GA-970A-UD3 Corsair TW3X4G1333C9AG BSOD

[Vezina]

Take a look in CPU-Z and check if on auto the Command Rate goes to 1T.
I have some Corsairs  than when on Auto ,the 890 GPA sets them at 1 T for some reason.So i manually readjusted to 2T and manually inserted the rest of Auto settings.
Memtest does not always show if the memory is ok ,you can pass those and have instability.
And don t forget about the memory controller voltage tweak.

Try all the suggestions and report after checking what happened.You already have work to do
Make sure you do some repairs of the operating system as well ,from the  original disc.

[dirtydan]

Installled W7 firewall control, comodo uninstaller actually did a good job of cleaning up. Yes its at 1T. Lets wait see what happens before I proceed with memory adjustments. I'll run sfc /scannow Thanks.

[Vezina]

You are welcome.
Most probable the 1T generates issues with some programs/drivers.
Usually, if the timings are too tight you will observe slower booting than normal.If after changing to 2T you will have faster boot then thats the issue 100%.

[dirtydan]

Another BSOD right on schedule. I was using snagit editor. 0x0000001a

2: kd> !analyze -v
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*                        Bugcheck Analysis                                    *
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MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (1a)
    # Any other values for parameter 1 must be individually examined.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000005003, The subtype of the bugcheck.
Arg2: fffff70001080000
Arg3: 0000000000008491
Arg4: 000000001517f049

Debugging Details:
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BUGCHECK_STR:  0x1a_5003

CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT:  1

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT

PROCESS_NAME:  SnagitEditor.e
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I'm really getting aggravated at this point. I have some Gskill ram on the way.

[Vezina]

So you practically need to go for the 2 T now ?!
Try that too ,until your new ram gets installed.
Anyways you should do a repair of W7 from within the disc ,sfc scannow may not do to much.
Also run a check disc on the windows partition.
Many BSOD-s can lead to file system corruption.
I would do a clean install or a back-up restore after replacing RAM.

If the new ram doesn t fix the issue RMA the CPU , it may have a bad IMC ,as it already has a core locked ,maybe a bad chip.

Edit: Oh, it s Vista
You should get rid of that too

[dirtydan]

Its W7 pro 64bit.
I did a disk check.
I did a repair install, BS'd right after.

[Dark Mantis]

What was the STOP code on the BSOD last time ?

[dirtydan]

Another BSOD right on schedule. I was using snagit editor. 0x0000001a

[Vezina]

Another BSOD right on schedule. I was using snagit editor. 0x0000001a

Wasted RAM error code.
One of the sticks is bad , but using dual channel masks it when you run Memtest.Run Memtest for each stick ,20 + passes for test 5 and 7.
Or maybe they are not matched sticks and you should use them in single channel slots.

[Dark Mantis]

Yes, you must run Memtest on single modules. It is no good running it on multiple sticks at once as you won't know which one is faulty and have to do it singly anyway.

[dirtydan]

Was running memtest Tuesday on individual modules, 4 passes each, for 8 hours, and one did have an error but i was switching between tests, that might have borked the test. i don't know. I know which module is bad, I'll run it again overnight. 5, 7 or default test?

I also set my speed today to 1066 to see if it would crash at that speed, should I set it back to 1333 for testing?

[Vezina]

Run one full pass , then 20+ per test 5 and next 20+ per test 7.It should show something.
Keep it at auto clock as frequency.
You could alternatively test run the stick that seems bad ,in all slots, to remove the chance of a faulty slot or faulty memory controller.

[dirtydan]

Full pass, #5/20, #7/20 on questionable module. 11 hours running memtest last three days. I'm done running memtest.

[Vezina]

Keep in mind the test was not done at 1333 as the clock in the picture is not 666/667 Mhz.

If you have not already tested your Windows you should with this speed that i see in your picture.

Just  installed my 970A-UD3 today with some 2 X2 Gigs Corsair RAM and it seems to be ok ,ram was properly detected ,BIOS F3 ,but in single channel mode.

Keep us informed about how it performs with the G-Skills.
If you still see this BSOD-s with a new set of RAM you should RMA the CPU as well.

[dirtydan]

Running fine now at 1066. If I can make it 2 whole days without a BSOD that will be a first with this mobo. RAM will be here Mon. Will keep updated.