- Mar 8, 2024
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Hi all,
After my last dalliance with strange computer hardware issues, I'm once more at an impasse. Previously, I was having strange, garbled BSODs that provided no crash dump files - the only error I would get was "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED". Later, after much consternation, I determined it was a faulty SiliconPower XS70 NVME drive. I replaced the SSD, and went back along my merry way. This worked for a few months, before the crashing returned. At first, it seemed like the RAM, as the G.Skill DDR5 kit I had was notorious for failure, and turning off EXPO fixed my wagon. So I replace the kit with a new set of DDR5-6000, and my problems went away for another few weeks. Lo and behold, during cache optimization for the latest Forza Motorsport, my 970 Evo 1TB locks up and dies, just like that. Now we're back to "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED", garbled mosaic BSODs, and a computer which generally seems very unhappy.
My plan is to rebuild the whole machine at this point, top to bottom. But I suppose I'd like a sanity check; am I doing something wrong here? I monitor temperatures, I clean dust filters, and I don't really do anything terribly heavy-duty with the machine aside from the odd decompression of game files. The only strange thing about my build is that it's inside of an old, old case; a Corsair Obsidian 800D. Could I be suffocating my components in a way that's not immediately noticeable from component temperatures? Maybe the ancient PSU extensions are causing bad power spikes? My head is swimming with weird possibilities. I'm loathe to throw more hardware at the problem, but at this point it's Prime Day and I've already bought a WD Black SN770, lmfao. So it goes.
Here's the total specsheet:
Ryzen 7700X
32GB TCreate Elite DDR5-6000 CL30
MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk
512GB WD Blue SN570 Boot Drive
1TB 970 Evo (Dead)
2TB Crucial T500 (work files drive)
1TB Inland Premium TN320 (extra game drive)
Powercolor Fighter RX 6800
750W Corsair PSU from 2022, 80+ Gold
Any input at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
After my last dalliance with strange computer hardware issues, I'm once more at an impasse. Previously, I was having strange, garbled BSODs that provided no crash dump files - the only error I would get was "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED". Later, after much consternation, I determined it was a faulty SiliconPower XS70 NVME drive. I replaced the SSD, and went back along my merry way. This worked for a few months, before the crashing returned. At first, it seemed like the RAM, as the G.Skill DDR5 kit I had was notorious for failure, and turning off EXPO fixed my wagon. So I replace the kit with a new set of DDR5-6000, and my problems went away for another few weeks. Lo and behold, during cache optimization for the latest Forza Motorsport, my 970 Evo 1TB locks up and dies, just like that. Now we're back to "CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED", garbled mosaic BSODs, and a computer which generally seems very unhappy.
My plan is to rebuild the whole machine at this point, top to bottom. But I suppose I'd like a sanity check; am I doing something wrong here? I monitor temperatures, I clean dust filters, and I don't really do anything terribly heavy-duty with the machine aside from the odd decompression of game files. The only strange thing about my build is that it's inside of an old, old case; a Corsair Obsidian 800D. Could I be suffocating my components in a way that's not immediately noticeable from component temperatures? Maybe the ancient PSU extensions are causing bad power spikes? My head is swimming with weird possibilities. I'm loathe to throw more hardware at the problem, but at this point it's Prime Day and I've already bought a WD Black SN770, lmfao. So it goes.
Here's the total specsheet:
Ryzen 7700X
32GB TCreate Elite DDR5-6000 CL30
MSI X670E MAG Tomahawk
512GB WD Blue SN570 Boot Drive
1TB 970 Evo (Dead)
2TB Crucial T500 (work files drive)
1TB Inland Premium TN320 (extra game drive)
Powercolor Fighter RX 6800
750W Corsair PSU from 2022, 80+ Gold
Any input at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!