Machine Check Exception

[smurfcrayons]

Hey guys

So around last December I built my new PC, everything was working great for about 3 months until I started getting this MACHINE CHECK EXCEPTION BSOD.

I tried everything, I swapped parts out with friends' parts, I installed many different OS's, and no matter what, if I was on a windows os it would give me this same error.

Finally the last part I hadn't tried swapping out was my motherboard, so I bought the one I currently have and the past 4 months or so it's been working great. Until last night, I was just playing some League and it crashed with this same error. I got scared remembering the countless number of hours I spent on it last time and waited until this morning to turn it on again.

Press the power button, and bam... machine check exception.

The SAME thing as last time is happening. SO I really think the problem is not my hardware, despite the countless number of threads online saying its a problem with ram or the cpu (I've tested both numerous times and they are 100% working)

I believe it's a driver issue, or maybe some software I have installed. Because EVERY distro of Linux I install works perfectly fine, and I can boot into safe mode on both W10 and W7. But as soon as I boot into normal windows and get past the login screen, I have at max 30 seconds before it BSODs. Other times it just BSODs before I can even enter my password.

I've reinstalled all my drivers, all of them are up to date. I've tried stopping everything in the task manager from opening on startup with no luck. I've tried disabling certain devices from device manager, again, no luck.

Before you ask, NO I did not install any fishy software right before these problems started happening.

Here's what the error looks like:

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(this is just a random pic off the web, but my pc looks exactly the same)

https://fud.community.services.support.microsoft.com/Fud/FileDownloadHandler.ashx?fid=c5c800bd-4301-408f-97db-e77100744f98

My PC Parts:

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Intel i5 6600k
GTX 1060
GSkill Ripjaws 8gb x 2
MSI h110m-a pro-vd

If any of you guys could help me out, maybe walk me through some steps I can try to get this working I would appreciate it a ton

 

[Colif]

How did you check CPU? Did you run Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool on it? If not, since it won't boot into windows, try this: http://www.tcsscreening.com/files/users/IPDT_LiveUSB/index.html

is CPU overclocked?

can you go into safe mode in 10 and look in C:\windows folder and copy the memory.dmp file (Might need to show hidden files) onto a USB and upload it to a file sharing site and we can look at what it sees. I guess since it boots into linux, you could use it as well.

MCE = a WHEA error. WHEA = Windows Hardware error Architecture. They are called by the CPU but they can be any hardware. Can be caused by overclocking software as well, do you have afterburner installed?

 

[smurfcrayons]

How did you check CPU? Did you run Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool on it? If not, since it won't boot into windows, try this: http://www.tcsscreening.com/files/users/IPDT_LiveUSB/index.html

is CPU overclocked?

can you go into safe mode in 10 and look in C:\windows folder and copy the memory.dmp file (Might need to show hidden files) onto a USB and upload it to a file sharing site and we can look at what it sees. I guess since it boots into linux, you could use it as well.

MCE = a WHEA error. WHEA = Windows Hardware error Architecture. They are called by the CPU but they can be any hardware. Can be caused by overclocking software as well, do you have afterburner installed?

I appreciate your detailed response.

So I tried again this morning, and now I can't even get to the lock screen to shift+restart to get into safe mode. So I'm unsure if there's a way for me to access the memory.dmp file

So I'm downloading the OS in that guide you posted above and I will try running that tool and post back here later with results.

As for Overclocking, I've set my BIOS to default settings several times, so unless somehow by default it overclocks my CPU I haven't messed with OC at all. I'm not even sure what settings to check to see if it IS overclocked.

I'll keep you posted.

 

[Colif]

try this for safe mode:

on another PC, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB

change boot order so USB is first, hdd second
boot from installer, on 2nd screen after languages, choose repair this pc, not install
choose troubleshoot
choose advanced
choose start up options
hit the restart button
choose a safe mode (it doesn't matter which) by using number associated with it.
Pc will restart and load safe mode

an alternative is also do this to find the memory.dmp file or backup anything you want to save:

I inserted my windows installation disk and opened the command prompt. I typed notepad in which obviously opened the notepad. From there I went to file > open which opened a file explorer. I plugged an external hard drive into my USB port, and I searched for all of my most irreplaceable files and copied them onto the external drive, then once I finished, I plugged my drive into my Mac and confirmed that all the files are all there.