New PC setup – Occasional freezing in BIOS/Windows and crashes appear frequently
New PC setup – Occasional freezing in BIOS/Windows and crashes appear frequently
Hi all, a few days back I assembled a new PC with these details: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D GPU: MSI NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio Motherboard: MSI MPG B850 EDGE TI WIFI RAM: KingBank 32GB DDR5 6000MHz CL26 (Hynix A-die) Storage (OS): WD_BLACK SN8100 1TB Storage (data): WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB Power Supply: Corsair RM850x (2024) CPU cooler: Thermalright Trofeo Vision 360 ARGB OS: Windows 11 After putting it together, I turned on EXPO, installed the OS and drivers offline, updated everything, and refreshed the BIOS. Once things stabilized, I began to see noticeable stuttering inside the BIOS itself. I thought it was just a minor glitch and restarted. It persisted after reboots, appearing again right after launching Windows. After another restart, the PC felt stable once more, but I continued testing. I performed multiple stress tests with OCCT (CPU, GPU, RAM), AIDA64 and FurMark without any errors or crashes. MemTest86 ran four full passes with zero issues. All 3DMark benchmarks completed normally, with no faults. The OS NVME showed acceptable results and SMART checks passed. The next morning, upon turning it on, the same stuttering appeared once more. I ran OCCT and initiated a GPU stress test; after a short delay the system crashed and restarted. After rebooting, most functions worked, though there were minor micro-glitches while using Windows Explorer—nothing critical. I examined the crash via WhoCrashed and received this report: Crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\010326-11578-01.dmp (Minidump) Bugcheck code: 0x119(0x2, 0xFFFFFFFFC000000D, 0xFFFFB6821A94F2B0, 0xFFFF938682DC8B30) Bugcheck name: VIDEO_SCHEDULER_INTERNAL_ERROR Driver or module in which error occurred: watchdog.sys (watchdog+0x1316) File path: watchdog.sys Description: Watchdog Driver Product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System Company: Microsoft Corporation Bug check description: This signals a fatal video scheduler violation. Analysis: A crash related to video handling. I suspected hardware trouble, especially the GPU. First, I dismissed drivers—stuttering inside BIOS was present, so I swapped out the GPU, reconnected it properly, and verified the PCIe cable. Then I removed all NVIDIA drivers via DDU and reinstalled them. After that, the issue vanished briefly but returned after a few restarts. I then reinstalled Windows from scratch. For the last couple of days, there have been no major crashes, though overall performance remains inconsistent. I lowered the BIOS settings and turned off EXPO, so RAM was running at default speeds (5600MHz, 46-45-45-90). I also disconnected the cooler LCD display. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to pinpoint the exact cause—it seems random but always occurs immediately after powering on. If the system functions smoothly at startup, it usually causes no major issues during sessions. Any advice, suggestions, or troubleshooting tips would be invaluable. Thanks ahead!
This seems to point toward a power or signal problem rather than overheating. It appears a cable or internal component might not conduct well when cold. When temperatures rise, materials expand and connections improve. Check the Event Viewer under Windows—look for hardware events in the System section—to identify the faulty device. To fix, try using a different USB port or reseat the internal part. If no relevant logs appear, consider removing all connections and rebuilding everything. Focus first on the video subsystem and cables, ignoring software fixes like drivers. BIOS behavior suggests the issue isn’t software-related. Good luck!
It means the issue occurs whenever the PC is powered on, not just during a cold start. It can also happen after a reboot, even if the system has been running for a while. What remains constant is that it happens immediately after the boot sequence, not randomly while using the computer. Given it also appears in the BIOS, I think the problem might relate to initialization, firmware, or PCIe connections rather than software. My main concerns are the graphics card/PCIe interface, the motherboard, and the BIOS. It could also involve the power supply unit.
I placed an order for a fresh motherboard and will start rebuilding the PC from the ground up. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
It's the power sense pin. After establishing contact, it can accept power. This design is useful for hot swapping—swapping cards during operation, typically in servers—so the card only gets power once properly seated, which is more reliable.
So i rebuilt the pc and i don’t experienced any crash so far. But i have some glitches/artifact at the bios and unfortunately i have huge macroblocking/banding like in this video: The same video with another gpu that i have (2060S) doesn’t have this glitches. Can anybody confirm that is a gpu problem at this point? Does anybody have that artifacts with that video? This is the original video view in 4K from 1:50 thanks