System crashes upon restarting after Windows 11 installation and BIOS upgrade. Hardware freezes during the process.
System crashes upon restarting after Windows 11 installation and BIOS upgrade. Hardware freezes during the process.
After reinstalling Windows 11 and updating the BIOS, my PC experiences random BSODs and occasional freezing during intense gaming sessions. It restarts by holding the power button, though it runs smoothly under normal conditions. Performance in games remains stable until the crash occurs. Hardware specs are adequate until the BSOD or slowdowns appear. Temperatures stay within normal ranges during heavy use and stress tests (CPU 60-75°C, GPU 40-55°C). Applications on the second and third drives often take a long time to launch—like Mod Organizer 2 needing over two minutes. System details: Windows 11 Home, version 10.0.26200, built on 07/08/2025. BIOS version 5041, installed fresh less than a week ago. Hardware was assembled in November 2020. Storage: ASUS ROG Strix X570-E, AMD Ryzen 3700X, RTX 3090, Corsair 3200MHz, 2x 16GB RAM, ASUS ROG THOR 850W PSU. Drives: Samsung 980 Pro (480GB), Crucial 1TB, Samsung 860 EVO (2TB). Cooling system is custom water loop. I've tried several fixes: reinstalling Windows and drivers, updating firmware, running chkdsk commands, moving game files to the C drive, and using a zip file guide. MemTest showed no issues. Please let me know if you need further help.
The recent crash details are shown in the event viewer. Key points include: system version 10, task 63, operation code 0, and a bugcheck record with ID 8323. The crash occurred on November 3, 2025 at 23:01 UTC. Security user S-1-5-18 was active on the system.
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I checked but didn't find any minidump. I switched the options to 'complete dump' so next time I should get something.
Last night while playing a game on my 'C' drive that typically crashes with a black screen and no readout, I received messages spamming me before having to restart the machine using the power button. Sorry for the low quality; I had to grab them with my phone. It looks like there might be a drive issue, though all tests show the drive is functioning properly. The firmware is up to date, and CrystaldiskInfo reports everything as healthy with normal speeds. I suspect the problem is a connection loss to my 'C' drive. I plan to tell Windows to dump files to another drive and see if that resolves the issue. I also re-seated both M.2 drives last night and plugged my SATA SSD into another port on the motherboard, suspecting a driver problem. Despite reinstalling Windows twice, I still have issues. IMG_9227.HEIC IMG_9226.HEIC