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Hi guys so recently i have been blue screening on W10 and i get an error saying "clock_watchdog_timeout" error. I have been doing some research and a lot of people have been saying it could be a hardware error. Could this be my CPU?


System Specification
- Case: Antec 300 Gaming Case
- Power Supply: OCZ ZX Series 650W '80 Plus Gold Certified' Modular Power Supply
- CPU: AMD FX-6 6100 3.30Ghz overclocked to 4.00Ghz
- Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX DDR3 Motherboard
- Cooler: Antec Kuhler H2O 920 CPU Cooler
- RAM: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
- Hard Drive: 500GB HDD
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7850
- Sound: 7.1 Channel Sound (On-Board)
- Optical Drive: LG DVD+/-RW SATA Drive

Is this is something to do with my CPU? could i buy a Z170X, would this work with my build? Also i brought my PC from OcUK in 2011 so its abit outdated and was planning on building a new one anyway, but for the time being if i was to buy a new CPU/mobo and put it in my rig would it work with my current build?

This is what i had in my mind;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...rboard-bundle-40-pounds-saving-bu-022-gi.html

If not then im going to give up with this PC as its had its time.

Watson
 
I have hazard. The only thing that changes is that the bluescreen becomes less frequent.
DG i wiped my pc on the weekend hoping for a fix, all my drivers are up to date and have no issue.
Thanks for the replies guys
 
Temperature sits around 38C when overclocked, doesnt really go up or down bar 1 or 2C and never seems to overheat. Also i wasnt sure if DDR3 would be compatible with that mobo bundle as im pretty outdated with all new parts, but i can always buy some new RAM aslong it worked with all my other parts.

Hazard when i get home i will try what you have told me and get back to you. Currently "working".
 
Thanks for the feedback mate!
I have brought the above Ram, CPU, Processor and also purchased my water cooling earlier! So hopefully when my cooler arives tomrrow i will fit it all and hope this fixes the problem. Also another thought could it be anything to do with my HDD, maybe thats faulty? We shall see after i fit new stuff (:
 
So i am currently in the middle
nzxt-noctis-450-matte-black-full-tower-chassis-ca-163-nx.html
of installing my new parts, but a big but is that my cooling is massive and doesn't seem to fit the case. I have taken the DVD drive out and it fits in but not how it should. Am i going to need to buy a new case? Any ideas would be very helpful!

Edit; Tower is to small to fit my cooling in by 20mm. Should this do the trick?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/nzxt-noctis-450-matte-black-full-tower-chassis-ca-163-nx.html
 
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