Bad Cpu? Windows 7 x64 BSOD - 0x124

[Ivan the SoSo]

I'z bez so stuupid:banghead:.....The FX 8350 is not on the list of supported CPU's for my motherboard.....Although I could have sworn that it used to be:confused2:...Got another M-board ordered....

 

[writhziden]

Strange that you mention it. That was one of the first things I checked when you started this thread, and I too could swear it was on there a few days ago (or at least a week ago). :confused2:

We both can't be nuts, can we?

 

[Ivan the SoSo]

If I had known this was going to happen I would have got a i5:banghead:, but by dropping support for the 8350 that will stop a lot of returns for a "bad" motherboard. Calling the 8350 a 125 watt chip is a bit dishonest as well, granted it's hard to determine the actual draw, however most reviews show a difference of 140 watts between idle and 100% load.

This time I checked double and read customer reviews on 8350's on the new board a ASRock 990FX Extreme4...of course it works fine on the old board (ASRock 970de3) too....as long as you don't ask too much of it:thud:. I even updated the BIOS a couple of months before I got the chip....Probably will have to do the same with the new board....

So if we are nuts, I'm more nuts than you:lol:

 

[Ivan the SoSo]

Update....Got another motherboard....Done some quick tests....seems to have solved the problem:thumbsup2:....now I can run prime95

 

[writhziden]

Thanks for letting us know. I am very happy to see that all is now working as it should. :-}

 

[Wrench97]

Another board of the same model or a different brand/model motherboard?

 

[Ivan the SoSo]

The old board was a ASRock 970de3....The new board is a ASROCK 990 FX Extreme4.....Strangely enough Windows didn't require reactivation

 

[writhziden]

Windows may have attached to the processor; that happens with some hardware. The activation process confuses me a bit with hardware changes... :confused2: