Solved 3-4 BSOD every day since mobo upgrade

jnastic

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Hi everyone.
I was happily using Windows 7 with a Sandy Bridge mobo/CPU and everything was pretty stable.

I decided to upgrade to a Haswell mobo/CPU (Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H + Intel Core i5 4670K) and since, my setup has been very unstable.

I've reinstalled Windows 7 and I had a lot of BSOD.

I've since installed a fresh copy of Windows 8 Pro and it hasn't been better.

I've ran MemTest and Windows Memory Diagnostic, but found no errors. (Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB 4X4GB)

Using WhoCrashed, I've noticed that the culprit seems to be : ntkrnlmp.exe
The error is often : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Sometimes it's : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT or BAD_POOL_HEADER

Now I'm trying without my discrete GPU (PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850)... I'll update on my situation.

Also, I've been having problems with USB3... but that has been well documented already...

Thanks for reading and helping.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
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    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
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    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
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    Windows Defender/MSE
Sometimes a 4x4 memory confiuration requires a slight voltage increase due to the combined 4 module power drain. However, before I would even think about doing that, since your error messages point to (possibly) a memory issue, I would recommend that you try running with just two modules to see if that fixes your errors. If not, I would remove the first two and try the second two. Good luck.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Dump files

Here are my dump files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Thanks for your suggestion. I'll let you know how it goes after my GPU test.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Well... after an uptime of an hour, my system crashed. So I can rule out the GPU being the problem.

It's time to set my RAM modules...

If you have any ideas, please let me know !

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
After 50 minutes, my system crashed again, this time, with 2 RAM modules in slot 1-2.

I'll try with the 2 other RAM modules in slot 1-2.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Try to run your system in safemode with networking, if it stays stable then we need to look at your drivers and/or software.

If its not stable then we should look at hardware..
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 & Windows 7 Dual Boot
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G60
    CPU
    AMD Turion RM-70 Dual Core 2.0 GHZ
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Mouse
    MS Intellipoint 5 button (love it!)
    Browser
    Chrome and Chromium
    Antivirus
    Avast Free & Malwarebytes
Try to run your system in safemode with networking, if it stays stable then we need to look at your drivers and/or software.

If its not stable then we should look at hardware..

Thanks ! I'll try that tomorrow.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Also, if you are doing any overclocking, you might want to abandon those settings to test for stability at default settings.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Also, if you are doing any overclocking, you might want to abandon those settings to test for stability at default settings.

Nah, I don't overclock. The system is powerful enough like that... especially for my needs.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
So, I took a quick peek at your dumps and it appears to be a driver issue; however, I don't have the proper dump analysis programs in place to (possibly) identify the specific driver. I'm hoping that usasma will jump in on this thread and lend a hand with the dump analysis. He is exceptional in this area BTW.

Anyway, I would still check the following:

In BIOS:

Disable XMP profiling and retest
Switch from Turbo to Normal

See if that fixes anything.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro Windows 8.1 Preview
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
So, I took a quick peek at your dumps and it appears to be a driver issue; however, I don't have the proper dump analysis programs in place to (possibly) identify the specific driver. I'm hoping that usasma will jump in on this thread and lend a hand with the dump analysis. He is exceptional in this area BTW.

Anyway, I would still check the following:

In BIOS:

Disable XMP profiling and retest
Switch from Turbo to Normal

See if that fixes anything.

After an uptime of 13 hours, my system crashed with the 2 remaining RAM modules.
I'll Safe Mode with networking...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
My system crashed in Safe Mode with Networking.

I've also tried with the memory setting at Normal instead of Turbo and it crashed too.

Now I'm testing with XMP on at Profile 1.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Here's a new batch of dump files...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
This may sound crazy but it has happened here before....

Is your motherboard screwed down into the case with metal screws or just plastic clips?

Screws would be preferable..

Just make sure the number of screws match the number of posts, easy to miss one..
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8 & Windows 7 Dual Boot
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP G60
    CPU
    AMD Turion RM-70 Dual Core 2.0 GHZ
    Memory
    3 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GeForce 8200M G
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Mouse
    MS Intellipoint 5 button (love it!)
    Browser
    Chrome and Chromium
    Antivirus
    Avast Free & Malwarebytes
This may sound crazy but it has happened here before....

Is your motherboard screwed down into the case with metal screws or just plastic clips?

Screws would be preferable..

Just make sure the number of screws match the number of posts, easy to miss one..

It's metal screws... but I'll check that out at the next crash...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
The old school way to verify bad RAM is to pull out all the RAM except for 1 stick and put it in slot A1. Then run Memtest86+ for 4 passes. This will take a lot of time (6-12 hours) for each stick. After the 4 passes and no errors, shut down, pull RAM out and set it aside. Then do the same thing for each remaining stick of RAM. If you have a bad stick of RAM it will tell you with a lot of errors and then just trash it.
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
    Memory
    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
    Seagate Barracuda 1 TB data storage
    PSU
    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
    Case
    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom build
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X 4 965 BE
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
    Memory
    G-Skill 8 GB PC 8500
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD XFX HD Radeon 6790D
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2l Samsung SyncMaster S20B300
    Screen Resolution
    1600 X 900
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 320 GB w/OS
    Seagate Barracuda 1 TB data storage
    PSU
    Ultra X4 750 watt fully modular
    Case
    Thermaltake OverSeer RX 1 fulltower
    Cooling
    Cooler Master Hyper212 120mm
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Razor DeathAdder 3.5

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
Before rerunning MemTest, I'm testing with bare minimum hardware : CPU, mobo, heatsink, PSU, 1 RAM module, SSD, optical disc...

I'll see how that goes...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 4670K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-H87-D3H
    Memory
    Corsair CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9 Vengeance 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    PowerColor AX6850 1GBD5-DH Radeon HD 6850
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ACER P243W 24" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Corsair Force Series GT 90GB SSD SATA3
    SEAGATE ST3750640AS SATA2 (750 Go) 7200.10
    SEAGATE ST31000333AS SATA2 (1To) 7200.11
    SEAGATE ST32000542AS SATA2 (2To) 5900 GREEN
    SEAGATE GoFlex Desk STAC3000101 (3To)
    PSU
    Antec True Power 650W
    Case
    Corsair Carbide Series 500R
    Cooling
    Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H60
    Keyboard
    MICROSOFT Natural Multimedia Keyboard 1.0A
    Mouse
    MICROSOFT Explorer Mouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable 10 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/MSE
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