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Crashes and BSoD with new build
Hello all,
I've just put together a new computer. The specs are as follows:
Motherboard: SuperMicro H8SGL-F
Processor: AMD Opteron 6276 @ 2.6GHz
Memory: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB 2x8GB @ 1600MHz
GPU: XFX R9 390X 8vr6
SSD: OCZ Agility4 60GB SSD
PSU: CX600
So, the problem I'm getting is that at random times the computer will freeze briefly and then the screen will become distorted into horizontal bars. As seen in the picture below.
So the short history of debugging and problem finding so far was like this:
I initially found a problem when I booted up after a clean install; began trying to install AMD Crimson drivers for the GPU and got a BSoD towards the end of the installation when installing "AMD Evolved Gaming". The BSoD was titled "MEMORY_MANAGEMENT."
I rebooted and attempted the installation again and it went through fine. Shortly after this I continued getting BSoDs all with "MEMORY_MANAGEMENT" errors. So I used DDU to uninstall and then reinstall GPU drivers. I swapped out the ram and back in one stick at a time.
Now after reinstalling windows several times and reinstalling the GPU drivers more times than I care to think about; I do not get BSoDs anymore. I only get the horizontal bar crash as seen above.
The crash never has happened immediately upon boot. It happens after 15 minutes to an hour.
I've run FurMark and Prime95 for 10 minutes each with no crash. I ran CompuBench and got a crash at the Bitcoin benchmark; but I ran it again with no crash.
I've monitored the GPU, CPU and NB temperatures all the while. The CPU has not gone above 55C and the GPU is set to throttle at 75C and this is working properly. The NB was heating up quite a bit at first (I saw it at 80C at one point), so I put a fan on it and it's now at a much happier 54-56C.
I ran one pass on Memtest86, and got no errors. I figured that with crashes occuring this frequently, if the RAM was the issue, it would have found an error on the first pass.
I've found that if I run FurMark for ~5 minutes, then immediately close it and open another application like Steam; the system will crash with the horizontal bars like above.
If I leave the computer just sitting on for ~20 minutes it will crash with horizontal bars like above. 20 minutes is a very rough estimate. Sometimes it seems fine for 30-45 minutes and sometimes it's much closer to 15 minutes.
I appreciate any input. I've been beating my head against the wall with this one :)