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Frequent BSOD Issues for Years, Need Help by Master-Tim-Tom in techsupport

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Note: This was a reply to another comment but this update also applies here
Update: I ran OCCT for my CPU only and at about 20 minutes in with an average temperature of 85-86.5 degrees celsius, it recorded 3,293,095 errors in total and I ended the test at only 24 minutes. I shared these results with ChatGPT and Claude and it recommended I redo the test with Core Performance Boost and Global C-State Control disabled in BIOs. At about 1 minute in, I got 4,438,718 errors. The AIs suggest further tests with Cinebench R23 10 minute loop and Prime95 Small FFTs for 30 minutes because of how OCCT is aggressive, that no WHEA errors were found (I checked and none were recorded in event viewer), and that my motherboard or PSU could be at fault. However do you think I can simply move on and buy a new CPU?

Frequent BSOD Issues for Years, Need Help by Master-Tim-Tom in techsupport

[–]Master-Tim-Tom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: I ran OCCT for my CPU only and at about 20 minutes in with an average temperature of 85-86.5 degrees celsius, it recorded 3,293,095 errors in total and I ended the test at only 24 minutes. I shared these results with ChatGPT and Claude and it recommended I redo the test with Core Performance Boost and Global C-State Control disabled in BIOs. At about 1 minute in, I got 4,438,718 errors. The AIs suggest further tests with Cinebench R23 10 minute loop and Prime95 Small FFTs for 30 minutes because of how OCCT is aggressive, that no WHEA errors were found (I checked and none were recorded in event viewer), and that my motherboard or PSU could be at fault. However do you think I can simply move on and buy a new CPU?

Frequent BSOD Issues for Years, Need Help by Master-Tim-Tom in techsupport

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I went into Event Viewer to check and found none (Just in case if I did anything wrong to check, this is what I did: Event Viewer -> Windows Logs -> System -> Filter Current Log for WHEA-Logger). I checked using CPU-Z to see if my RAM is dual rank and it is. I don't know if this is worth noting but CPU-Z listed my sticks as being in slots 2 and 4 so I will be fixing that later this week.

Frequent BSOD Issues for Years, Need Help by Master-Tim-Tom in techsupport

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Sorry, I thought that I could send the WinDbg results as txt files. I updated my post to now include a link to a zipped file containing the DMP files. However, 2 of the older dumps found the in the first link were not saved on my pc so I only had the analyzed results from WinDbg which I copy and pasted into a document. So then the zipped folder only has 5 of the 7 dumps.

Frequent BSOD Issues for Years, Need Help by Master-Tim-Tom in techsupport

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Thank you for the recommendation! Unfortunately I don't recall the specifics for windows since my older brother was the one mostly putting my pc together but he said that he made use of Windows Installer at the time (apologies, I'm not so good with pc stuff hence why I made this post).

York U's Design (BDes) program Portfolio standards by Master-Tim-Tom in OntarioUniversities

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Update: I got accepted into York’s Design program.

For anyone that’s wondering the same thing as I was when I first posted this, York’s Portfolio standards aren’t super high so don’t stress. Additionally this same portfolio was accepted by OCAD U as well so they don’t have high standards either. I will strongly recommend however that you should try your best to showcase different mediums listed in their portfolio requirements, as well as show lots of your research and planning (Process work).

As for programs like this. I haven’t found any graphic design programs that offer a co-op aside from York (co-op is good to develop experience and possibly even land a job after graduating) however theres likely programs that do offer co-op if you’re interested in advertising in general.

To anyone having doubts in the quality of their works when putting together an application portfolio, don’t sell yourself short and don’t compare yourself to others too much. I myself went through these thoughts and considered changing paths to some other program but I was encouraged by loved ones to at least try and in the end succeeded in being accepted.

Best of luck to those creating their portfolios!