Why is my PC showing Blue Screen with error code 59?
Why is my PC showing Blue Screen with error code 59?
Computer keeps crashing and showing BSOD lately. I tried fixing it with all the usual tricks like running a driver verifier, uninstalling drivers, and testing games like OCCT and 3DMark. Nothing worked there. Even after resetting the RAM and CPU, passing some tests for several hours, another crash happened. Finally, I reset the whole thing and reinstalled Windows.
I downloaded drivers for the MBs (Motherboards), Nvidia graphics cards, and a few games. When I started playing Counter-Strike, it went to a blue screen right away. This is very strange because my computer brand new after installing Windows 10/11 has this bug: Event Code 59, Kernel Power Task Category 63.
Later, when I tried logging in, the computer would post to Windows and then crash into a BSOD immediately. Sometimes it wouldn't even post at all until I took out one stick of RAM. After running memtest86 twice, both tests failed. So I bought new DDR5 RAM from BestBuy today, but that also failed the test.
Maybe it's not my RAM? Could it be a bad motherboard or CPU? The processor is an Intel Core i9-12900K with a Nvidia RTX 4070-TS graphics card, and I have an SSD Samsung 990 Pro M.2 for storage. My RAM is G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32GB (two sticks of 16GB each) running at DDR5-6000 speed. The motherboard is Asus PRIME Z790-V AX, the power supply is Thermaltake Smart BM3 with a 750W rating and an 80+ Bronze certification.
The problem here is simple: Why would you spend a lot of money on a power supply unit when you can easily afford an i9 and a top-tier graphics card? Are you that upset with your computer because it's not working right? 😏 You need to make sure your PSU is good. Here are some recommendations: https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-at...busters/4/
The Super Flower units work well, and Seasonic Focus is also reliable because they handle power fluctuations better than junk brands. If you buy cheap equipment that has a lot of ripple, it causes problems for your system. With bad gear powering the PC, I wouldn't start turning things on until I have a new, high-quality supply. Using old or poor equipment could make everything explode and cause smoke, which is terrible for any fancy computer you own. Since the power supply feeds every part of the machine, it is the most important thing inside. That means you should never cut corners on your PSU either! Also, don't buy used ones because they often have delivery issues, which usually means a bad unit. This can happen with the motherboard's VRMs or the main electricity grid, but it rarely happens to the power supply itself.
Is the PSU causing the problem? What about the memtest failure? Or the blue screens and random power-offs? I bought a brand new pack of DDR5 RAM yesterday afternoon but the ram still failed the memtest86 New Ram Failed test. Some friends told me it was a bad CPU, so I thought I could just replace the motherboard (which usually fixes things). What else could be wrong?
Sometimes, when your computer stops working, it could be because of old memory chips, the motherboard's power supply or the electricity coming from the power adapter. Sometimes, a "Blue Screen" error might be caused by bugs in the operating system, a problem with the processor or too much electrical noise from the power source. Frequent restarts can happen if the computer gets too hot because of the CPU or graphics card, or if the power supply isn't strong enough to keep going. Right now, looking at your computer from just hardware points, your "Smart" part is probably the weakest link in your whole setup and could be causing a lot of trouble. If you replaced it with a really good and powerful power supply, that one thing would work fine right away. Then we can look at other parts like the CPU, memory board or RAM sticks because they are usually okay at first. I have seen bad CPUs start working but then suddenly give all kinds of strange errors instead of just a few simple ones like kernel errors. The motherboards' power supply stages and how well they cool down them do matter a lot when you overclock your processor. If the problem was only with the motherboard, the best fix would be to get a new one (ideally the kind with more phases for power). Memory problems usually show up as software bugs because the computer loses its data in that memory. They can also make pictures look weird or slow down games when you try to use them. So here is the first thing we should do: buy a really good and powerful new power supply. Once we have that fixed, then we can move on to checking other parts. Think of the power supply like the foundation for your house. If the foundation is weak and everything else falls over with it, then no matter how fancy or expensive you want to make the rest of the house look, nothing will work well when the foundation is bad.