Need Support With BSOD

Zinnkio · 16 Jul 2013 at 22:06

I've recently been having issues with various crashes on my computer, both video card and BSOD. I've reinstalled windows to see if that fixes the problem, which it hasn't. I thought about what it could well be and here is what I've come up with.

-My PSU isn't powerful enough and gets to a point where iit gives out. XFX 550w
-My Mobo is dying
There's a small heatsink on my motherboard which is extremely hot to touch and I thought it could be a heat issue that's causing the crashes.

Here's some info that could be of use but I'm not too sure what someone would need to determine a problem.

Any help would be much appreciated because it's beginning to get frustration.

Many Thanks in advance.

Zinnkio

RJC · 16 Jul 2013 at 22:09

The XFX PSU is ample for your system, but that does not rule out possible fault with the unit.

What are the temps like during operation?

Edit: Hello and welcome to the forum

mickyflinn · 16 Jul 2013 at 22:13

Your psu is powerful enough to run your system.

Try running one stick of ram , and test the ram with mem test.

Zinnkio · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:11

Which temperatures do you mean?

Nickolp1974 · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:24

Zinnkio said:
Which temperatures do you mean?

Most likely cpu temp, use core temp
As above memtest yyour ram
And a bsod code may help, download blue screen viewer to find out.

Zinnkio · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:35

Here is the BSOD code

I'll test RAM tomorrow. and all temperatures are fine from what I see.

I'm also getting the chance to test a Corsair 600w PSU tomorrow from a friend. Another note is that this all started happening when I installed the PSU and graphics card last christmas. Crashes seem to be getting more regular, had two freezes today.

Nickolp1974 · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:39

3b is usually add more vcore voltage

Have a look here, hope this helps
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18482850&highlight=username_Nickolp1974

Zinnkio · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:45

The above CPU-Z image was Just after a BSOD. I usually use...

Crashes regardless of the clock I'm using.

Shall I still give the vcore voltage a whirl?

Nickolp1974 · 16 Jul 2013 at 23:57

I'm not gen'ed up on amd overclocking, so check your temps first, and if you have voltage headroom give it a go.

Just read this for your chip "Normally 1.5/1.53v is used for 3.9/4.0Ghz."
24/7 max temps around 65c this gives headroom for running 100%

Some useful info here. http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/254014-29-phenom-safe-overclocking-temps-voltage

Zinnkio · 17 Jul 2013 at 00:26

I had a look at doing the vcore in the bios but I haven't the slightest clue. There's no simple vcore value to change -.-

I did change it using amd overdrive and got it to 1.5v. did a 5 minute stress test and temps didn't go above 55c.

Could that be the BSOD problem then? The vcore?

Nickolp1974 · 17 Jul 2013 at 07:25

Looking what others are using for that speed and your bsod code i'd say yes.

JJimmyJ · 17 Jul 2013 at 08:22

How's that overclock affecting your ram? There's no screen shots of the speed your ram is now being pushed at when running at 4ghz. That could also cause instability as you may need to loosen clock timings
Disabled cool and quiet etc?

Zinnkio · 17 Jul 2013 at 13:10

Cool and quiet has always been disabled in BIOS. What screenshots of what program would you need to see how the ram's doing?

After overclocking to 4ghz and bumping the vcore to 1.51 I did a stress test for 6 hours on Prime95 and got no errors or crashes. Hopefully it continues this way with the gpu crashes too. Nothing triggers the gpu crashes it just happens whenever it decides too, sometimes happens when it's just chilling on the desktop.

JJimmyJ · 18 Jul 2013 at 12:54

I would always use bios for overclocking rather than overdrive.
Looking above it looks like your rams rated speed is 1333 (667hz). Your FSB is linked to the ram, so if you up the fsb (or multiplier) it increases the ram speed. If tha ram is running way higher than it's rated it could be causing instability. You can set the ram speed and timings manually, so you can increase the multiplier to what you currently have, but then set the ram back down to run around the 1333 mark. If it runs stable then you can try upping the ram speed. You can also try loosening the ram timings, although the 9,9,9,24 timings should be ok.