Windows 10: Event 46 Error. I want to know what piece of hardware is causing the error.

I have been repeatedly experiencing my computer crashing and have been unable to find the cause. The crashes occur randomly while gaming and usually without a BSOD. After reading another question https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/event-46-whea-logger-memory-issues-and-bsod/2527d292-d243-4bcd-9300-71ecdfabaa11 with a similar situation I wanted to know if I had the same problem.GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 3070 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING 8GBCPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3.8 GHz 8-Core ProcessorMotherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX B550-A GAMINGMemory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GBSSD: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1

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System Error.

Event ID for each error? List those, will tell you what caused it on the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

 

Hardware Error Caused Live Kernel Event

Hi Anthony,

Sometimes even newly-bought hardware can be faulty and affect your computer's performance. Have you checked if this error happens when using a different video adapter?

As an initial recommendation, we suggest that you use the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter, which is a built-in troubleshooter specifically built to find and fix common hardware issues. To do this, follow these steps:

• Click Start.
• Go to Settings.
• Click Update & Security.
• Click Troubleshoot.
• Click Hardware & Devices from the list.
• Click Run the troubleshooter.

Additionally, this may also be happening due to outdated drivers. Follow the steps in this

article to update your drivers, then check if the issue persists.

Let us know if the error disappears after following these steps.

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Possible Causes of atikmdag errors

I was courious to see how many different causes there are to the infamous atikmdag.sys error that strikes widely across and has so for a long time, I am getting it myself also and it is really starting to wear me out. It is pretty annoying having a $520 Readeon 3870x2 card if you can't use it without errors.

So first of all, here is the apparant reason for my atikmdag error:

When I play a game, regardless of settings, clocks or anything else, the fan speed wil not be adjusting and the card will get hotter as it performs. As soon as the card gets hot enough, my system will attempt to speed up the fan and as soon as they do, I get the atikmdag error. I never hear the fan of my card go beyond 30% fan speed unless I push it using Rivatuner.

Anyone else got other apparant reasons?

By the way, here are the steps I have been trying to fix it

• Renaming atikmdag.sys to "atikomdag.sys(old)
• Set fan speed profiles in Rivatuner depending on temeprature thresholds
• Setting fixed fan speed in Rivatuner
• Installing only the ATI drivers without Catalyst Control Centre
• Replacing RAM blocks
• Trying older drivers

I have probably tried a few