i7 920 BSOD Issue: Request Assistance

Caemdare · 27 Oct 2009 at 20:21

I've had this rig for a couple of months now, a D0 stepping 920 overclocked to 3.8 , 12 gigs of corsair ram, GTX 285 card... all in an Antec p193 case.

The machine has run fine, with reasonable load temperatures, no quibbles from IBT or prime95 , until these past couple of weeks where I keep getting the following BSOD, (Appologies for having it split over two images, was snapped on a phone camera...):

I am wondering if it's the RAM overheating, but I am uncertain for sure, or why it would suddenly start doing it. Would anyone be able to enlighten as to what to draw from this one?

bigsharn · 27 Oct 2009 at 21:06

Not sure how to enlighten, but you can easily tell if something's overheated by just touching it, might be a little safer for your fingertips if you use a thermometer though.

Seriously, just do it then you can rule oveheating out

MeatLoaf · 27 Oct 2009 at 21:21

Hmm you arent using norton are you?

Caemdare · 27 Oct 2009 at 21:23

I am indeed, Norton Gaming Edition on vista 64 bit.

What i'd read of the issue seemed to relate to a different Stop code, and under windows 7. Although it would have started happening at about the right time...

MeatLoaf · 27 Oct 2009 at 21:24

Caemdare said:
I am indeed, Norton Gaming Edition on vista 64 bit.

What i'd read of the issue seemed to relate to a different Stop code, and under windows 7. Although it would have started happening at about the right time...

Try uninstalling norton and use something else gor a short time and see if the issues go away. Im using avast free and its pretty decent.

PaulyD · 28 Oct 2009 at 09:03

The BSOD is generally a memory related one, i need to run a fan over my 12gb to keep it cool, was getting BSOD's on testing before i did so and was toasty as hell to touch

If its an overclocking issue (which you mention that you have stressed it and is fine) then a nudge on VTT or IOH will help

Caemdare · 28 Oct 2009 at 13:06

Thanks for the assistance guys. I've stripped out Norton for the time being, dropped AVG in, will see if it offers any BSOD's tonight. I'm also going to be grabbing the corsair RAM cooler as soon as it is back in stock here, (have a few other things I want to pick up, and get them as a batch).

I had thought tho that if it was the ram, it would be failing in more modules, and not always IDSvia64.sys tho?