Question Can "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERORR""be caused by undervolting?

[Dani_21]

Recently, I was getting BSODs with the "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERORR" and my CPU was thermal throttling quite a bit. I did some research and found out that this might be a sign of potential hardware issue. However, after completely removing anything undervolt-related and changing the thermal paste on my laptop, my temps got better and the BSODs stopped. Does this mean that the cause of all those BSODs was undervolting, or should I still watch out for potential issues with my laptop?

Laptop Model: Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57
CPU: i7-11800H
GPU: RTX 3060

 

[drea.drechsler]

In general, undervolting can definitely generate WHEA hardware errors. That doesn't mean it's not failing elsewhere, but running it stock is a good way to see if it repeats.

Hopefully renewing the thermal paste has done the trick.

 

[Dani_21]

In general, undervolting can definitely generate WHEA hardware errors. That doesn't mean it's not failing elsewhere, but running it stock is a good way to see if it repeats.

Hopefully renewing the thermal paste has done the trick.

I think after removing the undervolts everything is a lot better. Plus the new paste and pads get me muuuch bette temps than before.