Need some extra troubleshooting tips?
Need some extra troubleshooting tips?
Hello, I previously owned an AMD Asrock Phantom Gaming 7800XT, an MSI Mag 750W power supply, a NZXT H5 Elite case, and a Kraken 240mm AIO cooler. All the components I listed were swapped out for: AMD Sapphire 7900XTX, a Thermaltake 1050W PSU, a Lian LI 011D RGB case, a Lian Li 360 SL Inf LCD AIO, and finally six reverse-blade Lian Li fans for the case. Once I completed the replacements, I used DDU to uninstall the old graphics card drivers before installing the new ones. My initial issue was that my monitor wouldn’t display anything—cables only worked with DisplayPort to DisplayPort, not HDMI to DisplayPort or vice versa. After some frustration, I took my build to Best Buy for troubleshooting; they fixed it by unslotting and reinserting the graphics card. Once I brought it back, turning it on worked, but the RGB stayed off and no monitors displayed anything. I hesitated to drop it at Best Buy, so I kept shutting it down and restarting. Eventually, after a few days, it finally booted. I updated my BIOS and ran XMP for RAM to reach desired speeds without problems. Then I encountered a blue screen with the error code DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION. Ignoring it, I restarted the PC. After a couple of days, another error appeared—Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I’m puzzled by these codes and BSODs now. Please help, and feel free to share my setup details if needed. I’m still surprised the system is running despite all this. Thank you!
I reviewed the minidump directory and found only 1KB files present. That suggests all dumps are corrupted. You noted two distinct crash messages—this points to a general error pattern. If multiple errors appear, memory is likely involved. Windows moves low-priority RAM data into the page file for efficient access, making storage behave like memory. The CPU memory controller can cause issues if it fails, resulting in storage-like behavior. If storage components are affected, consider removing any overclocking or undervoltage settings, including the EXPO profile. The supported top speed for this CPU is 5200MT/s; stick to that or lower. For RAM testing, run the machine normally with one stick at a time. A single faulty stick indicates a hardware problem, while crashes with both sticks suggest a CPU issue. Memory testers often miss defective DDR4 and newer RAM, so they should be used cautiously.
I'll give it a shot, though I've already checked my RAM before and everything looked good. I thought it might be faulty, but it turns out the motherboard update delay caused the issue. I can confirm the RAM is fine, but with the CPU, I might need to lower core speeds or WTV to see if it's the processor. Thanks for your reply. Also, I noticed mostly DPC errors rather than the equal error I was expecting; the DPC watchdog error was more common recently.