Failure of BSOD and Intel Diagnostic Math Test?
Failure of BSOD and Intel Diagnostic Math Test?
Around mid-December I attempted to install or play the game "The Finals". This action prompted me to update my Nvidia drivers, which I did, but it resulted in some severe BSODs and instability. Since then, I have reformatted and reinstalled Windows 11 Pro for Workstations multiple times, yet the system continues to suffer from frequent BSODs during startup or restart. I have also updated the BIOS and all chipsets, drivers, and related components to their latest versions, but the issue remains. It appears the memory integrity/core isolation setting might be responsible. I have since disabled it, but problems persist. An Intel Diagnostic test on the Math test failed, while Memtest86 passed without issues. System specifications are as follows: Mobo: ASUS ROG Strix Z790-F Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700; GPU: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX® 4080 OC Edition; CPU: Intel Core i9-13900KS; SSD: WD_BLACK 4TB SN850X M.2 NVMe; PSU: Corsair HX1000i. Minidump files are available at the provided links.
You might attempt to remove your GPU to check if the system operates without it. If the BSOD disappears, you've likely identified the issue. If not, it's ruled out. The next step could involve testing one memory stick at a time to isolate the problem.