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Hello everyone,
For the last 3 weeks, I have been troubleshooting EXTENSIVE BSODs and crashing issues with MS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate. I bought all the components for this computer new 4 weeks ago, and have been having issues ever since. System specifications are as follows:
Core i7-3820
Asus P9X79
32Gb G.Skill DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (Note: 2X 4X4 Gb kits)
2X GTX 580 Hydrocopper 3GB video cards
Corsair Force 120 SSD
2X 2Tb Samsung HDDs
The BSODs are typically for various system drivers, i.e. ntoskrnl.sys, win32k.sys, etc, which, from the dump files and other online help, seem to indicate a hardware issue, since it is unlikely the Windows system files are corrupt, and the crashes are so random. Usually, when playing BF3, I am able to play for only a few minutes before a crash to desktop, or a BSOD (bugcheck errors). Sometimes this also occurs when just idling the computer or browsing the internet.
Recently, when installing Windows 7 x64, I have not been able to complete the installation, with key files missing, which will not allow the computer to boot. I get the error message 0x80070570 stating required files are missing everytime I try to install (about 8 times). The consensus is that this can also be attributed to a memory fault. The problem seems to disappear in terms of installing windows if I remove all the RAM but one stick (4Gb total). I've also had trouble installing Windows on my SSD (a new one), which would not install with all 32Gb of RAM in the board. After removing all the RAM but one stick in the D1 slot, I was able to install windows, but then began to have other problems with installing chipset drivers (system hangs, crashes, etc).
So far, I have tried:
Reinstalling Windows
Updating BIOS on mobo to 0906
Updating all chipset, network, video, sound, storage, etc drivers to the latest version
Reseated RAM
Run memtest86+ on all sticks individually (with at least 2 sticks failing after 3-4 passes)
Tried the SSD on different SATA ports
XMP is not enabled, and one memory kit was installed in channel A1, B1, C1, and D1, and one memory kit in channel A2, B2, C2, D2.
Run everything at BIOS defaults (no overclocks at all)
Confirmed temperatures are not an issue (videocards and cpu are watercooled with no problems at all)
Furmark run for 8 hrs (max GPU temps 42C)
Furmark and Prime95 run simultaneously for 3 hours (max CPU temp 56C, video temp 40C)
Note that I was able to run the above two Benchmarks/Stress tests with 8Gb RAM, installed from the same kit in slots B1 and D1 as recommended by ASUS. I've also been able to run the same tests with 32 Gb RAM installed (correctly) without crashing, so as you can see it is quite random as to when the system crashes. I really am frustrated about not being able to install Windows and the constant errors that occur during the install process.
I'm really at my wits end here, and I've been building systems for 15 years, and I've never had problems this extensive that I haven't been able to solve.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read!
For the last 3 weeks, I have been troubleshooting EXTENSIVE BSODs and crashing issues with MS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate. I bought all the components for this computer new 4 weeks ago, and have been having issues ever since. System specifications are as follows:
Core i7-3820
Asus P9X79
32Gb G.Skill DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (Note: 2X 4X4 Gb kits)
2X GTX 580 Hydrocopper 3GB video cards
Corsair Force 120 SSD
2X 2Tb Samsung HDDs
The BSODs are typically for various system drivers, i.e. ntoskrnl.sys, win32k.sys, etc, which, from the dump files and other online help, seem to indicate a hardware issue, since it is unlikely the Windows system files are corrupt, and the crashes are so random. Usually, when playing BF3, I am able to play for only a few minutes before a crash to desktop, or a BSOD (bugcheck errors). Sometimes this also occurs when just idling the computer or browsing the internet.
Recently, when installing Windows 7 x64, I have not been able to complete the installation, with key files missing, which will not allow the computer to boot. I get the error message 0x80070570 stating required files are missing everytime I try to install (about 8 times). The consensus is that this can also be attributed to a memory fault. The problem seems to disappear in terms of installing windows if I remove all the RAM but one stick (4Gb total). I've also had trouble installing Windows on my SSD (a new one), which would not install with all 32Gb of RAM in the board. After removing all the RAM but one stick in the D1 slot, I was able to install windows, but then began to have other problems with installing chipset drivers (system hangs, crashes, etc).
So far, I have tried:
Reinstalling Windows
Updating BIOS on mobo to 0906
Updating all chipset, network, video, sound, storage, etc drivers to the latest version
Reseated RAM
Run memtest86+ on all sticks individually (with at least 2 sticks failing after 3-4 passes)
Tried the SSD on different SATA ports
XMP is not enabled, and one memory kit was installed in channel A1, B1, C1, and D1, and one memory kit in channel A2, B2, C2, D2.
Run everything at BIOS defaults (no overclocks at all)
Confirmed temperatures are not an issue (videocards and cpu are watercooled with no problems at all)
Furmark run for 8 hrs (max GPU temps 42C)
Furmark and Prime95 run simultaneously for 3 hours (max CPU temp 56C, video temp 40C)
Note that I was able to run the above two Benchmarks/Stress tests with 8Gb RAM, installed from the same kit in slots B1 and D1 as recommended by ASUS. I've also been able to run the same tests with 32 Gb RAM installed (correctly) without crashing, so as you can see it is quite random as to when the system crashes. I really am frustrated about not being able to install Windows and the constant errors that occur during the install process.
I'm really at my wits end here, and I've been building systems for 15 years, and I've never had problems this extensive that I haven't been able to solve.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read!
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