Hello,
I built this computer back in October of 2020. I have had issues with BSOD since then, randomly. At first I was not concerned about the BSOD because this computer is my first build and I thought maybe some drivers needed updates, etc. The BSOD were rare, but as time has gone on the past 11 months, the BSOD are more frequent (literally multiple times a day with different codes) but still feel random. I have had 88+ "Critical" events (Kernel-Power ID 41 Task 63) over the 11 months according to the Event Viewer. I feel like it’s a driver problem and not hardware because the computer was literally just-put-together-brand-new when I began experiencing BSOD...but at this point with so many BSOD I have no idea.
The BSOD happens less during use of the computer but I can crash in the middle of gameplay or tasks, which is getting more frustrating. BSOD definitely happens more often when the computer has idled, which has made downloading any multi-gb files difficult because my internet isn’t the fastest.
I have read that ntoskrnl.exe gets blamed in BSOD but is not necessarily the culprit. I tried reading logs with WinDbg but I can only understand so much (there was only one log where I saw that TaskbarX caused one BSOD so I removed it). I want to add that I haven't done a good job of saving logs of my BSODs until recently, but I am uploading each .dmp after each BSOD now. In regards to the flash USB I’ll get my hands on one soon.
That being said, I have tried almost everything that I feel capable of and I’m at a loss, so here I am asking for help. I’ve tried to provide the most context possible with the following information.
TL;DR: 88+ Bluescreens over the past 11 months on my freshly built PC (October 2020). I really need help. Refer to the following for my specs and already attempted solutions.
Specs
Windows 10
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC 6gb
Ryzen 5 3600 6 core 12 thread
GSkill Ripjaws V Series 16gb 3600 c18
SK hynix Gold S31 1tb ssd
Antec NeoECO Gold Zen Series Zen 500W 80 plus gold
MSI B450-A Pro Max
Attempted Solutions: BSODs still persist with each attempted fix
Windows Update successful, no issues
SFC successful, no issues
DISM successful, no issues
Chkdsk C:/f successful, no issues
Chkdsk C:/r ran, not sure how to check the log
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Uninstalled: Bluestacks, TaskbarX, MSI DragonCenter
Checked for driver updates on all sections of Device Manager
Updated Realtek audio driver
Many processors showing up on Device Manager. Is this suspicious? I have learned now that since my Ryzen has 12 threads there are supposed to be 12 processors listed!
Downloaded WinDbg to try to read my minidumps and find out the cause(s)...the only one I understood was that TaskbarX caused a BSOD at least once.
Downloaded DriverView
Downloaded BlueScreenView
Ran Driver Verifier but honestly I was confused about how it can help, after restarting my PC it BSOD in a loop 4-5 times until asking to pick a restore point.
Changed BIOS FCH Base Clock (MHz) from “[Auto]” to “[100.00]”
Changed BIOS XMP to “Disable”
Uninstalled and reinstalled Discord.exe after it caused one BSOD
Haven’t Attempted
Driver Verifier + WinDbg?
BIOS Update (I haven’t done this because I don’t have a flash drive USB)
Change BIOS voltage?
Registry Editor?
Do I have Faulty RAM?
Memtest86 (I haven’t done this because I don’t have a flash drive USB)
A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code 32)
Link to my .dmp files and more
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1icZoZSaXoe0hl0aNc1e49IOPGyIhisfL?usp=sharing
I built this computer back in October of 2020. I have had issues with BSOD since then, randomly. At first I was not concerned about the BSOD because this computer is my first build and I thought maybe some drivers needed updates, etc. The BSOD were rare, but as time has gone on the past 11 months, the BSOD are more frequent (literally multiple times a day with different codes) but still feel random. I have had 88+ "Critical" events (Kernel-Power ID 41 Task 63) over the 11 months according to the Event Viewer. I feel like it’s a driver problem and not hardware because the computer was literally just-put-together-brand-new when I began experiencing BSOD...but at this point with so many BSOD I have no idea.
The BSOD happens less during use of the computer but I can crash in the middle of gameplay or tasks, which is getting more frustrating. BSOD definitely happens more often when the computer has idled, which has made downloading any multi-gb files difficult because my internet isn’t the fastest.
I have read that ntoskrnl.exe gets blamed in BSOD but is not necessarily the culprit. I tried reading logs with WinDbg but I can only understand so much (there was only one log where I saw that TaskbarX caused one BSOD so I removed it). I want to add that I haven't done a good job of saving logs of my BSODs until recently, but I am uploading each .dmp after each BSOD now. In regards to the flash USB I’ll get my hands on one soon.
That being said, I have tried almost everything that I feel capable of and I’m at a loss, so here I am asking for help. I’ve tried to provide the most context possible with the following information.
TL;DR: 88+ Bluescreens over the past 11 months on my freshly built PC (October 2020). I really need help. Refer to the following for my specs and already attempted solutions.
Specs
Windows 10
MSI GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Ventus XS OC 6gb
Ryzen 5 3600 6 core 12 thread
GSkill Ripjaws V Series 16gb 3600 c18
SK hynix Gold S31 1tb ssd
Antec NeoECO Gold Zen Series Zen 500W 80 plus gold
MSI B450-A Pro Max
Attempted Solutions: BSODs still persist with each attempted fix
Windows Update successful, no issues
SFC successful, no issues
DISM successful, no issues
Chkdsk C:/f successful, no issues
Chkdsk C:/r ran, not sure how to check the log
Windows Memory Diagnostic
Uninstalled: Bluestacks, TaskbarX, MSI DragonCenter
Checked for driver updates on all sections of Device Manager
Updated Realtek audio driver
Downloaded WinDbg to try to read my minidumps and find out the cause(s)...the only one I understood was that TaskbarX caused a BSOD at least once.
Downloaded DriverView
Downloaded BlueScreenView
Ran Driver Verifier but honestly I was confused about how it can help, after restarting my PC it BSOD in a loop 4-5 times until asking to pick a restore point.
Changed BIOS FCH Base Clock (MHz) from “[Auto]” to “[100.00]”
Changed BIOS XMP to “Disable”
Uninstalled and reinstalled Discord.exe after it caused one BSOD
Haven’t Attempted
Driver Verifier + WinDbg?
BIOS Update (I haven’t done this because I don’t have a flash drive USB)
Change BIOS voltage?
Registry Editor?
Do I have Faulty RAM?
Memtest86 (I haven’t done this because I don’t have a flash drive USB)
A driver (service) for this device has been disabled. An alternate driver may be providing this functionality. (Code 32)
Link to my .dmp files and more
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1icZoZSaXoe0hl0aNc1e49IOPGyIhisfL?usp=sharing
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