Need assistance fixing repeated system failures on a personalized computer setup?
Need assistance fixing repeated system failures on a personalized computer setup?
Hi,
my PC experiences frequent crashes, mainly triggered by BSOD. Over the years I've built my own systems and managed to fix these issues, but this one feels different. I bought the parts in January 2024 and have been dealing with these crashes consistently. I'm eager to identify and resolve the underlying problem now.
Observed patterns:
The system crashes with BSOD unpredictably. Occasionally it happens within a minute after startup, other times after several hours. The error messages in the crash screen differ. Some codes I recall: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT, PFN_LIST_CORRUPT, ATTEMPTED_WRITE_TO_READONLY_MEMORY. It seems the issue intensifies when playing games. I don't usually play games that require a lot of resources; I mostly enjoy turn-based titles. The problem appears more often when switching between applications. It tends to occur almost every time I put the PC into standby mode after leaving it idle. When I return, most often it has restarted itself.
I also use Ubuntu Linux. While I don't notice the same crashes clearly, I do experience occasional minor issues, such as a tab or two in Chrome that crash. The severity is lower on Ubuntu compared to Windows.
What I've tried so far:
- Reinstalled Windows: no improvement
- Replaced RAM modules: no change
- Installed a brand new SSD and reinstalled Windows from scratch: no change
- Changed the HDD where games are installed: no change
- Ran Windows Memory Diagnostics multiple times: no failures
- Used TestMem5 with different configurations; "[email protected]" shows some errors
- Opened the case, cleaned dust, checked connections: no improvement
- Reinstalled GPU drivers: no change
My system details:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/ZcLsLc
I haven't overclocked anything and everything remains at default settings.
The motherboard BIOS is up to date, as are the chipset drivers.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! The motherboard BIOS has been updated to the latest version, along with the chipset drivers. What BIOS version are you currently using? You haven’t overclocked, everything remains at default settings. Is X.M.P enabled in BIOS? You mentioned installing the OS from scratch for relevance—did you recreate the bootable USB installer to check for corruption? Did you install the OS in offline mode and then manually install drivers via an elevated command, such as right-clicking the installer and selecting Run as Administrator? You might want to share your .dmp files so we can investigate further and identify the issue.
Hi Lutfij, thank you for your welcome!
I looked into the BIOS settings and found a newer version released last month. I plan to install that one to check its impact. Your question was really helpful!
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Within the BIOS, the memory profile is set to "Auto"; it points to the "Ai Overclock Tuner" section, which should correspond to XMP/DOCP for my motherboard. I’m unsure if "auto" activates it or not, so I’ll test both disabled and enabled options.
I don’t recall whether I recreated the bootable USB installer or used the same one before...
I installed Windows using the standard method: downloaded the installer from Microsoft, flashed it to a USB drive, booted from that USB, and followed the instructions. Updates were applied after the first reboot.
I’ll try these adjustments and if nothing improves, I’ll retrieve the .dmp files.