Random BSODs over the last 5 months, replaced all components except CPU and motherboard

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BronzeB450

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Blue Screens occur randomly at any time in intervals between 24 hours and 2 weeks apart since mid-November. They usually happen when the system is idle or light usage such as general browsing or watching YouTube videos. Have been a few times while playing games as well.
Have essentially replaced all components apart from motherboard and CPU at this point and reinstalled Windows, but want to know if there is anything else I can do before trying a motherboard replacement, or if results point to a CPU error.
99% of minidumps I have read through BlueScreenView have pointed to the bluescreens being caused by drivers "Ntfs.sys" or "ntoskrnle", except for a recent one which gave a result of "amdppm.sys". As far as I can tell these are generic results that don't point to a specific cause or non-Microsoft driver.
I am running Driver Verifier as I am typing this. Before when I have tried using it, but it caused the system to become unresponsive and laggy, however is running relatively normally at the moment.

System Manufacturer?
Custom PC

Laptop or Desktop?
Desktop

OS ? (Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista)
Windows 10 20H2 | OS Build 19042.928

x86 (32bit) or x64 (64bit)?
x64

What was original installed OS on system?
Windows 10

Is the OS an OEM version (came pre-installed on system) or full retail version (YOU purchased it from retailer)?
Official retail version from Microsoft

Age of system? (hardware)
The oldest components in the system currently are a 3TB hard drive and a 250GB SSD from 2015. Have tried removing these as well as any other non-boot drives, but Blue Screens still occur. Motherboard and CPU are from July 2019, will give ages of other components in descriptions below.

Age of OS installation?
3 months (Feburary 2021)

Have you re-installed the OS?
Yes, reinstalled and switch boot drives from a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB to a WD Black SN750 1TB in February. Same BSOD behaviour.

CPU
AMD R5 3600 (July 2019)

RAM (brand, EXACT model, what slots are you using?)
Current RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz C16 CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 (Installed Janurary 2021)
Currently running at base 2666MHz, XMP disabled. BSOD occurs if XMP is enabled or not

Old RAM: Kingston HyperX Predator 16GB (2x8GB) 3200MHz DDR4 CL16 DIMM Memory Kit HX432C16PB3K2/16 (Purchased July 2019)
Same behaviour as above.
Both sets installed in slots 2 and 4. Also briefly ran both sets at the same time in all 4 slots (Corsair in 1 and 3, Kingston in 2 and 4)

[EDIT] Forgot to mention that I have run 2 Memtest86 tests. 4 passes with both sets installed, 4 passes with only the Corsair sets. No errors found either time. Corsair sets were running at 3200MHz at the time I think. Can re-run if necessary.

Video Card
Current GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition (Installed January 2021)
Old GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 FTW GAMING (Purchased July 2016)

BSODs occur with both cards. One interesting thing is that with the new card if I am watching a Youtube video and BSOD occurs, the BSOD will be transparent and you can see the video frozen under the standard BSOD message. The audio will also freeze and give off a very unpleasant sustained static noise.

MotherBoard
MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC (Installed July 2019)
Currently on BIOS version 7B85v1F3(Beta version), but BSOD occurred on older BIOS versions as well.

Power Supply - brand & wattage
Current PSU: Corsair RM850 (SKU CP-9020196-UK) (Installed 13/04/2021) - 850W
Old PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 (Purchased May 2015) - 750W

Installed a new power supply this week. Had issues booting the system when installing the new GPU in January, but eventually worked. Thought the old PSU was causing power delivery issues, so decided to try a new one. But got a BSOD this morning meaning that PSU was not the main issue.

Is driver verifier enabled or disabled?
Enabled as of writing, will update tomorrow if any results occur.

What security software are you using? (Firewall, antivirus, antimalware, antispyware, and so forth)
Windows Security and Malwarebytes. Have used both Malwarebytes Free and Premium, BSOD occur on both.

Are you using proxy, vpn, ipfilters or similar software?
ExpressVPN installed but only running when needed (disabled on Start-up).

Are you using Disk Image tools? (like daemon tools, alcohol 52% or 120%, virtual CloneDrive, roxio software)
No.

Are you currently under/overclocking? Are there overclocking software installed on your system?
Ryzen Master is installed but not running unless opened. No other OC software installed.

Speccy Link:
http://speccy.piriform.com/results/NdxLkGKwUagul2GGPbc4dlV

Thank you for your help in advance! This has been really frustrating over the last few months, so any help is really appreciated! This has been especially frustrating since the BSOD cannot be manually triggered by any means I have found, so diagnosing it has been very difficult. If you need any more information please let me know.
 

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All of the crashes are related to the same issue; all crashes are due to invalid memory addresses.

Is DV enabled? The latest dump file doesn't indicate that it is. Could you please enter the following command in Command Prompt:

Code: 
verifier /query

Please post the output in your next post.



Looks like the latest crash occurred when the browser was attempting to clear up some cached files?

Rich (BB code): 
8: kd> dt nt!_FILE_OBJECT -y FinalStatus ffffe281b345f250
   +0x038 FinalStatus : 0n-2147483642

Rich (BB code): 
8: kd> .formats 0n-2147483642
Evaluate expression:
  Hex:     ffffffff`80000006
  Decimal: -2147483642
  Octal:   1777777777760000000006
  Binary:  11111111 11111111 11111111 11111111 10000000 00000000 00000000 00000110
  Chars:   ........
  Time:    ***** Invalid
  Float:   low -8.40779e-045 high -1.#QNAN
  Double:  -1.#QNAN

Rich (BB code): 
8: kd> !error 0x80000006
Error code: (HRESULT) 0x80000006 (2147483654) - Invalid handle
 
I enabled Driver Verifier after the latest BSOD this morning. Has been running for around 4 hours at this point. I put the output requested in a .txt file attached. Would I be able to turn off the computer during driver verification or does the 24 hours recommended run time need to be continuous?

I could try uninstalling Chrome and the other browsers and just using Edge for the time being, but it seems weird that Chrome would be underlying the issue after I reinstalled Windows in February. If I remember correctly I think a BSOD occurred on the same day or maybe the day after Windows was reinstalled.
 

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Just got a second BSOD today while watching a YouTube video. Bug Check String is listed as "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL", and not "VERIFIER_ENABLED", so I don't know if it is related to running Driver Verifier.
 

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Rich (BB code): 
8: kd> lmvm nvlddmkm
Browse full module list
start             end                 module name
fffff807`2bbd0000 fffff807`2e153000   nvlddmkm T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: nvlddmkm.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\nv_dispi.inf_amd64_3784df9edffd3314\nvlddmkm.sys
    Image name: nvlddmkm.sys
    Browse all global symbols  functions  data
    Timestamp:        Thu Mar 25 19:11:08 2021 (605CE04C)
    CheckSum:         024F6E23
    ImageSize:        02583000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
    Information from resource tables:

I would ensure that this is the latest WHQL build for the driver, you can use the nvidia update tool to automatically check.

BronzeB450 said:
Bug Check String is listed as "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL", and not "VERIFIER_ENABLED", so I don't know if it is related to running Driver Verifier.
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It's definitely enabled and you'll only get a DV bugcheck if the correct flags are set.
 
x BlueRobot said:
I would ensure that this is the latest WHQL build for the driver, you can use the nvidia update tool to automatically check.
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Just updated to the latest WHQL build now (466.11). The old driver was 465.89, which was the previous most up-to-date version. Been trying to keep up-to-date with Nvidia drivers when I notice there's an update on the off chance it is an issue with them.

x BlueRobot said:
It's definitely enabled and you'll only get a DV bugcheck if the correct flags are set.
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No BSODs since yesterday when I posted my last message, Driver Verifier running the entire time. I have turned off Driver Verifier for the time being and will re-enable it tomorrow morning before I go to work and run for another 24 hours. I believe I set the correct settings yesterday but will go through the process again tomorrow and make sure it is 100% correct according to the post here.
 
Driver Verifier has run for a combined total of at least 48 hours now with no BSOD, but as said in the initial post crashes can occur anywhere from 24 hours to 2 weeks apart, so I'm doubtful the issue has been fixed yet. Going to disable Driver Verifier for now and try going through some other actions, including disabling Chrome extensions and disabling the motherboard's built-in wifi and using a USB adapter instead. If anyone suggests something else here first I will prioritise that first.

Will first try reinstalling audio drivers, been reading that people have issues with MSI's Nahimic drivers so will start there.
 
Okay, please keep us updated. Please ensure that you have a system restore point before implementing any changes.
 
BronzeB450 said:
Driver Verifier has run for a combined total of at least 48 hours now with no BSOD, but as said in the initial post crashes can occur anywhere from 24 hours to 2 weeks apart, so I'm doubtful the issue has been fixed yet. Going to disable Driver Verifier for now and try going through some other actions, including disabling Chrome extensions and disabling the motherboard's built-in wifi and using a USB adapter instead. If anyone suggests something else here first I will prioritise that first.

Will first try reinstalling audio drivers, been reading that people have issues with MSI's Nahimic drivers so will start there.
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Greetings!

Have you solved the problem?
I have the same problema as you and no solution. I tried to replace everything except CPU and MOBO.
If you solved the problem please answer.

Thank you!
 

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