EuroFight Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 Hi everyone I've had my AMD FX rig for less than a year and from day one I was plagued by random crashes during gaming, sometimes it came up with a BSOD, sometimes a black screen then CTD. I have replaced the following components: - GPU (Now HD7770 GHz Edition) - RAM (BSODs and CTD occur with both sticks in all slots) - SATA Cable* - PSU (From El-Cheapo to Cooler Master) And have made the following changes: - Set memory ICs to Unganged - Set LLC to 'Extreme' - Reformatted to Windows 7 - Underclocked CPU* For reference: - BIOS is up-to-date with F6 - Graphics drivers up-to-date with Catalyst 12.10 drivers - Memtest86 passed - Ran OCCT a while ago with no errors, but can repeat if needed - PC is generally stable for web browsing/Office etc. (unless underclock applied - see below) * = Issue occurred less after that, then gradually came back with increasing frequency At first, I thought the issue was graphics card related, so I spent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Capitan Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 What game are you playing? I crash on all my systems during Planetside 2. Buggy game that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 All games I have, Crysis, Battlefield 3, World of Tanks etc. It doesn't crash at one specific point, it crashes at various points if that helps? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper Posted December 1, 2012 Posted December 1, 2012 This may sound funny but I've seen this happen because of a keyboard or mouse.... my room mate has a wireless keyboard that will randomly crash the system.. replaced it and the issue dissapeared. if nothing else resolves it, try replacing or disconnecting any un-needed usb devices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 This may sound funny but I've seen this happen because of a keyboard or mouse.... my room mate has a wireless keyboard that will randomly crash the system.. replaced it and the issue dissapeared. if nothing else resolves it, try replacing or disconnecting any un-needed usb devices. Will try that now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) It sounds like a completely wired issue to me. You can try to run the PC using minimum config (i.e. one RAM, one HDD, no USB devices except Mouse and keyboard. Scratch that. Your problem is happening due to atikmdag.sys which is part of catalyst. See these threads: http://www.overclock.net/t/879643/atikmdag-sys-bsod http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/atikmdagsys-windows-7-x64-ati-radeon-4850/94dbd5a5-4ba0-40cb-99d7-70cf14ffa5c3 http://www.sevenforums.com/crashes-debugging/152461-bsod-custom-error-3.html The only solution I can find is the complete re-installation of catalyst. Edited December 2, 2012 by d6bmg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 It sounds like a completely wired issue to me. You can try to run the PC using minimum config (i.e. one RAM, one HDD, no USB devices except Mouse and keyboard. Scratch that. Your problem is happening due to atikmdag.sys which is part of catalyst. See these threads: http://www.overclock...ikmdag-sys-bsod http://answers.micro...d7-70cf14ffa5c3 http://www.sevenforu...om-error-3.html The only solution I can find is the complete re-installation of catalyst. I've reformatted the computer multiple times, used multiple versions of Catalyst, installed driver-only versions of Catalyst. I've reinstalled Catalyst many times yet the issue recurs, so I'm pretty sure it isn't software-related. Thanks for the suggestion though Oh and a quick update: It isn't the WiFi card, keyboard, or mouse causing the issue, I've checked in different ports and using different equipment but the issue recurs unfortunately Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d6bmg Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 ^^ Ok, Then it is really wired. After analyzing those dump files with whocrushed, it was pointing towards only one thing: atikmdag.sys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 Yeah I noticed that aswell. That was my reason for initially suspecting the GPU. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I'm thinking this could be heat problems, TMPIN0 and TMPIN1 are hitting 50C at idle. When I removed the CPU heatsink there appears to be very little thermal paste, so I'm assuming these temps are for the Northbridge or the CPU. I haven't seen these values so high before, so I'll try and get hold of some thermal paste to put on my CPU heatsink and see if it makes any difference. Update: Moved the thermal paste onto the copper heatpipe on the CPU cooler, temperatures are now 37-38C at idle. Edited December 2, 2012 by EuroFight Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporX Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 Okay I notice you said you moved the RAM around but did you try a whole new set? Also concerning RAM are you setting the speeds or are you letting the motherboard auto set the speeds? If the heat, RAM and PSU are all checking out and still having the issue you might have a motherboard itself that is bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroFight Posted December 2, 2012 Posted December 2, 2012 I used a spare 4GB stick I borrowed from a friend to test the slots I'm letting the motherboard detect my RAM speeds, although it is detecting a 1600MHz kit as 1333MHz if that makes any difference The CPU is currently running AIDA64 at 26C ambient temperature, the CPU is hitting 57C max so I think cooling should be okay? Cheers ComputerEd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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