Windows 10: Freeze then BSOD when stress testing CPU

Discus and support Freeze then BSOD when stress testing CPU in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; My computer crashes and I get the BSOD stating clock watchdog timeout after freezing when doing a stress test on my CPU - ram tests ok. I have checked... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Ben Pickens, Dec 23, 2022.

  1. Freeze then BSOD when stress testing CPU


    My computer crashes and I get the BSOD stating clock watchdog timeout after freezing when doing a stress test on my CPU - ram tests ok. I have checked the PSU - bought a new one and cooling and used different ram as well. All to no avail.

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    Ben Pickens, Dec 23, 2022
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  2. Thrackan Win User

    PC reboots (no BSOD) on CPU stress

    Hi fellow TPU members,

    not too long ago, the box my gf's PC was transported in gave way on the stairs. Yes, you got it right, that sent a PC tumbling down a flight of steps alright.

    Stuff broke. Also, stuff remained intact somehow.

    I bought her a new case, new CPU cooler and we removed the floppy drive, so far so good. But the PC started crashing for no apparent reason, without a BSOD.

    I tested:
    • Memtest86+, left overnight, 0 errors
    • Scanned the HDD for errors, nothing there
    • Left FurMark burning up the GFX card and drawing some power, no problems there
    • Ran Ubuntu from a Live CD doing nothing special, didn't crash
    • Ran OCCT, Linpack, Prime95, all 3 caused reboots within minutes
    • Oh, and I disabled "Restart on error" so I'm sure it's not a BSOD.
    Now, I can still try and test something CPU intensive on Ubuntu, but my guess is the CPU didn't survive.
    Before I do anything drastic like whippin' out the magic wallet and get her a new AMD quad, is there anything I didn't see?
    I'm guessing the motherboard could be borkered as well, but can I check that other than replacing the CPU with a working one?
    Any suggestions on which proggies I can use from an Ubuntu Live CD to stress the CPU?
     
    Thrackan, Dec 23, 2022
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  3. Cliff S Win User
    Prime95 - Stress Test Your CPU


    I'm trying Prime95(V. 28.10 build 19) for the first time today, to check my 4.9GHz OC.
    But it only stays between 4.0 and 4.4GHz*Confused

    I tried it with my OC testing settings( Vcore set to override, and CPU Ratio set to fixed), and my Daily settings(Vcore set to Adaptive, and CPU Ratio set to Dynamic) and it seems to make no difference.

    I haven't seen this in any other stress test or benchmark software.

    Any clues as to why?

    I'm able to use my system still, with no freezing while it's running in the background, and my temps(even though my Vcore is set to 1.45) stay around a stable 68°C while stress testing, and that's while doing the small FFT, while doing Blend, it's a stable 62°C.(I just use fans to cool)

    I thought, after reading some tutorial, different forums posts, and such, from the net, that I could fry bacon on my PC running this test.



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    running small FFT
     
    Cliff S, Dec 23, 2022
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  4. C0rn Win User

    Freeze then BSOD when stress testing CPU

    Computer Freeze during gameplay, not during stress tests

    Hello,

    My computer randomly freezes during gameplay but not during stress tests. I don't get a BSOD, it just freezes & then restarts. If I disable automatic restart it just hangs forever. I've tried to find the issue myself unsuccesfully by:

    1. Running stress tests

    GPU: Running Furmark for 2 hours with a load of 98% with no freeze. Running 3DMark Timespy multiple times without issue

    CPU: Prime95 stress test without issues

    RAM: Windows memory diagnostic for 8hours+

    SSDs (have 3): chkdsk /f /r and scannow without issues.

    2. Reinstalled PC & Updated drivers

    3. PC is now connected directly to the power outlet instead of the power extension

    4. Checking logs
    Can only see Kernel-Power 41 issue in event viewer & volmgr 161 (failure to create dump file). So I don't get any dump files except for LiveKernelReports which report that the nvlddmkm.sys caused the issue with VIDEO_ENGINE _TIMEOUT_DETECTED.

    I've attached the files from log collector v2, what do you think it could be?

    The computer was put togheter last year so all the parts are new except the PSU. System specs are updated on my profile.
     
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