Random BSOD x124/Crashes

[DarkCowMoo]

Hey fellas,
For the last few month I've been experiencing BSOD/Random crashes without any specific indications.
I've had enough and I think it's time that something will be done.
I'll try to be as informative as possible.

The blue screen I received is 0x0000000124, other crashes are just random restarts.
No specific terms for the crashing, could be while opening Chrome after the computer boots, playing video games, watching youtube or twitch, nothing out of the ordinary.
Temperatures are very solid, too.
CPU could run for hours with Prime95 around 65C
GPU with or without OC is on 60C.
Memtest through the night without errors.


My desktop motherboard is MA770UD3-Rev1.
Had a Phenom X3 720BE, bought a used Phenom X6 1090T (supported by the motherboard). No problems.
MA770UD3 Ethernet was working too well (had to replug the cable everytime after boot until it works). Bought a generic network card for PCI slot of ALI EXPRESS, card worked fined, no problems I can recall.
PSU is 520W Seasonic Bronze, should be more than enough.
There was one time the computer booted and I heard 1 long beep and 2 short one (Indicates video card problem, never happened again).

BlueScreenView says it's hal.dll and nstokrnl.exe causing the crashed.

Right now I'm writing this from the problematic computer, as you can see sometimes the computer crashed right away, other times in could work for hours/days.

One more detail, after the problem started I thought maybe 65C for the Phenom is too high so I switched the thermal paste for a newer one, gave me a few days of no crashing but now it's back.


Crash dump included.
Thanks.

 

[axe0]

Hi DarkCowMoo,

It seems you are running a counterfeit installation.
Troubleshooting a counterfeit installation is useless because it is not known what has been modified to your system.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Hey there,
Well I used to run an illegal copy but I switched the key to a legit one as I received one for free as a student.
Is hal.dll or nstorknl.exe by anyway related to the serial number?

 

[axe0]

Those are windows files you can find on any Windows system.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

So do you think the problem is caused by a modified system or that since the system is modified it's impossible to deter the cause?

 

[axe0]

It is hard to determine the cause due to a modified system.
What the cause is, is something we won't help finding out because that will be incredibly hard to impossible.

I recommend to do a clean install.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

First of all, thanks for the quick response.

I might try to reinstall windows as I do feel it's the last resort. Their were times that I had many crashed in a row even before I reached the boot screen of Windows.
Windows 10 crashed too (had it on dual boot).
I just want to make sure that there is no way to figure out the source of the problem without formating.

 

[axe0]

It wouldn't be worth the time to find the source on a system that has been modified.
Although you have a legitim license, it does not mean the modifications are gone.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Hey axe0,
This time I have a dump of a freshly installed Windows 10, no modification of any kind.

 

[axe0]

This could mean any possible hardware component

Probably caused by : hardware

Although, the sevenforums is only for windows 7, here are some hardware tests.

Diagnostcs Tests

Read carefully before proceeding.

   Warning

If you're overclocking your system, revert back to stock clocks now.

   Note

Test the system once the overclock is removed before continuing with the steps outlined below.

Part One: CPU Stress Test
Part Two: MemTest86+ RAM Diagnostic
Part Three: Hard Drive Diagnostics
Part Four: GPU Stress Test

ONE

 CPU TEST

Run Prime95 to stress test your CPU. Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU - Windows 7 Help Forums

   Warning

Your CPU temperatures will rise quickly while under this stress test. Keep a keen eye on them and abort the test if overheating occurs.

TWO

 RAM TEST

Run MemTest86+ to analyse your RAM. MemTest86+ - Test RAM - Windows 7 Help Forums

   Note

MemTest86+ needs to be run for at least 8 passes for conclusive results. Set it running before you go to bed and leave it overnight. We're looking for zero errors here. Even a single error will indicate RAM failure.

THREE

 HDD TEST

Run SeaTools to check the integrity of your HDD. SeaTools - HDD test - Windows 7 Help Forums

   Note

Do not run SeaTools on an SSD as the results will be invalid.

Run chkdsk http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

FOUR

 GPU TEST

Run Furmark to stress test your GPU. FurMark - GPU Stress Test - Windows 7 Help Forums

   Note

Run Furmark for around 30 minutes.

   Warning

Your GPU temperatures will rise quickly while Furmark is running. Keep a keen eye on them and abort the test if overheating occurs.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Hey man,
I've done all the memory test you've mentioned; memtest for one slot at a time, long cpu stress test, Furkmark for a while and HDD tests.
I thought it might be PSU/Motherboard/Network card problem but not sure if there is a way to test them out.

 

[axe0]

Yes it could be those.
For the network card you need to update its drivers.
For the PSU, this how to test the PSU tutorial | Wikihow might help.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Well the network card drivers are up to date.
PSU turns on just fine, the tutorial doesn't really indicate how to diagnose an unstable PSU.
The problem is I usually have a lot of random restarts without BSOD that can indicate what the except problem is.
I think that the fact that it happens both on W7 and W10 clean boots show that it might be more than a driver issue.

 

[axe0]

What are the 3.3v, 5v and 12v values in the BIOS?

 

[DarkCowMoo]

I attached a picture from the bios

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Computer just froze on bios screen, maybe the motherboard is really giving up. 1090T X6 could be hard to handle I guess.

 

[axe0]

That is what I think too, but I wanted to make sure those values are correct.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Well the thing is I'm running prime95 on all cores at the moment with 66C stable.
How can I make sure the motherboard is really the problem and not something else?
I mean, I upgraded to 1090T from 720BE but it wasn't like 5-6 month until the problems started.

 

[axe0]

Well the thing is I'm running prime95 on all cores at the moment with 66C stable.
How can I make sure the motherboard is really the problem and not something else?
I mean, I upgraded to 1090T from 720BE but it wasn't like 5-6 month until the problems started.

If correct, you have tested every other hardware component and the dump is saying hardware.
You have almost nothing installed according to the files you have uploaded last time and none of them are causing a crash.

 

[DarkCowMoo]

Well here is another dump.
I just don't want to buy a new motherboard (AM3 is really outdated) with the problem being in the CPU/PSU and not the motherboard itself.