I am getting BSOD during gaming....

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

CPU-FX 6300 Not overclocked/Stock heatsink
GPU-R9 280X
RAM-Crucial Ballistix 2X4 GB
Mobo-Asus m5a99fx pro r2.0
These BSOD are infrequent and occur after several hours of gaming.....any ideas as to what the cause could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

tetsuya23 :

I ran Whocrashed and every analyses says that it has been cause by hal.dll module and the error is described as WHEA UNCORRECTALBE ERROR....that's pretty vague isn't it.....I don't really know what to make of that.....I ran blue screen viewer and hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe are highlighted in red........Thanks for the reply btw

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

tetsuya23 :

Dutchoperative :

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1825687/bsod-0x124-hal-dll.html

Its easier to find now adays so long as it shows the item that caused the BSOD. And usually there are a big list of things that can cause a BSOD compiled in alot of forums. Like the link above

.

This is the exact one you are getting :

http://www.eightforums.com/bsod-crashes-debugging/45478-bluescreen-whea_uncorrectable_error-hal-dll-37203-0x000001.html

Wow......I guess I have a lot of tests to run......

Paul NZ · Oct 13, 2014

That stop error can mean the CPU is overclocked, overheating or something in it is faulty

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

Paul NZ :

I'm not doing any over clocking.......I am using a stock heatsink though......seeing as this only occurs after several hours of gaming could these crashes possibly be related to the stock heatsink not providing adequate cooling?

Paul NZ · Oct 13, 2014

Its possible but how hot is the CPU now?

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

Paul NZ :

Well using Speccy, it is between 20 - 30 degrees Celsius but that is without running any sort of demanding operations......

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

tetsuya23 :

What you can try easily would probably be,

>Reset to Default your bios/Uefi (this should reset everything including OC's)
>Check your Mobo's driver version and check whats the latest on the website of its manufacturers
>go to your start menu > type device manager > and then try to click all the list > and update driver by left clicking them, if there are updates it will download and update them and if it has the latest update it will tell you it is updated
>check your GPU and if it has the up to date drivers
>scan for malware > you can use Malwarebytes it is free
>Test your ram sticks (memtest) When you run the test and it BSODs the Ram might have problems
>Test your GPU (any benchmarking software i.e. kombuster from MSi, Unigine Heaven etc.) When you run the bench and it BSODs while its doing it the GPU might have problems.

Good case scenario would be having an outdated software causing the BSOD.
at Worst would be a defective component.

The rest you can follow as what usasma mentioned on his post.

By the way whats your Power supply Rating? and from what company? Cause if you have a lower rated PSU paired with a 280X it can also cause BSODs if your gaming mostly when the 280X is not getting enough juice from the PSU.

I just updated several drivers. Oh and my power supply is a Seasonic S12II 80 plus Bronze

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

tetsuya23 :

Dutchoperative :

the 520w? You should be okay in the PSU,

now leaves some driver updates + checking the ram and gpu. If everything are checked and are okay, worst case would be that it caused by the mobo. But ye, just check the drivers then try gaming to see if it BSODs.

What is the best way to test memory, I know of Memtest but if I'm not mistaken it requires a disc drive which I do not have.

Paul NZ · Oct 13, 2014

You can put it on a flash drive

Dutchoperative · Oct 13, 2014

How long should I let the MSI Kombustor run for I have done a few 10-15 minute tests and everything seem to be working fine (No BSOD) any recommended settings/tests within Kombustor to ensure that my GPU/CPU are functioning properly?

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