Error code BSOD IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL indicates a system crash due to an invalid interrupt request value.
Error code BSOD IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL indicates a system crash due to an invalid interrupt request value.
Hi, I've noticed the BSODs lately. I use my computer daily and it occurs 2-3 times a week, mostly while watching YouTube videos rather than playing games. My PC is about three years old, and I've swapped out the motherboard and GPU during that time. I've attached a dump file of the issue. Any assistance would be really appreciated. Thank you.
This looks like a memory issue from the dump files. Memory doesn't have to mean RAM, but it's usually the main suspect. Windows puts low priority data from RAM into the page file and loads it back in when needed so storage can look like memory (And memory can look like storage). The memory controller is in the CPU and if this fails it will just look like memory. When it's storage about half of the dumps will usually blame storage or storage drivers, which I don't see here, so it's likely not storage. If anything is overclocked or undervolted, remove it. Updating the BIOS is also worth a shot, you are way behind on BIOS updates. To test the RAM, use the machine normally with one stick at a time. If just one of the sticks cause crashes, faulty stick. If it crashes with either stick it's probably the CPU. Memory testers miss faulty RAM fairly often with DDR4 and newer so I don't trust them.