Question Cold Start Crashing

[raymantis]

Hello!
This is probably the 7th gaming PC I’ve built, so I’ll try to describe my issue as precisely as possible. When I turn my PC on, it crashes after 1–2 minutes, even if left idle on the login screen. However, using WhoCrashed, it says that the issue is "nvlddmkm NVIDIA Corporation VIDEO_TDR_ERROR." After speaking with NVIDIA, they determined that I could send my 4070 in for a replacement. *still waiting for the replacement*

Currently, I’m using a 2070, but the issue is still there. Interestingly, this problem only happens on the first boot. After the initial crash, Windows runs perfectly fine on the second boot. I even tried staying on the UEFI screen for as long as possible on a first boot after letting the PC sit for 2 days, and guess what? No crashes! This is driving me insane—I have to start my PC twice for it to work properly.

This issue seems to have started when I upgraded from AM4 to AM5, as my 4070 and 2070 both worked flawlessly on the older platform.

Solutions I’ve tried:​

• Fresh install of Windows (used DDU multiple times).
• Enabled full control on user permissions for "nvlddmkm.sys" in System32.
• Reseated RAM (also ran Memtest, and no errors were found).
• Changed GPUs (and cables).

Note: I used a MicroCenter bundle and assumed everything would work correctly.

I have attached the last event before my most recent crash from Event Viewer in the photo.

Specs:​

• CPU: Ryzen 7 7700X (NZXT Kraken cooling)
• Motherboard: Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX V2
• RAM: 32GB G.Skill Flare X5 Series DDR5-6000 PC5-48000 CL32
• GPU: 4070 (currently using a 2070 as the 4070 is under RMA)

  https://imgur.com/a/CeXy8vo

• PSU: Thermaltake Smart BM3 80+ Bronze PCIE Gen 5 ATX 3.0 850W

 

[KingLoki]

How many hard drives do you have in the pc?

 

[raymantis]

How many hard drives do you have in the pc?

Thanks for your reply! I have two M.2 drives and I have an external SSD I use for doing occasional editing. My main drive is a new Gen 4 Western Digital drive. I previously was using a crucial p3 and decided to rule out any windows errors I would do a clean install on my new gen 4 drive and wipe my old one.

 

[raymantis]

Thanks for your reply! I have two M.2 drives and I have an external SSD I use for doing occasional editing. My main drive is a new Gen 4 Western Digital drive. I previously was using a crucial p3 and decided to rule out any windows errors I would do a clean install on my new gen 4 drive and wipe my old one.

I might add that I found the PC to be very sluggish to boot when I had the external ssd connected to the pc even though my boot order is strictly only Windows Boot Manager. But that problem has seemed to disappear with time.

 

[KingLoki]

Boot it up with just the main drive connected. Unplug all the others and test.

 

[raymantis]

Boot it up with just the main drive connected. Unplug all the others and test.

I will attempt to try that tonight before I go to bed. Unfortunately the only way for the PC to freeze or crash is to let it sit for 6-8 hours. Any idea why time might be the only factor?