Specs:
i5-3750k Quad Core @ 3.4GHz (Stock, not overclocked) CPU
8GB RAM
GTX560ti GPU
750W PSU
Windows 7 HP 64-bit
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I have been wrestling on and off with my first self-built rig for the past year and a bit. I have solved major spouts of bluescreens, only to have them return in force in a matter of months. Having exhausted all my past fixes which have gotten me out of their hard, cold grasp, I have tried diagnosing my components my specifically.
(Many reinstalls of windows 7 indicate that my issues most likely lie in BIOS or in Hardware)
Memtest86 revealed no errors after 4 passes
CHKDSK/r ran clean
Recently learned that the most common BSOD I get (STOP 0x101) could be caused by a bad core in the CPU. Cutting to the chase, just today I have gone into BIOS and disabled 3 cores. Windows boots up just fine, got 20mins+ uptime with no BSOD (much longer than usual with the bluescreens). With 2 cores disabled, everything's fine and dandy. But with 1 core disabled (and with all 4 cores active for that matter), I get a BSOD or a freeze on POST screen.
This being said, can I rule more or less for certain that my CPU is bad and requires replacing in order to get a stable 4 core system, hopefully free of BSOD?
Thank you in advance!
PS- First post here, been using Tom's Hardware a lot as a guest user. You guys seem like a great bunch to get help from :3 I was brought into the PC building by my uncle and I must say it's one of the most rewarding hobbies I could ever have. Sorry if I sound a bit nooby.
i5-3750k Quad Core @ 3.4GHz (Stock, not overclocked) CPU
8GB RAM
GTX560ti GPU
750W PSU
Windows 7 HP 64-bit
---
I have been wrestling on and off with my first self-built rig for the past year and a bit. I have solved major spouts of bluescreens, only to have them return in force in a matter of months. Having exhausted all my past fixes which have gotten me out of their hard, cold grasp, I have tried diagnosing my components my specifically.
(Many reinstalls of windows 7 indicate that my issues most likely lie in BIOS or in Hardware)
Memtest86 revealed no errors after 4 passes
CHKDSK/r ran clean
Recently learned that the most common BSOD I get (STOP 0x101) could be caused by a bad core in the CPU. Cutting to the chase, just today I have gone into BIOS and disabled 3 cores. Windows boots up just fine, got 20mins+ uptime with no BSOD (much longer than usual with the bluescreens). With 2 cores disabled, everything's fine and dandy. But with 1 core disabled (and with all 4 cores active for that matter), I get a BSOD or a freeze on POST screen.
This being said, can I rule more or less for certain that my CPU is bad and requires replacing in order to get a stable 4 core system, hopefully free of BSOD?
Thank you in advance!
PS- First post here, been using Tom's Hardware a lot as a guest user. You guys seem like a great bunch to get help from :3 I was brought into the PC building by my uncle and I must say it's one of the most rewarding hobbies I could ever have. Sorry if I sound a bit nooby.