Hi all,

I just wanted to report back after sending back both motherboard and CPU. I received a replacement i7 6700K and my motherboard was reverted to BIOS version F21 and returned to me.

I'm...

Thanks worf105. What is the best way to describe the issue that may be present with the motherboard? This is requested by GIgabyte support for the RMA process.

Should I describe the issue as "My...

Thanks for the tip philc43. As much as I hated installing that Hyper 212 Evo I gave it a shot. Removed the CPU cooler, removed the thermal paste, applied new paste, and replaced the cooler.

I was...

Would it be wise to purchase Intel's Performance Tuning Protection Plan (Home Page) and request a replacement processor this way? It looks like I am outside Newegg's RMA period.

Since I already...

Thanks zbook.

Please find a compressed archive with the memory.dmp file at the following Dropbox link.

Dropbox - MEMORY.zip

Hi all,

I've attached my most recent BSOD mini dump file per the instructions.

I tried leaving my system at 4.2 GHz and dialing down the voltage from 1.4V, using IntelBurnTest running 30 times...

Thanks for all the help today worf105.

The system is about eight or nine months old. I completed the build in December of 2016.

I just reset my BIOS to the stock settings as far as the CPU...

Hey worf105,

I got impatient with CHKDSK and restarted my system. I can run that overnight if needed but it was sitting at 10% for some time.

I reset the CMOS, reset to BIOS defaults, then...

Thanks again worf105. I am running the CHKDSK command and it looks stuck at 10% after about 15 minutes. My HDD light is a solid "on" (not blinking).

I figured I should let this run rather than...

Hey @worf105,

I tested 4.3GHz at 1.4V and had no crashes after 30 minutes of my game Dying Light. Temperatures were 60-65C on average, maxed at 80C.

When I increased the CPU clock to 4.4GHz, I...

OK @worf105,

I set Turbo Boost back on, increased the CPU Core Voltage to 1.4V and verified that the XMP settings are correct in my BIOS (3200MHz, 1.35V, timings are 16-18-18-36).

I ran Dying...

Hi worf105,

Thank you for these suggestions. I will 1) turn on Turbo Boost, 2) set core voltage to 1.4V, and 3) set XMP RAM voltage to 1.35V. I'll get back to you with the results soon.

Please...

Thanks essenbe. I sincerely appreciate the helpful attitude of yours and this forum.

CPU-Z says that my Core Voltage is currently 1.248 V. I still have Turbo Boost turned off because my experience...

Thanks essenbe. I am worried that my motherboard may have pushed beyond 1.39V when I had the CPU Core Voltage set to "Auto" early on while overclocking to 4.5GHz. I can't confirm that happened but...

Hi essenbe

No, those utilities are not installed on my system.

I had previously overclocked my CPU via the BIOS using the multiplier, while leaving the voltages set to "Auto." I was stable at...

I came back to mark this issue "Solved" as these crashes are definitely tied to my CPU clock speed.

I followed the advice of philc43 to disable Intel Turbo Boost in the BIOS which drops the...

Thank you for this advice philc43.

I've disabled Intel Turbo Boost from the BIOS and have not yet had a game crash on me after testing this afternoon. XMP is enabled and set to 3200 for my RAM.
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I am using the GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 GV-N1070G1 8GB.

Thank you for your advice ICIT2LOL.

I completed eight passes of MemTest per your instructions and found zero errors. Please see the attached image taken after the eighth pass completed.

What...

Hello Windows Ten Forums,

I built a new gaming PC about six months ago which is unfortunately suffering BSODs while gaming. I think that this may be driver related, because I have run the Intel...