Frequent BSoDs

[ZephyrCorsair]

I used USB, it’s running memtest, it’s just that he picked some option of running USB before hard drive. I’m not sure if that’s important or if I just skipped that or whatever.

[Rustys]

it’s just that he picked some option of running USB before hard drive.

Yes you do need to have the USB boot before the HDD for to work properly.

I used USB, it’s running memtest,

Looks like you got it since it is running.

[ZephyrCorsair]

Let it test it several times just once may give you a false reading.

Is this what this number refers to? (Test #9)

[jmarket]

A good rule of thumb is to let it run between 2 and 5 hours. Doing so will increase the chances of catching any faults in the RAM modules

[Rustys]

Is this what this number refers to? (Test #9)

No that is the test number that it is currently on. There are several test that the software will preform.

Pass will tell you how many pass’s the software has completed its run all the way through.

[ZephyrCorsair]

I completed it twice, I needed to use my computer though, maybe I’ll run it more later.

[ZephyrCorsair]

Fractal Design Gaming & PC Hardware

This is my PSU, I think…

[Malnutrition]

Your temps actually look high, when is the last time you cleaned the inside of your machine with compressed air?

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[ZephyrCorsair]

A month ago or a bit more, when I reinstalled my computer, but BSoDs were still there after that. I changed thermal paste as well.

[jmarket]

So looking at your PSU, it’s not the greatest. It’s 6 years old. It also emits a lot of heat on the cables. Here’s a review of it and it’s shortcomings. The heat on the cables is probably why it’s so hot inside your case.

If your RAM checks out, you might want to consider looking at your PSU. All these BSODs point to a hardware fault, not software. These will be one of five items:

[ul]
[li]Bad RAM[/li][li]Bad PSU[/li][li]Bad Motherboard[/li][li]Bad Hard Drive[/li][li]Bad Graphics Card[/li][/ul]
You have a SSD, so a bad HD is unlikely. A failing PSU will cause a lot of issues, mostly destruction of hardware when it starts surging and dipping.

[Rustys]

I completed it twice, I needed to use my computer though, maybe I’ll run it more later.

You really need to run them consecutively at least ten or more. Let it run while you sleep.

How is your system cooled?
Is the system overclocked in any way?

[Evan_Omo]

Hi ZephyrCorsair, Welcome to PCHF!

As JM stated above, the next component to swap and test with would be the power supply. Your current one definitely does not look like a quality unit so if your memory checks out and there are no issues with the RAM then I would swap out the power supply with this one, CORSAIR RMi Series RM650i 650W 80 PLUS GOLD Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply with C-Link Monitoring and Control.

Also I wanted to ask, are you overclocking any components? If so then reset the clocks back to defaults. You might try resetting your motherboard BIOS settings back to default values as well.

Since you have cleaned out the computer from dust and other debris, have you looked on the motherboard to see if you have any bulging or leaking capacitors?

[ZephyrCorsair]

Also, a thing I forgot to mention is that sometimes, but it does happen, and it happened a short while ago, is that I get ‘red screens of death’, an empty screen, only the color red on it.

[jmarket]

That narrows it down to one item and one item only: your graphics card.

A RSOD (Red Screen of Death) only occurs when a serious issue occurs with the graphics card. Therefore you need to take a hard look at your graphics card and PSU.

A RSOD occurs when either insufficient power is received and the graphics card just can’t work or it’s starting to fail. If you have a spare graphics card, swap it out and see if you continue to get BSODs/RSODs. If you do, then your PSU is faulty.

[ZephyrCorsair]

Wait, so if it DOES work when I swap my graphics card then my PSU is faulty? Don’t you mean the graphics card?