- Sep 24, 2014
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I've recently upgraded my PC to an FX-8350, R9 290 and TX-650M. Full specs are:
FX-8350 @ stock
Corsair H60
GA-78LMT-USB3
2x 4 GB HyperX Fury
XFX R9 290 DD
Corsair TX-650M
Phenom M (w/ 4 fans)
Previous specs where an FX-6300, R9 270 and CX-500M.
But I'm facing an issue: it freezes then reboots randomly. No BSOD, no artifacts, no video loss, nothing. It just completely freezes for a couple of seconds then reboots. It's very similar to what happens when you have an unstable OC.
It doesn't happen under fixed intervals, it's completely random. I've had this happen while idle, when only browsing the web. It happened seconds after booting the machine and also after about an hour playing Battlefield 4. It doesn't matter if the machine is idle or under full load. The reboots can stop happening for a couple days and then happen again.
I managed to play games for hours with no issues, namely Assetto Corsa and Crysis 3. But then it freezes while doing nothing or playing another game. It's very random.
The error I repeatedly see in the event logger is this one:
Event ID 20 - WHEA-Logger
A fatal hardware error has occurred.
Component: AMD Northbridge
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: HyperTransport Watchdog Timeout Error
Processor APIC ID: 0
The details view of this entry contains further information.
The weirdest thing is, I can run stress tests for many, many hours with no errors or stability issues. I ran 2 hours of Prime95 alongside InterlBurnTest. Then 4 hours of IntelBurnTest alongside OCCT GPU test. 2 hours of OCCT CPU test, 4 hours of OCCT Linpack test, 4 hours of OCCT GPU test alone, and finally 2 hours of OCCT Power Supply test.
Temperatures when idle are ~30°C for the CPU when idle, but it reached 70°C at some point during the stress tests. The GPU runs at ~35°C when idle, reaching slightly under 80°C during OCCT PSU test. The weather is 36°C as we speak (I live in Brazil).
I don't think RAM or motherboard are an issue, since everything worked fine before the upgrade.
Everything is at stocks settings, no OC, no changed fan speeds or voltages. I've tried cleaning old Catalyst drivers with DDU in safe mode, and also tried reseating the GPU. No luck.
I'm running out of ideas. I thought about sending the graphics card for RMA, but I'm afraid they will just send it back since there are no issues during heavy stress tests.
FX-8350 @ stock
Corsair H60
GA-78LMT-USB3
2x 4 GB HyperX Fury
XFX R9 290 DD
Corsair TX-650M
Phenom M (w/ 4 fans)
Previous specs where an FX-6300, R9 270 and CX-500M.
But I'm facing an issue: it freezes then reboots randomly. No BSOD, no artifacts, no video loss, nothing. It just completely freezes for a couple of seconds then reboots. It's very similar to what happens when you have an unstable OC.
It doesn't happen under fixed intervals, it's completely random. I've had this happen while idle, when only browsing the web. It happened seconds after booting the machine and also after about an hour playing Battlefield 4. It doesn't matter if the machine is idle or under full load. The reboots can stop happening for a couple days and then happen again.
I managed to play games for hours with no issues, namely Assetto Corsa and Crysis 3. But then it freezes while doing nothing or playing another game. It's very random.
The error I repeatedly see in the event logger is this one:
Event ID 20 - WHEA-Logger
A fatal hardware error has occurred.
Component: AMD Northbridge
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: HyperTransport Watchdog Timeout Error
Processor APIC ID: 0
The details view of this entry contains further information.
The weirdest thing is, I can run stress tests for many, many hours with no errors or stability issues. I ran 2 hours of Prime95 alongside InterlBurnTest. Then 4 hours of IntelBurnTest alongside OCCT GPU test. 2 hours of OCCT CPU test, 4 hours of OCCT Linpack test, 4 hours of OCCT GPU test alone, and finally 2 hours of OCCT Power Supply test.
Temperatures when idle are ~30°C for the CPU when idle, but it reached 70°C at some point during the stress tests. The GPU runs at ~35°C when idle, reaching slightly under 80°C during OCCT PSU test. The weather is 36°C as we speak (I live in Brazil).
I don't think RAM or motherboard are an issue, since everything worked fine before the upgrade.
Everything is at stocks settings, no OC, no changed fan speeds or voltages. I've tried cleaning old Catalyst drivers with DDU in safe mode, and also tried reseating the GPU. No luck.
I'm running out of ideas. I thought about sending the graphics card for RMA, but I'm afraid they will just send it back since there are no issues during heavy stress tests.
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