Computer keeps crashing

[Alex_274]

Hello , i've been having computer problems and it has been driving me crazy. I asked questions on this fourm before and people told me to upgrade gpu , so i upgraded to a 1060 and it still crashes ! Sometime it even takes me to the Blue screen of death ! Now i have a feeling it's my motherboard cause it is refurbished from MicroCenter but i wanted to see what you guys thought. Some games i play are Rust/LoL/Poe/Pubg/Fortnite/Dying Light.
CPU i5-469k (with corsair h50)
GPU Evga 1060 6gb
Mobo Asrock Z97 Pro4 (refurbished)
PSU Corsair CX650M
RAM 16gb

 

[ArchitSahu]

Are you saying it crashes ONLY when you play games?

 

[Alex_274]

Are you saying it crashes ONLY when you play games?

ya only when i game :/

 

[ArchitSahu]

And this is like the PC loses power and you need to reboot?

Sounds like your PSU is dying. Try your PC out with a PSU that is of good quality/well rated and has a good wattage.

 

[Alex_274]

And this is like the PC loses power and you need to reboot?

Sounds like your PSU is dying. Try your PC out with a PSU that is of good quality/well rated and has a good wattage.

What do you mean reboot? When my game crashes it closes the game and take me back to my desktop or occasionally i go into Blue screen / It reboots on it's own. Should i go for a higher watt psu? Any suggestions? And also do you think my motherboard is fine?

 

[ArchitSahu]

And this is like the PC loses power and you need to reboot?

Sounds like your PSU is dying. Try your PC out with a PSU that is of good quality/well rated and has a good wattage.

What do you mean reboot? When my game crashes it closes the game and take me back to my desktop or occasionally i go into Blue screen / It reboots on it's own. Should i go for a higher watt psu? Any suggestions? And also do you think my motherboard is fine?

Hmm. Have you tried memtest yet? Run memtestx86 on each RAM stick multiple times to make sure it is not your memory. It may take some time.

This could also be a motherboard issue like you said. If you have a spare one lying around with the same chipset or can borrow one of the same chipset, try it out.

 

[Alex_274]

And this is like the PC loses power and you need to reboot?

Sounds like your PSU is dying. Try your PC out with a PSU that is of good quality/well rated and has a good wattage.

What do you mean reboot? When my game crashes it closes the game and take me back to my desktop or occasionally i go into Blue screen / It reboots on it's own. Should i go for a higher watt psu? Any suggestions? And also do you think my motherboard is fine?

Hmm. Have you tried memtest yet? Run memtestx86 on each RAM stick multiple times to make sure it is not your memory. It may take some time.

This could also be a motherboard issue like you said. If you have a spare one lying around with the same chipset or can borrow one of the same chipset, try it out.

I didn't try the memtest exactly , I tried window diagnostic or something like that and it said memory was fine.

 

[ArchitSahu]

Try out memtest then. Also do a BIOS update, just to be sure.

 

[Alex_274]

Try out memtest then. Also do a BIOS update, just to be sure.

Okay so i ran mem test it said past , i ran 3 test for each stick. But i recently got a bsod and i ran the error code and it was " memory mangement " so is the problem my ram?

 

[ArchitSahu]

Starting to sound like your RAM. Do you have spare sticks you can try with?

What were the results for each stick?

 

[Alex_274]

Starting to sound like your RAM. Do you have spare sticks you can try with?

What were the results for each stick?

no i would have to purchase and see , memtest passed both test ran them 3x each.

 

[ArchitSahu]

Go through these steps carefully, did any help you? This is sounding more like a hardware issue with your RAM now.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3442947/bsod-memory-management.html

 

[Alex_274]

Go through these steps carefully, did any help you? This is sounding more like a hardware issue with your RAM now.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3442947/bsod-memory-management.html

So i tried updating my cpu and gpu , both failed. I get nvdia installer failed for gpu and my cpu said i didn't meet requirement for the latest driver.

 

[ArchitSahu]

Did you choose the drivers for that chipset and Graphics Card? I still suspect it could be the RAM. Try the sticks in different slots, or try a new mobo if you have a spare one.

 

[Alex_274]

Did you choose the drivers for that chipset and Graphics Card? I still suspect it could be the RAM. Try the sticks in different slots, or try a new mobo if you have a spare one.

Yup everything is correct , and no spare mobo or ram 🙁 i would have to purchase each one and see..

 

[Alex_274]

Did you choose the drivers for that chipset and Graphics Card? I still suspect it could be the RAM. Try the sticks in different slots, or try a new mobo if you have a spare one.

i also for 2 new code for bsod ... dxgkrn1 and IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

 

[ArchitSahu]

Follow these:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3537702/random-bsods-irql-equal.html - Update your drivers first for your GPU following this: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2767677/perform-clean-install-video-card-drivers.html

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/irqlnotlessorequal-0xa-and-badpoolheader-0x19/0aeec8be-19aa-4e64-a4d4-972d20511168

 

[Alex_274]

Follow these:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3537702/random-bsods-irql-equal.html - Update your drivers first for your GPU following this: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2767677/perform-clean-install-video-card-drivers.html

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/irqlnotlessorequal-0xa-and-badpoolheader-0x19/0aeec8be-19aa-4e64-a4d4-972d20511168

okay cool now i have the latest gpu driver for my gpu

 

[Alex_274]

Follow these:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3537702/random-bsods-irql-equal.html - Update your drivers first for your GPU following this: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2767677/perform-clean-install-video-card-drivers.html

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/irqlnotlessorequal-0xa-and-badpoolheader-0x19/0aeec8be-19aa-4e64-a4d4-972d20511168

Hmm now the real debate is ,. should i go purchase new ram tmr or a new mobo to test O_O

 

[ArchitSahu]

Try new RAM I would say.

Point to note is that you are buying into a dead platform, so you can consider upgrading. However, RAM prices are ridiculous right now due to shortages.

 

[Alex_274]

Try new RAM I would say.

Point to note is that you are buying into a dead platform, so you can consider upgrading. However, RAM prices are ridiculous right now due to shortages.

so it's been 3 days with the new ram and 0 crashes. Thank you for your help. But what is the cause of my ram burning out on me?

 

[ArchitSahu]

Try new RAM I would say.

Point to note is that you are buying into a dead platform, so you can consider upgrading. However, RAM prices are ridiculous right now due to shortages.

so it's been 3 days with the new ram and 0 crashes. Thank you for your help. But what is the cause of my ram burning out on me?

Could be hardware failure. Maybe a module gone bad, or a gate not working anymore. Usually hard to pin point other than it is a RAM problem.