Random BSOD's after replacing ms x99 i5930 with asus z270f i7700... getting desperate.

[Looneytoon1975]

Hello everyone.

I'm getting desperate.

After abandoning Mac, I bought a 4k € desktop last year (Jan 2016) for 3D modelling and rendering, and also for flightsimming. Initially, it was an MSI X99A with a i5930 processor and an Nvidia 980Ti, but it seemed to be insufficiënt for Fsimming. So I bought an ASUS z270f mobo with an i7700k and an nVidia 1080 as replacement.

Since I place the mobo myself - I am a PC noob, but I can read manuals very well - I get constant BSOD, random system restarts, with all different error codes. I know where to find the logs, I know where the .dmp files are, but I don't know anybody who can help me. I'm getting desperate, after years of struggling with Fsims on poor Mac-power, I was so happy to gotten to save money for finally able to buy a decent Sim-PC... but now this

Could it be a faulty Mobo? Did I screw up stuff? How should I proceed from this point on?

Thank you in advance for your helpful replies!!!!!

Kind regards,

bob

 

[kaptainkuftic]

Did you reinstall windows once you moved motherboards?

 

[Looneytoon1975]

Did you reinstall windows once you moved motherboards?

Yes, multiple times even. Windows maintenance screen gives multiple random errors on each clean install. Those errors go from driver not starting, to hardware errors. There is a .dmp file, but I have no clue how to consult those.

 

[kaptainkuftic]

definitely could be hardware related. try using event viewer the next time you boot up after a crash. Look in windows logs>system and then look for any errors around the time you got the bsod. The general tab is what we need.

Also, I have no idea how to get to those dumps, or even how to read them

 

[Looneytoon1975]

definitely could be hardware related. try using event viewer the next time you boot up after a crash. Look in windows logs>system and then look for any errors around the time you got the bsod. The general tab is what we need.

Also, I have no idea how to get to those dumps, or even how to read them

Thank you, I will do that. I'm memtest86'ing my memory right now. 1 stick at a time for 8 passes. Want to rule out memory related errors. After that, I'll go after the event manager (which could be in a few days). Also I checked the CPU for bent pins, and as far as I can see, everything is still fine in there

 

[kaptainkuftic]

Fair enough, are you able to RMA that board if you have to?

 

[Looneytoon1975]

Fair enough, are you able to RMA that board if you have to?

I suppose, bought it in April so... but then I have to prove that the mobo is faulty, and nothing else

 

[kaptainkuftic]

well, as a last resort that might be your best bet

 

[Looneytoon1975]

well, as a last resort that might be your best bet

thanx man! I'll keep you posted