BSOD: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR EQUAL caused by ntoskrnl.exe

[whompert]

I've been getting these crashes for the past few months. I've been assuming that my GPU drivers have been causing them, but even after several clean installs, the problem persists. Another note is my system ONLY crashes when it is idle, it never has when I'm using it.

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Windows 7 Kernel Version 7601 (Service Pack 1) MP (8 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Built by: 7601.24231.amd64fre.win7sp1_ldr.180810-0600
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff800`02e5a000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff800`03094c90
Debug session time: Sun Sep 23 04:49:30.567 2018 (UTC - 4:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 4:40:09.592
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DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1)
An attempt was made to access a pageable (or completely invalid) address at an
interrupt request level (IRQL) that is too high. This is usually
caused by drivers using improper addresses.
If kernel debugger is available get stack backtrace.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, memory referenced
Arg2: 0000000000000002, IRQL
Arg3: 0000000000000008, value 0 = read operation, 1 = write operation
Arg4: 0000000000000000, address which referenced memory

Debugging Details:
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TRIAGER: Could not open triage file : e:\dump_analysis\program\triage\modclass.ini, error 2

READ_ADDRESS: GetPointerFromAddress: unable to read from fffff800030f8100
GetUlongFromAddress: unable to read from fffff800030f81c8
0000000000000000 Nonpaged pool

CURRENT_IRQL: 2

FAULTING_IP:
+0
00000000`00000000 ?? ???

PROCESS_NAME: MSIAfterburner

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN7_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR: 0xD1

TRAP_FRAME: fffff8800c2968c0 -- (.trap 0xfffff8800c2968c0)
NOTE: The trap frame does not contain all registers.
Some register values may be zeroed or incorrect.
rax=000000007efdb000 rbx=0000000000000000 rcx=00000000c0000102
rdx=0000000000000000 rsi=0000000000000000 rdi=0000000000000000
rip=0000000000000000 rsp=fffff8800c296a50 rbp=0000000000000000
r8=fffffa80130fbb88 r9=0000000000000000 r10=ffffffffffffffef
r11=00000000000f0000 r12=0000000000000000 r13=0000000000000000
r14=0000000000000000 r15=0000000000000000
iopl=0 nv up ei ng nz na po nc
00000000`00000000 ?? ???
Resetting default scope

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80002efbd69 to fffff80002eed9a0

FAILED_INSTRUCTION_ADDRESS:
+0
00000000`00000000 ?? ???

STACK_TEXT:
fffff880`0c296778 fffff800`02efbd69 : 00000000`0000000a 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000008 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`0c296780 fffff800`02ef9b88 : 00000000`00000008 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff880`03640180 : nt!KiBugCheckDispatch+0x69
fffff880`0c2968c0 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiPageFault+0x448


STACK_COMMAND: kb

FOLLOWUP_IP:
nt!KiPageFault+448
fffff800`02ef9b88 440f20c0 mov rax,cr8

SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2

SYMBOL_NAME: nt!KiPageFault+448

FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: nt

IMAGE_NAME: ntkrnlmp.exe

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 5b6dabb8

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0xD1_CODE_AV_NULL_IP_nt!KiPageFault+448

BUCKET_ID: X64_0xD1_CODE_AV_NULL_IP_nt!KiPageFault+448

Followup: MachineOwner
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Any help and pointers in the right direction will be greatly appreciated!

 

[johnbl]

remove your overclocking software and see if you still get a bugcheck.
this is the type of bugcheck you might get if your system is overheated.

 

[whompert]

remove your overclocking software and see if you still get a bugcheck.
this is the type of bugcheck you might get if your system is overheated.

Alright I've uninstalled MSI afterburner for the past week and all the crashes went away, so you were correct. But say I want to overclock my gpu and set up a custom fan curve again, what exactly am I supposed to do? I have a GTX 1070 and the temps never go over 70c.