Question BSOD WHEA during gameplay, desperate help needed

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Hello,

I installed a new AMD Ryzen 5 5600X on my PC few months ago and on the first day it crashed with the very same error I will paste below, and since then it never had crashed. About two weeks ago, my PC started to crash with BSOD WHEA error quite frequently. I have now consistently reproduced the issue after playing for 30 minutes up to hour and a half of Squad.

PC Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
GPU: MSI GTX 1080TI
RAM 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz, Kingston FURY Beast
PSU: FSP Hyper 500W (4 years of usage)
Storage: 1T SSD, 1T HDD
Motherboard: MSI Bazooka A320M (BIOS Version: AMI, LLC. 2.k3, 7/20/2023)

Here's the full WinDBG Error analyzis:

Code:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.25200.1003 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP]
Kernel Bitmap Dump File: Kernel address space is available, User address space may not be available.


************* Path validation summary **************
Response                         Time (ms)     Location
Deferred                                       srv*
Symbol search path is: srv*
Executable search path is:
Windows 10 Kernel Version 19041 MP (12 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Edition build lab: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff801`18200000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff801`18e2a210
Debug session time: Fri Feb 17 06:13:27.117 2023 (UTC + 2:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:28:02.710
Loading Kernel Symbols
...............................................................
......Page 8082e3 not present in the dump file. Type ".hh dbgerr004" for details
..........................................................
................................................................

Loading User Symbols
PEB is paged out (Peb.Ldr = 000000ec`17a78018).  Type ".hh dbgerr001" for details
Loading unloaded module list
.......
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
nt!KeBugCheckEx:
fffff801`185fa090 48894c2408      mov     qword ptr [rsp+8],rcx ss:0018:ffffcf80`5dcae940=0000000000000124
9: kd> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124)
A fatal hardware error has occurred. Parameter 1 identifies the type of error
source that reported the error. Parameter 2 holds the address of the
nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure that describes the error condition. Try !errrec Address of the nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure to get more details.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: ffffb881bc003028, Address of the nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 00000000bc800800, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 00000000060c0859, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.

Debugging Details:
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KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

    Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
    Value: 2374

    Key  : Analysis.DebugAnalysisManager
    Value: Create

    Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 2796

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Other.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Read.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Write.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
    Value: 796

    Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 9118

    Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
    Value: 98

    Key  : Bugcheck.Code.DumpHeader
    Value: 0x124

    Key  : Bugcheck.Code.KiBugCheckData
    Value: 0x124

    Key  : Bugcheck.Code.Register
    Value: 0x124

    Key  : WER.OS.Branch
    Value: vb_release

    Key  : WER.OS.Timestamp
    Value: 2019-12-06T14:06:00Z

    Key  : WER.OS.Version
    Value: 10.0.19041.1


FILE_IN_CAB:  MEMORY.DMP

BUGCHECK_CODE:  124

BUGCHECK_P1: 0

BUGCHECK_P2: ffffb881bc003028

BUGCHECK_P3: bc800800

BUGCHECK_P4: 60c0859

BLACKBOXBSD: 1 (!blackboxbsd)


BLACKBOXNTFS: 1 (!blackboxntfs)


BLACKBOXPNP: 1 (!blackboxpnp)


BLACKBOXWINLOGON: 1

PROCESS_NAME:  SquadGame.exe

STACK_TEXT:
ffffcf80`5dcae938 fffff801`186b688a     : 00000000`00000124 00000000`00000000 ffffb881`bc003028 00000000`bc800800 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffcf80`5dcae940 fffff801`178f15b0     : 00000000`00000000 ffffb881`bc003028 ffffb881`b7bf5d20 ffffb881`bc003028 : nt!HalBugCheckSystem+0xca
ffffcf80`5dcae980 fffff801`187b8a9e     : 00000000`00000000 ffffcf80`5dcaea29 ffffb881`bc003028 ffffb881`b7bf5d20 : PSHED!PshedBugCheckSystem+0x10
ffffcf80`5dcae9b0 fffff801`186b81b1     : ffffb881`bf9e0070 ffffb881`bf9e0070 ffffb881`b7bf5d70 ffffb881`b7bf5d20 : nt!WheaReportHwError+0x46e
ffffcf80`5dcaea90 fffff801`186b8523     : 00000000`00000009 ffffb881`b7bf5d70 ffffb881`b7bf5d20 00000000`00000009 : nt!HalpMcaReportError+0xb1
ffffcf80`5dcaec00 fffff801`186b8400     : ffffb881`b7b2e678 01d8c32f`00000000 ffffcf80`5dcaee00 01d93f19`606058fa : nt!HalpMceHandlerCore+0xef
ffffcf80`5dcaec50 fffff801`186b7945     : ffffb881`b7b2e678 ffffcf80`5dcaeef0 00000000`00000000 00010018`0000005a : nt!HalpMceHandler+0xe0
ffffcf80`5dcaec90 fffff801`186ba105     : ffffb881`b7b2e678 01d8ec66`721999fa 01d8ec66`721999fa 00000000`00000000 : nt!HalpHandleMachineCheck+0xe9
ffffcf80`5dcaecc0 fffff801`1870fb99     : 00690073`006e030c 0078006f`00720070 00790073`002e0079 00000000`00000073 : nt!HalHandleMcheck+0x35
ffffcf80`5dcaecf0 fffff801`1860acba     : 00000018`000001a6 30334150`4749b5e5 01d5ac95`d898e245 010cc4c7`d0105eb0 : nt!KiHandleMcheck+0x9
ffffcf80`5dcaed20 fffff801`1860a977     : fffff802`00000000 fffff801`1860a8ac 00000000`00000040 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxMcheckAbort+0x7a
ffffcf80`5dcaee60 fffff802`fe3d02f9     : f1889633`f77aa3bb fe1a6337`f1d4fdd6 ffffffff`2474d8f6 f59d4ba3`f3e1041c : nt!KiMcheckAbort+0x277
ffffa185`c55a79d8 f1889633`f77aa3bb     : fe1a6337`f1d4fdd6 ffffffff`2474d8f6 f59d4ba3`f3e1041c f08e50f0`f3a34d16 : EasyAntiCheat_EOS+0x3902f9
ffffa185`c55a79e0 fe1a6337`f1d4fdd6     : ffffffff`2474d8f6 f59d4ba3`f3e1041c f08e50f0`f3a34d16 f7405ea8`f777dc8a : 0xf1889633`f77aa3bb
ffffa185`c55a79e8 ffffffff`2474d8f6     : f59d4ba3`f3e1041c f08e50f0`f3a34d16 f7405ea8`f777dc8a f1380f61`f3c4604d : 0xfe1a6337`f1d4fdd6
ffffa185`c55a79f0 f59d4ba3`f3e1041c     : f08e50f0`f3a34d16 f7405ea8`f777dc8a f1380f61`f3c4604d fdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f : 0xffffffff`2474d8f6
ffffa185`c55a79f8 f08e50f0`f3a34d16     : f7405ea8`f777dc8a f1380f61`f3c4604d fdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f 00000000`00000000 : 0xf59d4ba3`f3e1041c
ffffa185`c55a7a00 f7405ea8`f777dc8a     : f1380f61`f3c4604d fdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xf08e50f0`f3a34d16
ffffa185`c55a7a08 f1380f61`f3c4604d     : fdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xf7405ea8`f777dc8a
ffffa185`c55a7a10 fdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0xf1380f61`f3c4604d
ffffa185`c55a7a18 00000000`00000000     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000008 : 0xfdf8fc0f`fcc50a6f


MODULE_NAME: AuthenticAMD

IMAGE_NAME:  AuthenticAMD.sys

STACK_COMMAND:  .cxr; .ecxr ; kb

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0x124_0_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR_BUS_L1_SRC_IRD_I_NOTIMEOUT_IMAGE_AuthenticAMD.sys

OS_VERSION:  10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR:  vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64

OSNAME:  Windows 10

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {9849fca8-6c5b-4c6a-ecca-8c5e153b17bd}

Followup:     MachineOwner
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I was first thinking that it was caused by insufficient PSU capacity. However, even though both the GPU and CPU do recommend a higher W PSU, calculators also vaguely show that even under maximum resource usage, it doesn't jump over 450 to 500W. Still not sure about that, but these are the things I've done so far:

  1. All driver updates have been installed. I have also tried the usual file system and image checks and repairs.
  2. Re-seated RAM
  3. Reset BIOS and Installed latest drivers.
  4. Chipset Drivers update.
  5. Tested Memory Frequencies from 2400 to 3200 (currently sitting on 3200)
  6. Tested RAM with Window's Diagnostics tool (extended test, resulted in no problems)
  7. CPU Stress test via AMD Ryzen Master of 60 seconds, no errors, no high temperatures (maximum of 70 to 73 depending on what I am playing). GPU temperatures are also within norm on the low end. Also CPU Stress test via Prime95 to see if it detects any errors, but no entries of such.
Things I have noticed and intend to do:
  • The issue occurs only when playing video games. Doesn't happen during video playing, Youtube, discord usage, photoshop, etc. Only when gaming.
  • Reseat CPU with new thermal paste (last one was applied about four months ago so I doubt this will fix it).
  • Possible undervoltage? Everywhere I see this processor is maintained at around 1.2~1.37V. However, mine, according to ryzen master works at 1.03~1.06 regardless of usage. I admit I don't like to overclock since I dont understand and allow the system to do its normal automatic boost when necessary, but the voltage, at least I haven't noticed so far to spike above 1.067. Maybe increase that? I don't know tbh.
  • Accept the CPU I got was a faulty one and try to replace it. Warranty laws in Europe are finicky, especially in my region. But it is still under warranty and I might have to send it back if I don't find any solution, only for them to be unable to recreate the problem. To be honest I am in severe belief that there's nothing wrong with the processor.
At this point I cannot find any other way to further determine the exact cause. One last thing, the motherboard is quite the old model now. MSI Bazooka A320M. Out of the four RAM sockets, only two work, and I am starting to think it might be caused by some faulty component of the mobo or even the PSU might have some failure in power management?

Any suggestions and further troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
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Lutfij

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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

PSU: 550W Corsair (forgot exact model)
Corsair is the brand of the unit while 550W is the advertised wattage for the unit. Dmp files won't state the make and model of the PSU. You should also state the age of the unit as well.

RAM 2x12 GB DDR4
That's a strange ram load out on the board. Mind sharing a link to the rams?

You forgot to mention the make and model of your motherboard. Please include the BIOS version for your motherboard as well.

The issue occurs only when playing video games. Doesn't happen during video playing, Youtube, discord usage, photoshop, etc. Only when gaming.
This can be one of two things;
1| you're suffering from an overheating issue
or
2| you're PSU is incapable of delivering power to the entire system when taxed.

To add, you should've been on a 650W unit to power that entire system with a GTX1080Ti in it. You've started with a 550W unit, which would be below what's suggested.
 
Feb 16, 2023
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Sorry, I edited the post with more accurate information. But to answer these questions:

PSU: 550W Corsair (forgot exact model)
Corsair is the brand of the unit while 550W is the advertised wattage for the unit. Dmp files won't state the make and model of the PSU. You should also state the age of the unit as well.
Regarding the PSU, I forgot that I had it changed. I checked the brand and edited the original post with the correct model. It is a 500W FSP Hyper. Even lower than I thought.

RAM 2x12 GB DDR4
That's a strange ram load out on the board. Mind sharing a link to the rams?
Sorry about that fixed in original post, it is a set 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz, Kingston FURY Beast.

Regarding the error, the dmp file in the spoiler tag, I provided it cuz I can't really read it. The only info I can see that can be looked up is the AuthenticAMD.sys error:

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x124_0_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR_BUS_L1_SRC_IRD_I_NOTIMEOUT_IMAGE_AuthenticAMD.sys

I strongly doubt its an overheat problem, I used the heat tracking of the tools I installed while playing and doesn't even reach high temperatures. Which means that it might be the PSU simply lacking in power. Considering I now remembered I changed to a 500W instead of 550W which is even lower, it might indeed be power issue. But I remember using the GTX 1080 with my old Ryzen 5 1600 without any such issues.

Any suggestions on how to test this, something that will simulate a high resource usage for the whole system as if gaming, so that I can see if BSOD is recreated the same way?

Thanks again!
 
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UPDATE: Ok, so I got myself a new PSU:

EVGA BQ 110 750W

While it stays stable for longer, the PC still crashes. Now sometimes directly restarts without any BSOD or when BSOD occurs, here's the dmp


Code:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 10.0.25200.1003 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Windows\Minidump\021723-6625-03.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available


************* Path validation summary **************
Response                         Time (ms)     Location
Deferred                                       srv*
Symbol search path is: srv*
Executable search path is:
Windows 10 Kernel Version 19041 MP (12 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS
Edition build lab: 19041.1.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0xfffff804`65a00000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0xfffff804`6662a210
Debug session time: Fri Feb 17 16:31:42.160 2023 (UTC + 2:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:23:33.753
Loading Kernel Symbols
...............................................................
................................................................
..............................................................
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
......
For analysis of this file, run !analyze -v
nt!KeBugCheckEx:
fffff804`65dfa090 48894c2408      mov     qword ptr [rsp+8],rcx ss:ffffac01`6f367940=0000000000000124
10: kd> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
*                                                                             *
*                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
*                                                                             *
*******************************************************************************

WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124)
A fatal hardware error has occurred. Parameter 1 identifies the type of error
source that reported the error. Parameter 2 holds the address of the
nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure that describes the error condition. Try !errrec Address of the nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure to get more details.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: ffff860e0ae03028, Address of the nt!_WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 00000000bc000800, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000001010135, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.

Debugging Details:
------------------

*************************************************************************
***                                                                   ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Either you specified an unqualified symbol, or your debugger   ***
***    doesn't have full symbol information.  Unqualified symbol      ***
***    resolution is turned off by default. Please either specify a   ***
***    fully qualified symbol module!symbolname, or enable resolution ***
***    of unqualified symbols by typing ".symopt- 100". Note that     ***
***    enabling unqualified symbol resolution with network symbol     ***
***    server shares in the symbol path may cause the debugger to     ***
***    appear to hang for long periods of time when an incorrect      ***
***    symbol name is typed or the network symbol server is down.     ***
***                                                                   ***
***    For some commands to work properly, your symbol path           ***
***    must point to .pdb files that have full type information.      ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Certain .pdb files (such as the public OS symbols) do not      ***
***    contain the required information.  Contact the group that      ***
***    provided you with these symbols if you need this command to    ***
***    work.                                                          ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Type referenced: hal!_WHEA_PROCESSOR_GENERIC_ERROR_SECTION                ***
***                                                                   ***
*************************************************************************
*************************************************************************
***                                                                   ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Either you specified an unqualified symbol, or your debugger   ***
***    doesn't have full symbol information.  Unqualified symbol      ***
***    resolution is turned off by default. Please either specify a   ***
***    fully qualified symbol module!symbolname, or enable resolution ***
***    of unqualified symbols by typing ".symopt- 100". Note that     ***
***    enabling unqualified symbol resolution with network symbol     ***
***    server shares in the symbol path may cause the debugger to     ***
***    appear to hang for long periods of time when an incorrect      ***
***    symbol name is typed or the network symbol server is down.     ***
***                                                                   ***
***    For some commands to work properly, your symbol path           ***
***    must point to .pdb files that have full type information.      ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Certain .pdb files (such as the public OS symbols) do not      ***
***    contain the required information.  Contact the group that      ***
***    provided you with these symbols if you need this command to    ***
***    work.                                                          ***
***                                                                   ***
***    Type referenced: hal!_WHEA_PROCESSOR_GENERIC_ERROR_SECTION                ***
***                                                                   ***
*************************************************************************

KEY_VALUES_STRING: 1

    Key  : Analysis.CPU.mSec
    Value: 2734

    Key  : Analysis.DebugAnalysisManager
    Value: Create

    Key  : Analysis.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 5175

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Other.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Read.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.IO.Write.Mb
    Value: 0

    Key  : Analysis.Init.CPU.mSec
    Value: 296

    Key  : Analysis.Init.Elapsed.mSec
    Value: 2669

    Key  : Analysis.Memory.CommitPeak.Mb
    Value: 95

    Key  : Bugcheck.Code.DumpHeader
    Value: 0x124

    Key  : Bugcheck.Code.Register
    Value: 0x124

    Key  : WER.OS.Branch
    Value: vb_release

    Key  : WER.OS.Timestamp
    Value: 2019-12-06T14:06:00Z

    Key  : WER.OS.Version
    Value: 10.0.19041.1


FILE_IN_CAB:  021723-6625-03.dmp

BUGCHECK_CODE:  124

BUGCHECK_P1: 0

BUGCHECK_P2: ffff860e0ae03028

BUGCHECK_P3: bc000800

BUGCHECK_P4: 1010135

BLACKBOXBSD: 1 (!blackboxbsd)


BLACKBOXNTFS: 1 (!blackboxntfs)


BLACKBOXPNP: 1 (!blackboxpnp)


BLACKBOXWINLOGON: 1

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  3

PROCESS_NAME:  SteelSeriesSonar.exe

STACK_TEXT: 
ffffac01`6f367938 fffff804`65eb688a     : 00000000`00000124 00000000`00000000 ffff860e`0ae03028 00000000`bc000800 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
ffffac01`6f367940 fffff804`619715b0     : 00000000`00000000 ffff860e`0ae03028 ffff860e`08acae90 ffff860e`0ae03028 : nt!HalBugCheckSystem+0xca
ffffac01`6f367980 fffff804`65fb8a9e     : 00000000`00000000 ffffac01`6f367a29 ffff860e`0ae03028 ffff860e`08acae90 : PSHED!PshedBugCheckSystem+0x10
ffffac01`6f3679b0 fffff804`65eb81b1     : ffff860e`0f854a90 ffff860e`0f854a90 ffff860e`08acaee0 ffff860e`08acae90 : nt!WheaReportHwError+0x46e
ffffac01`6f367a90 fffff804`65eb8523     : 00000000`0000000a ffff860e`08acaee0 ffff860e`08acae90 00000000`0000000a : nt!HalpMcaReportError+0xb1
ffffac01`6f367c00 fffff804`65eb8400     : ffff860e`0892c730 01d5acde`00000000 ffffac01`6f367e00 01d93f19`6378cc5c : nt!HalpMceHandlerCore+0xef
ffffac01`6f367c50 fffff804`65eb7945     : ffff860e`0892c730 ffffac01`6f367ef0 00000000`00000000 00010018`00000056 : nt!HalpMceHandler+0xe0
ffffac01`6f367c90 fffff804`65eba105     : ffff860e`0892c730 01d8ec66`74072ab5 01d8ec66`738ff27c 00000000`00009000 : nt!HalpHandleMachineCheck+0xe9
ffffac01`6f367cc0 fffff804`65f0fb99     : 00650073`005f000a 002e0070`00750074 0000006c`006c0064 00000070`00000030 : nt!HalHandleMcheck+0x35
ffffac01`6f367cf0 fffff804`65e0acba     : 00010000`00005aae 01d8ec66`738ff27c 01d8ec66`738ff27c 01d8ec66`738ff27c : nt!KiHandleMcheck+0x9
ffffac01`6f367d20 fffff804`65e0a977     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000001 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxMcheckAbort+0x7a
ffffac01`6f367e60 00007ffc`7f6751bc     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiMcheckAbort+0x277
00000087`325f7260 00000000`00000000     : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x00007ffc`7f6751bc


MODULE_NAME: AuthenticAMD

IMAGE_NAME:  AuthenticAMD.sys

STACK_COMMAND:  .cxr; .ecxr ; kb

FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  0x124_0_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR__UNKNOWN_IMAGE_AuthenticAMD.sys

OS_VERSION:  10.0.19041.1

BUILDLAB_STR:  vb_release

OSPLATFORM_TYPE:  x64

OSNAME:  Windows 10

FAILURE_ID_HASH:  {035dcc87-485b-74b3-1c1b-ee50cb0c2865}

Followup:     MachineOwner
---------

I also confirmed that no overheating is occurring. The PC crashes while playing Squad for example. CPU and GPU usage often spike to:

GPU: ~70 C
CPU:~65 C

None of my other components also seem to overheat. I honestly don't know anymore. Should I try reseating the CPU, seems kind of pointless at this point. Any suggestions would be great.
 
Feb 16, 2023
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Update: Alright, so far so good. I didn't yet proceed to reinstall Windows, but something is definitely wrong with how the CPU and the Mobo interact. So far, if I stop the Boost/Default overclocking of the CPU my system remains stable with no issues.

With my CPU, it was going from 3.7 to 4.6, I guess thats a tad too much to handle. I don't really understand overclocking but, while my game is stable, FPS kinda dropped drastically without the boost.

Are you guys familiar with this type of issue, usually most people don't have to disable the automatic overclocking a CPU does?
 
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