[SOLVED] BSOD CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT

[ChaosSlice]

Hey all,

Been getting this BSOD for quite some time and have to ask for help regarding this.

Specs:
CPU: i5 8600K (at stock)
Motherboard: Z370-A Pro
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i
GPU: MSI Geforce RTX 3008
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x 8GB) 2400MHz DDR4
PSU: Corsair 650W

BSOD typically occurs after a small amount of time in games yet can vary considerably and does occur out of games occasionally. After screen freezes it results in a BSOD reading CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT.

This has been going on for a good amount of time, resulting in so many theories and "solutions", none of which have worked it seems. Finally I have to come on my hands and knees and plead for your assistance.

Here is a link to the dumps: MiniDump

So far I have tried:

• Replacing GPU
• Replacing PSU
• Replacing CPU Cooler
• Overclocking CPU
• Running CPU tests on Prime 95
• Running Memory tests on Prime 95

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Thank you all very much.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

Was the previous power supply you tried to run also 650w? Gtx 3080 has recommended minimum wattage at 750w with i5 , https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidias-rtx-3000-power-supply-requirements-PSU-shortage-2020

0x101 = clock watchdog timeout is most usual bsod when you cant get adequate power to cpu. I feel like the Power supply might be still the problem, depending on what corsair model it is. Is it high or low end?
I get this very often when im trying to overclock and use too little vcore and processor cant handle it.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

Try to remove peripherals you dont use. Undervolt your cpu in bios , for example -0.1v override on cpu voltage. Then try playing, now the gpu should get more power and you should BSOD less, if thats the case then psu is probably the problem. I guess you already tried fresh windows install?

 

[ChaosSlice]

My current 650W is Gold. I was certain it was the PSU so I replaced it at one stage with a 750W yet I still received the error so I switched back to the 650W. I only just replaced my GPU with the 3080, my old GPU was a 980 TI and I still have had the same error for years.

 

[ChaosSlice]

Try to remove peripherals you dont use. Undervolt your cpu in bios , for example -0.1v override on cpu voltage. Then try playing, now the gpu should get more power and you should BSOD less, if thats the case then psu is probably the problem. I guess you already tried fresh windows install?

I have tried a fresh Windows install and still get the error. I have to admit I haven't tried undervolting the cup, will give that a shot. As an alternative do you believe it prove effective to upgrade the PSU? I did try this before with a 750W and still got the error.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

If you actually tried 750w psu with the 3080 and still had the same issue then its unlikely that its the power supply. Can you google "userbenchmark" download and run that without nothing running in the backround like games or browsers. It does show your country if you want that hidden then use VPN when doing it. Post link here or private message me.

 

[ChaosSlice]

If you actually tried 750w psu with the 3080 and still had the same issue then its unlikely that its the power supply. Can you google "userbenchmark" download and run that without nothing running in the backround like games or browsers. It does show your country if you want that hidden then use VPN when doing it. Post link here or private message me.

Not used userbenchmark before, please see link.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

It says "Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) " in cpu speed, means that one core went to 4.95ghz, this also might be bug since i had wrong frequency under turbo once before. But did you try to load default settings in bios and stress test in games? Turbo boost should go only up to 4.3ghz default.

 

[ChaosSlice]

It says "Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) " in cpu speed, means that one core went to 4.95ghz, this also might be bug since i had wrong frequency under turbo once before. But did you try to load default settings in bios and stress test in games? Turbo boost should go only up to 4.3ghz default.

Apologies I had the wrong profile selected. Please see attached correct results. I have not ran many stress tests to be honest.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

If stock cpu clock still give you bsod then try removing the hdd

 

[ChaosSlice]

If stock cpu clock still give you bsod then try removing the hdd

I still get the error at stock cpu and I have replaced my hdd in the past and still received the error before and after replacement. I will purchase a higher wattage PSU and see if that resolves the issue.

 

[lga1156_ftw]

Look PSU tier list . And pick high end tier

EDIT: might be better to first try downvolting the cpu and removing peripherals, if you get better stability its most likely the psu. Cant really rule out motherboard or cpu issue aswell, but few times i seen "dying" cpu it started giving WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR instead of 0x101
Also update to latest bios (check from manufactor site carefully), you can also try maxing out power / current limits in bios after updating.

I assume you have kept an eye on temperatures, what about VRM? When you download hwinfo64 you can see "mosfet" temperature, see how it looks under load.