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BSOD while randomly using computer after replacing motherboard + CPU
Greetings,
Thanks for having me. I want to ask for help on a random BSOD experience I am having with my computer.
I am quite frustrated after replacing my motherboard and CPU since I'm experiencing random BSOD's now 3-5 times per week. My old motherboard (a Z87) was RMA'd so I figured I could upgrade the CPU at the same time, so now I am on the Z97 platform. Also, I am not overclocking the system, everything is running at stock speeds. This is on a fresh installation of Windows.
What I've done to try to fix it:
Basically I am at a point now where I want to just throw the darn thing out of the window. I consider myself quite skilled with computers (I work as an IT-consultant) and so this is extra painful for me, not being able to solve this problem.
- Ran Memtest86+ for 8 passes without any errors
- Updated all drivers to the latest versions
- Updated the motherboard BIOS to the latest version
- Disabled the Atheros Killer on-board network card and using an Intel PCI-E card instead
- Reading a lot on the net (forums etc) to try to understand where the problem is
- Uninstalled Windows twice and did a fresh install both times, to no avail
I am using the exact same hardware parts that I was using with the old motherboard + CPU and I never had a random BSOD on that system. The only difference with this system now, is the replaced motherboard + new CPU.
The .zip file contains only 1 dump file, but I've probably have had 50+ BSOD's since Windows was installed ~1 month ago. Sometimes the files are not created, and other times I've simply deleted them because the problem was obvious (like the Killer network card). The dump file in the .zip has the 7F bugcheck code (UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP), but other common bugchecks have been:
- 0A (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)
- 24 (NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM)
- D1 (DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)
- 1E (KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED)
...and almost all of them point to ntoskrnl.exe which is why I am unable to find the problem.
I am attaching the .zip file as per the instructions. Apologies for the long post.
Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Martin