Question / Help BSOD (DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION) with Skype, OBS and Starcraft 2

Maarsch

New Member
So I've been getting freezes lately.
Mostly it resolves into a bluescreen, the DPC Watchdog violation, but sometimes it takes a while and I get bored and I press the actual hardware power button.

Event viewer record Kernel power 41 error

This happens when I engage in a video call with Skype, am in Starcraft 2 and have OBS studio open (actually broadcasting seems to be irrelevant).
If I cut out any of these three it doesn't seem to happen, although I'm not entire sure about this, but with the 3 it is a very reliable BSOD (although it has happened between 20 seconds and 1:30 hours of streaming).
I have used hangouts and zoom for video with discord for audio and I had no problems.
I have also used other programs that utilize stuff a lot, video editing while uploading and playing games. No problem.

Also, this happens with a specific scene collection, I've added a link below but not the things it refers to as that would take quite a bit of space referring to videos and all that.
There's a bit of everything in there, but I think I use pretty much most of the types of sources in my other scene collections.

This seems to have appeared around the time of the anniversary update, My OS is Win 10.

Obligatory spec post:
i5-3570 (non-K)
Cooler master 212 (not-evo, I think)
Z77 Pro3
MSI Gaming X GTX1060 6GB (This one is also new, but I had some months of worry free recording after switching from MSI to Nvidia drivers)
OCZ Agility 3 SSD
Seagate green 2TB HDD
16 GB RAM (Corsair)

Things I've done:
  • Changed IDE ATA/ATAPI controller to standard SATA AHCI controller (I actually just changed that back to intel 7 series chipset sata ahci controller)
  • Disabled quick boot
  • Updated GPU drivers
  • Memory test
  • Chkdsk (both)
  • SFC
  • Windows 10 disc error check
  • Updated most other drivers probably
  • Scanned for virusses
  • Scanned for malware
  • Skype app rather than skype . . . program?
  • OBS studio 32 bit
  • Changed PSU
  • Updated EUFI
  • Uninstalled/re-installed all the programs
  • Temperatures (I don't overheat)

Windows 10 BSOD - https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7yekm3uoclf5fk/021417-7281-01.dmp?dl=0
OBS log file - https://www.dropbox.com/s/9c8ovhn0s38465b/2017-02-14 09-02-37.txt?dl=0
Scene collection - https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8iLtFumaqjHc2VjdTV4VlAzTDQ
 

R1CH

Forum Admin
Developer
Unfortunately this is hard to diagnose. That BSOD means either a driver or a piece of hardware was stuck executing a DPC for too long, so Windows killed it (BSOD). Generally this indicates faulty hardware or drivers. Make sure your SSD firmware is up to date as the Agility series is known to have funky firmware.
 

Maarsch

New Member
SSD firmware is up to date.

Although that one took me a while tbh. I was looking for drivers for the longest time.
 

Maarsch

New Member
Just happened with my workaround of discord for audio and hangouts for video

I'll start testing if it's now happening with just sc2 and obs
Although I just finished 2 hours on my own scene collection w/o problems
 

Maarsch

New Member
Ended up going in with a sledgehammer.
Format C:\
Re-install Win10
If I'd been any less annoyed I'd prob have reinstalled win 7 instead.

2 hours stable stream, no BSOD.
 
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