Question DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION BSOD & Event ID 153, 14, 0 nvlddmkm.sys crashes ?

[Enzo_Clouds]

Hello! I have pretty much been going through this hell of an issue for almost a month now. I got a new build around a month ago. For the first 2-3 weeks, everything was working flawlessly: gaming at ultra settings, no stutter, no lag, and most importantly, no crashes. Just after that, one day, I got a BSOD about DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION around 5 minutes into a game. Fast forward to this day, I can't run any game stable for less than 10 minutes. The same thing applies when I try to export a video. In Event Viewer I get errors about nvlddmkm, especially Event ID 0, 14 and 153, which I will go in more detail as this thread continues.

The system specs are as listed below:

CPU: Intel Core i9-14900k
GPU: ZOTAC RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo
RAM: 32 GB DDR5-4800, Kingston KF552C40-32 + 32 GB DDR5-4800, Kingston KF552C40-32 (64 GB RAM in total)
SSD: CT2000P5PSSD8, 1863.02 GB
All-in-One Cooler for the CPU
PSU: bequiet! Pure Power 12M 1000W
Motherboard: MSI PRO B760M-P
OS: Windows 11, 24H2
Monitor: Dell S2419HGF, 1920x1080, 144Hz

I have noticed the same issue being reported many times, especially for 4090. Here is what I have done so far:

1. Enabled & Disabled XMP in BIOS (issue persists) ;
2. Disabled & Enabled Hyperthreading, Turbo Settings regarding CPU (issue persists, no difference) ;
3. Used DDU to uninstall the driver in safe boot mode and installed an older version [537.58] (This did make games more stable but only a few, tested some other games, they would still crash with Event ID 0) ;
4. Changed permissions for nvlddmkm.sys file to Full Control for Users (issue remain) ;
5. Turned on Debug Mode in Nvidia Control Panel
6. Switched to "Prefer Maximum Performance" in Nvidia Control Panel (no difference) ;
7. Disabled Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling in Windows settings (This caused no BSODs but the crashes remain)
8. Used MSI Afterburner to undervolt the GPU core & memory clocks for around -52 MHz (no difference) ;
9. Changed PCIe Gen Mode in BIOS to both 4.0 and 3.0 (no difference) ;
10. Uninstalled programs like G-Hub and Wallpaper Engine, switched HAGS off for the other programs that supported it (no difference);
11. Disabled Integrated GPU in Device Manager (issue still persists);
12. Uninstalled NVIDIA HD Audio in Device Manager (yet again no difference);
13. Disabled High Precision Event Timer (others said it was the only workaround it, no difference whatsoever);
14. Ran OCCT tests for every single component, even at extreme. What crashed into the BSOD was VRAM. Could this indicate a hardware issue?

I tried to DDU even the latest drivers, it did not change anything. I've also seen reports of 566.36 being the most stable driver for 4090 but that also did not change anything. As for the errors in Event Viewer, I get these 3-4 specific errors from source nvlddmkm:

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The description for Event ID 153 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video3
Error occurred on GPUID: 100

The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table.

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The description for Event ID 14 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video3
badfbadf(badfbadf) 00000000 00000000

The message resource is present but the message was not found in the message table

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The description for Event ID 0 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

If the event originated on another computer, the display information had to be saved with the event.

The following information was included with the event:

\Device\Video3
Error occurred on GPUID: 100

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As for the BSODS, the bugcheck error in Event Viewer is:

The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000133 (0x0000000000000001, 0x0000000000001e00, 0xfffff80784dc43b0, 0x0000000000000000).

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Something to notice is that I would get Event ID 153 error on the latest drivers only, but either way, I have been pulling my hair out trying to find any solution available. If anyone has any idea or has been having the same problem, I'd really appreciate any help! Thank you so much for your time!

 

[Enzo_Clouds]

there were a bunch of things running that I normally do not see.
new stuff and old drivers are always get the blame.

I would use a clean build +updates, turn on verifier testing and then run my stress tests.
verifier testing will slow down the machine but it will also bugcheck early if there is a problem.
i would only install the basic nvidia drivers and not all of the extras. (nvidia container) just to limit what can go wrong. IE if the system locks up/ bugchecks with the basics then it more likely to be hardware. Even then, I would set the base clocks to standard reference values.
get them to pass stress before increasing any overclocks or adding more software program. kind of tedious.

Yeah, I reinstalled Windows without having any other program besides the basic Nvidia drivers that come with Windows and one benchmark test program. It crashed just like the other times. I did install a game just to test if it would crash; it did.

I did see some people say disabling Multi-Plane Overlay and Ansel does solve the issue, but it did not for me. I legitimately have no more ideas to try.