Recently started getting semi-frequent BSoD errors on latest version of Windows 10 with stop code "WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR". Seems to occur most often when playing video games.
My PC has i7 6700K (stock clock), Asrock Z170M Pro4S mobo with default settings, 16GB Corsair DDR4 memory, NVidia GTX 970, Corsair 650W PSU.
I do not overclock my CPU, and I tried resetting my motherboard settings to default as well. I ran chkdsk to fix disk errors. Also ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic which found no errors. Also ran memtest86 overnight which also found no errors. I also did a full removal of my graphics drivers with Wagnard's removal tool; upon then trying to reinstall the drivers the computer BSoD'd again.
A lot of people also seem to suggest it to be a CPU issue, however I ran the Intel Burn Test on Standard, High and Very High and its temperature never got above 81 C during the Very High tests and nor did it ever crash. The CPU temps sit around 20-30 at idle and 40-50 under load, such as playing a game (and around 70-80 during the Intel Burn Test).
I also ran the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool and it also came back all clear.
Interestingly, this morning when I tried to boot (after the memtest86 run overnight) the PC couldn't even get past POST, no beep, just a black screen and whirring fans. I removed the graphics card then and the computer was able to boot.
I have since cleaned out the PCI-e slot and graphics card itself and reseated it and the computer now boots (after I got it to boot I also reset the CMOS battery for good measure) however leaving it in the Overwatch menus for half an hour resulted in a crash. Of probable importance is that the framerate in main menus went from 60-70fps to about 20fps around a minute before the crash, which strikes me as strange. This could be important?
I've also attached a minidump from a crash yesterday if any of you wish to look at it, looking at it myself its just a standard WHEA error, bugcheck code 0x0, machine-check exception; maybe one of you will see something there that I don't though: https://cl.ly/27151X2m013P/052317-3750-01.dmp
My suspicions lie with the graphics card for the obvious reasons stated above, but it could also be coincidental timing. I am currently in the process of getting GPU-Z to log the sensors of the graphics card while I wait for another crash, generally its temps sit around 60 C under 90% load while playing. Can anyone offer me some help or advice, I'm really stumped by this one.
Update: Although CPU temps are generally okay, I just ran Prime95 for a few minutes and temps quickly hit 90-93 C on the CPU cores. Could this be an overheating problem even though temps are normally okay?
My PC has i7 6700K (stock clock), Asrock Z170M Pro4S mobo with default settings, 16GB Corsair DDR4 memory, NVidia GTX 970, Corsair 650W PSU.
I do not overclock my CPU, and I tried resetting my motherboard settings to default as well. I ran chkdsk to fix disk errors. Also ran the Windows Memory Diagnostic which found no errors. Also ran memtest86 overnight which also found no errors. I also did a full removal of my graphics drivers with Wagnard's removal tool; upon then trying to reinstall the drivers the computer BSoD'd again.
A lot of people also seem to suggest it to be a CPU issue, however I ran the Intel Burn Test on Standard, High and Very High and its temperature never got above 81 C during the Very High tests and nor did it ever crash. The CPU temps sit around 20-30 at idle and 40-50 under load, such as playing a game (and around 70-80 during the Intel Burn Test).
I also ran the Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool and it also came back all clear.
Interestingly, this morning when I tried to boot (after the memtest86 run overnight) the PC couldn't even get past POST, no beep, just a black screen and whirring fans. I removed the graphics card then and the computer was able to boot.
I have since cleaned out the PCI-e slot and graphics card itself and reseated it and the computer now boots (after I got it to boot I also reset the CMOS battery for good measure) however leaving it in the Overwatch menus for half an hour resulted in a crash. Of probable importance is that the framerate in main menus went from 60-70fps to about 20fps around a minute before the crash, which strikes me as strange. This could be important?
I've also attached a minidump from a crash yesterday if any of you wish to look at it, looking at it myself its just a standard WHEA error, bugcheck code 0x0, machine-check exception; maybe one of you will see something there that I don't though: https://cl.ly/27151X2m013P/052317-3750-01.dmp
My suspicions lie with the graphics card for the obvious reasons stated above, but it could also be coincidental timing. I am currently in the process of getting GPU-Z to log the sensors of the graphics card while I wait for another crash, generally its temps sit around 60 C under 90% load while playing. Can anyone offer me some help or advice, I'm really stumped by this one.
Update: Although CPU temps are generally okay, I just ran Prime95 for a few minutes and temps quickly hit 90-93 C on the CPU cores. Could this be an overheating problem even though temps are normally okay?