New Build BSOD's

AndyCobb · 28 May 2016 at 06:26

I've just finished a build based on Custom PC magazines recent AMD APU media centre.
I'm using an A10 APU, with a gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI mobo, and 8GB 2400MHz Corsair Vengence RAM. Cooling is with a Coolermaster Seidon water loop, and I'm running Win10.
I am getting frequent BSOD's, either "Unexpected Kernel Mode Trap" or "Driver IRQL Not Less Or Equal"
I hadn't yet tried overclocking the chip, though the BIOS is set to use XMP "Profile 1" to get the memory running at 2400 rather than the default 1333MHz.
Can anyone please help me get this build stable??

Danny75 · 28 May 2016 at 07:12

First things first - remove XMP, set RAM to stock.

AndyCobb · 31 May 2016 at 07:14

OK, I reset the memory speed to 1333Mhz on Sunday morning, so far no problems. But how do I get it to run faster and still be stable?

Danny75 · 31 May 2016 at 10:31

AndyCobb said:
OK, I reset the memory speed to 1333Mhz on Sunday morning, so far no problems. But how do I get it to run faster and still be stable?

Manually. Try 2133MHz perhaps. If you need an idea of timings for that frequency, these work for me: 9-11-10-27-1T

Any issues try 2T instead of 1T, first. Sometimes it's called 1/2N instead of T depending on the board. Then try loosening the other timings one by one, till you hit the jackpot.

You could also try getting 2400 stable as well, doing the above.

AndyCobb · 1 Jun 2016 at 11:59

The timings I've found online were 11-13-13-31 @ 2400Mhz, 1.65V, which is what the XMP was setting things at...

AndyCobb · 1 Jun 2016 at 12:36

Could AMD's turbo boost have been kicking in, and pushing the memory above 2400MHz? Can the memory clock be un-linked from the processor boost?

fobose · 1 Jun 2016 at 12:38

I had random BSOD's with my new rig. Never when gaming though, only something basic like surfing the net.

I also had the XMP thing set, but I increased the DRAM voltage from 1.65v to 1.7v and all seems well now..