Can BSOD's be caused by a somewhat faulty CPU?

[tjones]

hi ive been getting all sorts of BSODs on my current system: stop 0x50,
0x24, 0x0a etc... Because of a long overdue upgrade i have been slowly
replacing parts on my system. first was the motherboard (still had BSODs)
then the video card (Still had BSODs), then the CPU (BSODs stopped). I have
heard very little about CPUs being the culprit. Most of the causes point
towards faulty memory and driver updates.

my upgrades...

mobo: gigabyte ga-7vrxp -> abit nf7-s
video card: ASUS V8170 DDR -> radeon 9700 pro
cpu: amd xp 2000+ -> amd xp mobile 2600+
memory (next on the list): kingston value 256 mb -> kingston hyperx 1024mb

with a mobile cpu onboard, the temps are obviously down which is a good
thing. I have not been overclocking on the old/new system upgrades.

Any insights most valued!
cheers
tom

 

[Guest]

I'd opine that perhaps the previous CPU may have been overheating, or perhaps
it was faulty and had a lower temp threshhold than specc'd for. However, I
think an overheating cpu usually caused locks, not BSODs. The only thing that
got me thinking about heat is your replacing the old with a mobile cpu model.
Cheers, enjoy your non-bsod-ing system!

 

[Kristi]

hi ive been getting all sorts of BSODs on my current system: stop 0x50,
0x24, 0x0a etc... Because of a long overdue upgrade i have been slowly
replacing parts on my system. first was the motherboard (still had BSODs)
then the video card (Still had BSODs), then the CPU (BSODs stopped). I have
heard very little about CPUs being the culprit. Most of the causes point
towards faulty memory and driver updates.

my upgrades...

mobo: gigabyte ga-7vrxp -> abit nf7-s
video card: ASUS V8170 DDR -> radeon 9700 pro
cpu: amd xp 2000+ -> amd xp mobile 2600+
memory (next on the list): kingston value 256 mb -> kingston hyperx 1024mb

with a mobile cpu onboard, the temps are obviously down which is a good
thing. I have not been overclocking on the old/new system upgrades.

Any insights most valued!
cheers
tom

I've seen this happen when oc'ing cpu and/or memory (or chipset), so I would

 

[Kristi]

I've seen this happen when oc'ing cpu and/or memory (or chipset), so I would

I've seen this happen when oc'ing cpu and/or memory (or chipset), so I would

say yes to your question.

 

[Paul]

Yup BSOD's can be caused by a faulty CPU.

I think in my case, the HT side of the CPU
was dead. As when I turned Hyperthreading OFF
it still crashed, BUT it took LONGER to crash.

XP would still load, but crash like 10 times a day.

I found this out, when this CPU got 1/2 fried
by a faulty power point lol. I noticed, (then), if I
brushed my arm along the case, I could feel power.

(Just a tingle, not enough power to kill you).

Not only was it making the PC case "active", it
was also supplying power to the monitor video cable,
so when u plugged the monitor into the videocard
it supplied a bit of extra power to the motherboard lol.

I didn't know it was the CPU, until I replaced the
hdd, the ram, the motherboard, which were all still
under warranty. The system kept on crashing. Until
I sent the CPU back to Intel, to get it replaced.

And it hasnt crashed since!

 

[tjones]

Yup BSOD's can be caused by a faulty CPU.

I think in my case, the HT side of the CPU
was dead. As when I turned Hyperthreading OFF
it still crashed, BUT it took LONGER to crash.

XP would still load, but crash like 10 times a day.

I found this out, when this CPU got 1/2 fried
by a faulty power point lol. I noticed, (then), if I
brushed my arm along the case, I could feel power.

(Just a tingle, not enough power to kill you).

Not only was it making the PC case "active", it
was also supplying power to the monitor video cable,
so when u plugged the monitor into the videocard
it supplied a bit of extra power to the motherboard lol.

I didn't know it was the CPU, until I replaced the
hdd, the ram, the motherboard, which were all still
under warranty. The system kept on crashing. Until
I sent the CPU back to Intel, to get it replaced.

And it hasnt crashed since!

Yay!!! Same here. It's been rock steady ever since i replaced the CPU. I am
thrilled to bits here. You cannot imagine how happy i am with no BSOD so
far. They got so annoying and made me so sick in the stomach that at one
point that i felt like throwing the whole pc in the trash. It took me ages
to isolate the problem as I dont have spare parts to test with.

Im happy!

 

[Paul]

Yup sounds similar to me! I did have a spare
CPU at the time, that I chucked in, and voila
when i replaced the CPU with my spare one.

No crashes either! So, yup that's how I found
out it was the CPU as well.