Win10 Crashing

[pioneerisloud]

Putting here because not really entirely sure WHAT is causing the crashing......

Specs:
Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
Ryzen 5800x
Mushkin Blackline DDR4-4000
Cooler Master 360mm AIO
Cooler Master 850w Plat PSU
MSI 6900XT
2x NVME's
2x WD Black 500GB's (2.5")
2x Seagate 4TB's (2.5")

Currently, I reset IF Clock and DRAM to 1866 at stock timings of 18-22-22-42 (had them at 16-19-19-39 I think?).  I used to run at stock timings at 3933 / 1966 IF, but the 1866 speeds and tighter timings benched faster in Cinebench so assumed that was better.  CPU is and has always been at stock with PBO because I'm a noob with Ryzen and don't want to hurt it.  Not sure if that's fixed it or not but it took out WHEA errors in OCCT power test by changing RAM and timings down.  I'm really not even sure what's causing the shutdowns, its doing it at idle when I'm not paying any attention.

Recent changes:
Swapped case
Swapped PSU
Swapped cooler
Added the 4TB drives
6900XT came back from RMA "repaired" (was a driver issue I sent it in for, didn't know was driver issue / same serial number too)
Was running an RX 580 before all the changes and system was rock solid stable
6900XT was "stable" before as well, just kept having random black screen problems and driver crashing (system wouldn't crash though)

I'm not even really sure where to look at in event viewer to figure this stuff out?  So far, all I can think of would be SATA cables or the new (to me) 4TB drives being messed up.  Quick SMART tests reveal the drives appear to be fine though.  I can't run the long tests, the system will reboot unexpectedly if I do.  Any guidance on what to check for next?  Or where I can look for answers at?  TY.

[Mr.Scott]

Try a different GPU for a while.
Not convinced the 6900 is good.

[Macsbeach98]

Yep I would start with putting the RX580 back in.

[pioneerisloud]

Well, I've given it a good wipe and reinstall with fresh drivers. Maybe it was something to do with HDD's being disconnected from the system that were there previously, and then re-connected, and then disconnected again lol. Will report back if its still an issue. It's been going solid for a few hours so far today (while watching it).

[eidairman1]

Oct 23, 2022 16:02:29 GMT -5 pioneerisloud said:

Putting here because not really entirely sure WHAT is causing the crashing......

Specs:
Asus ROG Strix B550-I Gaming
Ryzen 5800x
Mushkin Blackline DDR4-4000
Cooler Master 360mm AIO
Cooler Master 850w Plat PSU
MSI 6900XT
2x NVME's
2x WD Black 500GB's (2.5")
2x Seagate 4TB's (2.5")

Currently, I reset IF Clock and DRAM to 1866 at stock timings of 18-22-22-42 (had them at 16-19-19-39 I think?).  I used to run at stock timings at 3933 / 1966 IF, but the 1866 speeds and tighter timings benched faster in Cinebench so assumed that was better.  CPU is and has always been at stock with PBO because I'm a noob with Ryzen and don't want to hurt it.  Not sure if that's fixed it or not but it took out WHEA errors in OCCT power test by changing RAM and timings down.  I'm really not even sure what's causing the shutdowns, its doing it at idle when I'm not paying any attention.

Recent changes:
Swapped case
Swapped PSU
Swapped cooler
Added the 4TB drives
6900XT came back from RMA "repaired" (was a driver issue I sent it in for, didn't know was driver issue / same serial number too)
Was running an RX 580 before all the changes and system was rock solid stable
6900XT was "stable" before as well, just kept having random black screen problems and driver crashing (system wouldn't crash though)

I'm not even really sure where to look at in event viewer to figure this stuff out?  So far, all I can think of would be SATA cables or the new (to me) 4TB drives being messed up.  Quick SMART tests reveal the drives appear to be fine though.  I can't run the long tests, the system will reboot unexpectedly if I do.  Any guidance on what to check for next?  Or where I can look for answers at?  TY.

Use Radeon Pro For Enterprise Drivers. If it crashes after that Send the gpu back. On another note update the mobo bios if not done already.

MS has had a bad habit since the first edition of New Technology putting boot files across multiple drives.

Disable auto restarts upon BSODs so you can see the Hex Addresses of 0x**********

Also get hwinfo64 screenshot of voltages being applied to mobo and gpu, to rule out the psu.

[pioneerisloud]

Will do the above if it crashes again. So far its been "stable" all day, but its also a fresh install with 22.10.1 beta drivers (just in case, since I KNOW those are good).

You're right about MS putting boot garbage across multiple drives. I originally had MS Windows on one NVME and the 2x4TB array, and Kubuntu on the other NVME with the 2x500GB array. Figured I'd try a dual boot out so I can see if I can stomach daily driving Linux. Yeah, after like 2 "updates" from MS, the Kubuntu install was completely broken. -_-

I'm using AIDA for monitoring, and so far nothing abnormal. I also tested the PSU with a DMM directly upon initial install. 12v and 5v rails were both rock solid. Did a "PSU Test" in OCCT earlier today too for an hour, passed fine (after tweaking IF Clock down and RAM to stupid loose timings).

Yeah, I dunno. Either it was IF Clock / DRAM, AMD drivers (which I rarely point the finger there), or the problem with disconnecting multiple drives and stuff since I was between "builds" with it. Either way, SO FAR it appears "fixed". I kinda miss Kubuntu already, but I wiped that earlier out of anger since Microsoft screwed it up.

[pioneerisloud]

Okay, well its been 24 hours and no crash. I'm stumped lol. It was either the drives / programs disappearing or the 22.10.2 AMD drivers. Still ticked about losing Kubuntu, but whatever, I'll throw that on a different rig I guess. -_-