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Frequent BSOD in CSGO likely stems from RAM issues.

Frequent BSOD in CSGO likely stems from RAM issues.

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OceanBear
Member
103
11-09-2021, 09:46 PM
#1
Hello, thank you for your kind words. I recently purchased a new PC and am currently playing several games (League of Legends, Lost Ark, CS:GO). During some CS sessions I encounter BSODs with messages like "irql not less or equal" or "apc index mismatch." I discovered some online discussions about how overclocking RAM might lead to these issues. I tried disabling the overclock in my BIOS and it resolved the problem, but I still want to maximize my RAM's performance. I’m now wondering if my overclocking profile is suitable. I’m not sure, so I considered asking others online for advice. Thank you all again for your support—I really appreciate everyone taking the time to help! Here are my PC specifications:

- MSI Gaming-Tower MAG Vampiric 100R
- MSI MPG A750GF 750 Watt (80+ Gold)
- Gigabyte B560M DS3H, Intel B560
- Intel Core i5 11400F 6x 4.4GHz
- 16GB DDR4-RAM PC-3200 (2x 8GB)
- Nvidia GeForce RTX3070 Ti 8GB

My BIOS settings:
DDR4-3200 16-18-18-36-74-1.35
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OceanBear
11-09-2021, 09:46 PM #1

Hello, thank you for your kind words. I recently purchased a new PC and am currently playing several games (League of Legends, Lost Ark, CS:GO). During some CS sessions I encounter BSODs with messages like "irql not less or equal" or "apc index mismatch." I discovered some online discussions about how overclocking RAM might lead to these issues. I tried disabling the overclock in my BIOS and it resolved the problem, but I still want to maximize my RAM's performance. I’m now wondering if my overclocking profile is suitable. I’m not sure, so I considered asking others online for advice. Thank you all again for your support—I really appreciate everyone taking the time to help! Here are my PC specifications:

- MSI Gaming-Tower MAG Vampiric 100R
- MSI MPG A750GF 750 Watt (80+ Gold)
- Gigabyte B560M DS3H, Intel B560
- Intel Core i5 11400F 6x 4.4GHz
- 16GB DDR4-RAM PC-3200 (2x 8GB)
- Nvidia GeForce RTX3070 Ti 8GB

My BIOS settings:
DDR4-3200 16-18-18-36-74-1.35

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RobloxKid69
Member
102
11-15-2021, 12:18 AM
#2
Check the "Performance" section in Task Manager and examine your memory settings. While browsing online, you mentioned a speed of 1799 MHz out of 3600 MHz. However, Windows displays the BIOS-specified frequency (3600 MHz). This suggests that most components are throttled for efficiency unless actively used. You might try benchmarking tools to stress-test your RAM and observe performance changes.
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RobloxKid69
11-15-2021, 12:18 AM #2

Check the "Performance" section in Task Manager and examine your memory settings. While browsing online, you mentioned a speed of 1799 MHz out of 3600 MHz. However, Windows displays the BIOS-specified frequency (3600 MHz). This suggests that most components are throttled for efficiency unless actively used. You might try benchmarking tools to stress-test your RAM and observe performance changes.

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Carsland123
Senior Member
398
11-15-2021, 11:34 PM
#3
Hello, I applied the OC again from profile1 and now it shows 3200. I know it saves power but I’m confused why it crashes when only CSGO and other resource-heavy games are running. I asked if anyone knows about the overclock settings being the issue. Do you have any suggestions for benchmarking software? Thank you very much for your time!
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Carsland123
11-15-2021, 11:34 PM #3

Hello, I applied the OC again from profile1 and now it shows 3200. I know it saves power but I’m confused why it crashes when only CSGO and other resource-heavy games are running. I asked if anyone knows about the overclock settings being the issue. Do you have any suggestions for benchmarking software? Thank you very much for your time!

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JLAD2701
Junior Member
13
11-16-2021, 01:01 AM
#4
Unfortunately, I don’t have any suggestions for benchmarking tools, especially regarding memory tests. While 3D Mark covers many aspects, its effectiveness in pinpointing particular memory problems isn’t clear to me.
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JLAD2701
11-16-2021, 01:01 AM #4

Unfortunately, I don’t have any suggestions for benchmarking tools, especially regarding memory tests. While 3D Mark covers many aspects, its effectiveness in pinpointing particular memory problems isn’t clear to me.

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BoyRobbe
Member
155
11-17-2021, 11:34 PM
#5
I'll run some tests, I'm going to try it with the CPU-Z testing. Probably a bit odd since I still experienced crashes after resetting the overclocking.
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BoyRobbe
11-17-2021, 11:34 PM #5

I'll run some tests, I'm going to try it with the CPU-Z testing. Probably a bit odd since I still experienced crashes after resetting the overclocking.