grrr BSODs out of the blue

[cannondale06]

just a couple of days ago I started getting BSODs. they only happen when the pc is idling or I am just surfing the web. most of the time I am not even at the pc and its doing nothing at all. I can think of nothing that was changed a couple of days ago and my pc is just fine for hours of gaming and stress testing.


Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 124
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: FFFFFA80086A9028
BCP3: 00000000BE200000
BCP4: 000000000005110A
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\120611-16458-01.dmp
C:\Users\ROB\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-25599-0.sysdata.xml

 

[dragonstongue]

Have you overclocked, did you set your memory to run at a speed that it is incapable of running etc?

I know I get the 124 error when my voltage is not set correctly for its required speed, and overclocking seems to effect this more, as the voltage at idle and load of course changes and if it is below the required amount for a given clock, it may have errors.

Same can be said for the GPU, driver changes can cause all kinds of finky behaviours

 

[cannondale06]

well my cpu has been at 4.2 using 1.23 volts for weeks now. no issues in gaming and no issues in IBT maximum stress test. it would make no sense that the oc would be an issue just idling.

my gpu is at stock clocks and slightly undervolted for 3d use. again stress testing and games are fine. I blue screen at idle and the gpu is 100% stock clocks and voltage for idle speeds. I thought it might be the newer gpu drivers from a week ago so I went back to previous ones and still get the blue screen.

my memory uses its XMP profile and run at its rated speed of 1600mhz 8-8-8-24 at 1.50. it passes the built in memory test too.

 

[Demon10000]

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 124
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: FFFFFA80086A9028
BCP3: 00000000BE200000
BCP4: 000000000005110A
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\120611-16458-01.dmp
C:\Users\ROB\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-25599-0.sysdata.xml

You should debug that dump file, or post it and ask someone to take a peek.

 

[dragonstongue]

BCCode error code 124 is hardware related, most of the MS forums listing this cite this as cause, I will not rattle off what they will tell you, but they generally say, bad drivers, memory failure etc

XMP only relates to Intel, nothing more, so just because the profiles are inbuilt to the ram, its a better bet to say it will be stable set as such but not 100% guaranteed every time with no chance of deviation.

So to me, just because it passes tests, just because it is stable in regards to bench/memory tests, doesnt mean much. I have had 100% bench stable that will crash in games, 100% game stable occasional crash in windows itself.

I myself would up the volts a tad more, the memory probably doesnt need it, but a bump to ram-cpu-cpu vvda if you have it may make it fully stable no problems. Sometimes its the smallest things after all.

Windows itself like I said earlier generally doesnt apply the same load/require the same volts/speeds as gaming or benching(obviously) also when turbo boost kicks on/off it may be messing with phases of things.

I do not own a i7 chip, however, there are general things to take into account. If you have not changed drivers, have not updated anything for weeks well say, then to me, it was never 100% stable, it may just need the little bit of extra volts that it did not need a little while ago(seeing as they are transistors and over time, they will "stretch" if that is the right word to use, no to mention being under/overvolted for to long tends to break in or break said circuits)

Anyways, driver related, or voltage related.