Discussion Windows 8.1 bsods out of nowhere (IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL)

[senjamza]

First of all, truly sorry if I put it in the wrong prefix or topic.
Randomly crashes during some games (IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL)
My computer is quite old as I do not have the funds to upgrade yet.
CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G1820 @ 2.70ghz
CPU cooler: I don't really know, as this was a prebuilt PC
Motherboard: No idea either
Ram: DDR3 4gb ram
HDD: WDC WD5000AAKX-60U6AA0
GPU: Amd Radeon HD 5450
PSU: don't know this either, sorry
Chassis: don't know but it just says "Queen" on the case.
OS: Windows 8.1
Monitor: A 'grundig' monitor.
I don't really know most of my specs as this was like I said, a prebuilt pc
minidumps (all of them):
Dumps

 

[Eximo]

IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL has usually been a memory issue of some kind in my experience.

9 years is a very long time for an unknown PSU and lower end motherboards are not known for longevity either. Capacitors starting to wear out and causing random issues.

Could be the system memory, motherboard issues, or GPU memory issues.

To replace a computer with this performance, won't really take a lot of money, especially compared to part swapping to getting this one working.

Brand new parts, where you would keep your chassis:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($30.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $296.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-26 16:52 EDT-0400

Or for the more budget minded, and you could try your video card in there:

https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-0001-6FZ98?Item=9SIADFRJSV2503

 

[senjamza]

IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL has usually been a memory issue of some kind in my experience.

9 years is a very long time for an unknown PSU and lower end motherboards are not known for longevity either. Capacitors starting to wear out and causing random issues.

Could be the system memory, motherboard issues, or GPU memory issues.

To replace a computer with this performance, won't really take a lot of money, especially compared to part swapping to getting this one working.

Brand new parts, where you would keep your chassis:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 4600G 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($99.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock B450M/ac R2.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($74.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($30.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($26.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GX2 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($64.98 @ Amazon)
Total: $296.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-26 16:52 EDT-0400

Or for the more budget minded, and you could try your video card in there:

https://www.newegg.com/p/1VK-0001-6FZ98?Item=9SIADFRJSV2503

I am planning to change some time soon, but as of now, I can't do it
And the parts you specified would quitey be expensive for me due to the fact that I live in turkey, hence I need to keep this system for some time

 

[Colif]

note: if i accidentally say win 10 at any stage, its just I am used to doing their dumps

report - mostly for me
IRQ errors are a pain, I used to think they were easy. Changed my mind over time.


File: 102623-25484-01.dmp (Oct 27 2023 - 06:00:37)
BugCheck: [IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (A)]
Probably caused by: memory_corruption (Process: RobloxPlayerBe)
Uptime: 0 Day(s), 0 Hour(s), 34 Min(s), and 41 Sec(s)

File: 102623-25265-01.dmp (Oct 27 2023 - 06:41:23)
BugCheck: [IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (A)]
Probably caused by: memory_corruption (Process: RobloxPlayerBe)
Uptime: 0 Day(s), 0 Hour(s), 15 Min(s), and 38 Sec(s)

well, your motherboard is: CASPER NIRVANA DESKTOP which is different.
Ram is: Elixir 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3-1333MHz non-ECC Unbuffered CL9 240-Pin DIMM Dual Rank Memory Module
made by: https://www.casper.com.tr/masaustu-bilgisayar

both BSOD happened after CPU accessed ram, so could be the ram.

Try running memtest86 on each of your ram sticks, one stick at a time, up to 4 passes. Only error count you want is 0, any higher could be cause of the BSOD. Remove/replace ram sticks with errors. Memtest is created as a bootable USB so that you don’t need windows to run it

 

[Eximo]

I am planning to change some time soon, but as of now, I can't do it
And the parts you specified would quitey be expensive for me due to the fact that I live in turkey, hence I need to keep this system for some time

Just examples. Hitting the used market or looking around on Aliexpress is probably more in line.

Hopefully it is just the system memory, DDR3 is pretty easy to come by.