[SOLVED] BSODs every 10 seconds. Replaced almost every component.

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Minidump files: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Alk3aVYQMM1-ik6Qgz0XieJqdigF?e=oaTcLa

Hardware:

• OS: Windows 10 1909
• CPU: i9900k
• Mobo: Asus Maximus XI Hero (Wifi)
• GPU: Aorus RTX 2080 TI
• RAM: Corsair Vengance RGB PRO 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz 15-15-15-36
• Storage: 2x Silicon Power 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 TLC
• PSU: Corsair RM850x

I unplugged every thing from the mobo except monitor and keyboard
I swapped to different monitor and keyboard
I swapped RAM twice
I unplugged the GPU
I swapped hard drives to SATA
I reinstalled Windows... a lot
I swapped to an identical motherboard

The only consistent hardware at this point is the CPU and the PSU

Whats Happening:
PC will be fine for a couple days and then crash and reset every 10 seconds. Sometimes it shows a BSOD but mostly it doesn't. It makes a dmp file maybe 10% of the time. It will even crash while restarting from a crash. It will crash while doing the "Repairing your PC." I'm nearly out of hardware to replace so that makes me think it's software/driver related. But when I changed hard drives and was reinstalling windows from a USB stick it crashed. So I removed the hard drives completely and it still crashed at this point from the USB installer. Is there driver activity going on there? That makes me feel like its hardware but I'm making guesses outside my expertise. It has crashed maybe 5 times in safe mode.

On the BSODs I have seen

• DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
• IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
• ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY
• SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
• PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
• KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED

Caused by:

• hal.dll
• ntoskrnl.exe
• intelppm.sys
• storport.sys
• ndis.sys
• wfplwfs.sys
• stornvme.sys
• NETIO.SYS
• cng.sys
• fileinfo.sys
• iorate.sys
• Ntfs.sys
• dxgmms2.sys
• win32kfull.sys
• watchdog.sys
• icrate.sys
• nvlddmkm.sys

I've tried:

• scf /scannow (no integrity violations found)
• chkdsk /f /r on both drives (no problems found)
• Full virus scan
• Windows Memory Diagnostic (No memory errors detected)
• Fresh reinstall of Windows
• Windows Updates are up to date
• Updated BIOS
• Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool (pass)
• Replaced all hardware except CPU and PSU
• Windows Driver Verifier (can't get back into windows, had to reinstall)
• Can't do Memtest or Prime95 because it crashes. I've tried 3 different brand memory anyway.

 

[spiffling]

since you have now ram at max settings working do you had any others bsod and as suggested check all board and gpu driver with chipset one for all up to date ones .

After changing those RAM settings in BIOS I went 5 days without a BSOD but just started getting them today. When they happen, they happen non-stop. Eventually the PC just froze and I did a hard reset and I got stuck at 3 different post codes: 04, 08, and 18. After enough resetting I got back into Windows. I'll update the chipset right now. I updated it on the first mobo but it didn't help.

 

[spiffling]

Have you run any scans on the 2 ssd?

I did chkdsk and sfc scannow and virus scans. Do those count?

Others are saying your CPU may be the problem, but I see you already tested that out

I'm not sure I really test it yet. What is the CPU test?

I am only using Windows Defender as antivirus.

I would be tempted to get PC looked at by repair store as they should have spare parts that they know do work

I'm very tempted to do that, though I feel like it will work perfectly fine while they look at it. It sometimes goes days without a crash.

I'm going to turn off iCue and unplug all my peripherals and try to run memtest all night.

 

[mortemas]

The only consistent hardware at this point is the CPU and the PSU

At some point you might have to move on to the PSU as the potential suspect.

 

[Colif]

I'm not sure I really test it yet. What is the CPU test?

Prime 95 & Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool are both CPU tests, its passed one as per your first message but crashed using Prime 95


How to test PSU
the paper clip method - https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/what-is-the-paperclip-method-of-testing-a-psu.1336402/

or multimeter,

or in the BIOS to check the +3.3V, +5V, and +12V. - https://www.lifewire.com/power-supply-voltage-tolerances-2624583

 

[scout_03]

there is the sterss test for psu use occt forabout 10 min and take not of voltages before test and on test so if psu fail test you need to try another to confirm it is out .

 

[spiffling]

there is the sterss test for psu use occt forabout 10 min and take not of voltages before test and on test so if psu fail test you need to try another to confirm it is out .

Hello! I used OCCT and did a the Power test for 10 minutes. It says it passed. Is it okay that my CPU got up to 100 degrees? I'm now doing Prime95 and don't really know how to use that either but all the instruction vids I watched say to run it for 8+ hours and also to watch the temps and not let it get above 80-90 degrees. Its sitting at 100 degrees right now. I'm doing the blend torture test.

 

[scout_03]

do a repaste of the cpu cooler and made sure the fan work as it should also if it is aio coller check the pump .

 

[spiffling]

[SOLVED] For anyone with similar issues, it was the CPU. It passes tests but it is still going bad. Took it to a repair shop and they swapped the chip with an identical. My chip was BSODing the other system and its CPU ran fine on my system. Thank you everyone!