Is this a hardware problem?

Luke · 8 Apr 2013 at 15:50

I've built a new PC for a relative but am really struggling with it.
Spec is:

Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge)
Asus HD 7870 DirectCU
Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB
Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred
Asus P8Z77-M Pro Intel Z77
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2 1 £91.66
GeIL Black Dragon 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3
Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme

I've been struggling with BSOD on Windows 7 since assembling it. I've tried different media and different versions of W7 but still get BSODs with following errors:
pci.sys
ntoskrnl.exe
watchdog.sys

I'm uploading photo's of my nirsoft bluescreen view logs.

Can anyone suggest if I'm looking at a hardware issue or something else? The kit was all new from OcUK.

I'm tearing my hair out!

snips86x · 8 Apr 2013 at 15:53

At what point do you get this BSOD?

Gibbo3771 · 8 Apr 2013 at 15:59

Also do you get a message popping up when and if you get into windows stating that any of the files are corrupt/missing? The ones you mentioned that is.

DaleTheWhale · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:01

Fresh windows install?

snips86x · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:02

Gibbo3771 said:
Also do you get a message popping up when and if you get into windows stating that any of the files are corrupt/missing? The ones you mentioned that is.

Wouldn't it attempt a start-up repair before this point?

RJC · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:02

Try running men test to rule out possible ram issues:

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso

Bacon? · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:07

Run mem test and also interchange the RAM sticks.

Socrates470BC · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:10

Have you downloaded all the latest drivers for the Asus board, including the latest BIOS?

Have you checked/updated the firmware for the SSD?

Have you downloaded and installed the latest drivers for the Graphics card.

Of course there is then the task of ensuring that all of the latest Windows patches have been applied.

Luke · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:11

It happens at different times. Sometimes at the desktop during boot, sometimes after a launch any program, sometimes after hours of use. It is seemingly random.
It was a fresh install, and I have tried different media/versions.
I've tried with swapping the RAM and running with only one in different configurations.
No missing files, and I've tried startup repair and using the system upgrade readiness tool.
Memtest runs endlessly and intel burn test doesn't force a reboot.

snips86x · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:18

Luke said:
It happens at different times. Sometimes at the desktop during boot, sometimes after a launch any program, sometimes after hours of use. It is seemingly random.
It was a fresh install, and I have tried different media/versions.
I've tried with swapping the RAM and running with only one in different configurations.
No missing files, and I've tried startup repair and using the system upgrade readiness tool.
Memtest runs endlessly and intel burn test doesn't force a reboot.

Have you had a chance to analyse the minidump files?

Luke · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:21

Truth be told, I don't know how to.

snips86x · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:23

Luke said:
Truth be told, I don't know how to.

Download BSOD viewer and when you import the BSOD file (C:/Windows/Minidump.dmp) you can right click on the error entry (at the top) and search Google for the specifics which should give you a little more help.

BuToNz · 8 Apr 2013 at 16:30

http://www.7tutorials.com/command-prompt-repair-missing-or-corrupt-files

Give that a run first to make sure you have a good install of Windows.

Gibbo3771 · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:41

snips86x said:
Wouldn't it attempt a start-up repair before this point?

Possibly, I have had windows report missing/corrupt files as soon as the desktop has loaded, yet it ran fine. Weird.

Larok · 9 Apr 2013 at 14:47

Sounds like a hardware issue but I would write out a software problem with a clean OS install as Thereaperguy said.