtest86+ on my RAM, which resulted in 0 errors. I then ran chkdsk on each my drives, which also resulted in 0 errors. I then thought it might be overheating, so I checked the temps in my bios RIGHT after it crashed, but the CPU was only 38 degrees C and the motherboard was 26 degrees C.
So the only things left I can think of are problems with the motherboard, CPU, or power supply. Is it possible my power supply isn't large enough, and draws too much when I start doing something CPU/GPU-intensive? Or I have some sort of defect in my motherboard and/or CPU? Any help is greatly appreciated, I've been racking my brain over this for a few days now! Thanks!