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Intel Community
community.intel.com › t5 › Processors › i9-14900k-randomly-crashing › m-p › 1575615
Re: i9 14900k randomly crashing - Intel Community
February 28, 2024 - Upgraded to a 1500W power supply to ensure sufficient power delivery, eliminating inadequate power as a cause. System temperatures and thermal performance have been monitored and are within normal ranges, discounting overheating as a contributing factor. Notably, the system crashes during two specific CPU-intensive tests: V-Ray Benchmark tool (when trying to test the CPU) and OCCT (OverClock Checking Tool), when inside the CPU test i chose the option for the "large" Data Set, suggesting a potential underlying issue with the CPU or its interaction with the memory controller, the motherboard or other system components.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/occt › occt 15.0.12 memory test crashes (code: -1) at start
r/OCCT on Reddit: OCCT 15.0.12 memory test crashes (Code: -1) at start
December 30, 2025 -

EDIT:

I installed Windows 10 22H2, and now all tests pass:

  • CPU (Extreme/Steady/SSE)

  • Memory (90%/AVX2/Auto)

  • CPU+RAM (Large/Extreme/Steady/AVX2/Auto)

So it looks like there was something in even the fresh install of Windows 11 24H2 that was preventing the OCCT Memory test from initializing. It would be nice to get to the bottom of this, but I am happy just to be able to validate my HW stability for now.

ORIGINAL POST:

System

I am unable to perform a Memory test using OCCT on this system. The result is always the same, 10 seconds of initialization and immediate crash with -1.

These settings were tried:

  • 10-80% memory usage

  • SSE and AVX2

  • 2 different RAM kits that are known to be good

Despite the memory tests failing, CPU and CPU + RAM tests PASS full 1-hour runs:

  • Large data set (CPU+RAM only)

  • Extreme

  • Steady

  • SSE & AVX2

Hardware

  • CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X

  • Mobo: Asrock x570 Taichi

  • Memory:

    • Set 1: 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4-3200 CL14

    • Set 2: 64GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL18

  • PSU: Super Flower Leadex VII 1000 XG

  • GPU: Radeon Pro WX 4100

  • OS: Windows 11 24H2 (Fresh install)

Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas? Normally it's the other way around, where the individual CPU and Memory tests pass, but the combined test fails. In this case, it feels like the Memory test is unable to start vs. failing due to system instability.

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Overclock.net
overclock.net › home › forums › intel › intel cpus
Crashed Code OCCT | Overclock.net
Here are the error code list : Code 1 : The thread stopped because another thread has stopped Code 2 : User interruption (Off button clicked) Code 3 : Not enough memory to run the test Code 4 : Calculation error detected I found this in a help ...
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Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › en-us › answers › questions › 3997874 › pc-crashes-whilst-gaming
PC Crashes whilst gaming - Microsoft Q&A
July 11, 2024 - My memory and GPU give no errors in Occt, but my PC crashes when testing CPU, The CPU test on XTU also crashes my PC and Cinebench never makes it through a test, I will attached my latest dumps here, 071824-6937-01.zip · 072024-6937-01.zip · 072024-7406-01.zip · Any help would be great, Thank you, 0 comments No comments Report a concern · DaveM121 • · 894.3K Reputation points • Independent Advisor · 2024-07-11T15:30:55+00:00 ·
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PCPartPicker
pcpartpicker.com › forums › topic › 456389-occt-power-test-issues
OCCT power test issues - PCPartPicker
Here is the weird part, I replaced it with an open box 1200w RM1200x shift from Corsair and it works fine on the same simultaneous cinebench r23 and furmark stress test but I wanted to check for the psu stability. So I ran OCCT power test and my pc started getting errors after a few second, the test kept yelling ERROR ERROR ERROR, and the error counter was over 4 million (crazy right?) and then the pc rebooted just like before.
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Open CASCADE
dev.opencascade.org › content › occtqtviewer-deletion-crash
OcctQtViewer Deletion Crash - Forum Open Cascade Technology
The first option is pushed to the branch test_delete. ... Many thanks to you for your solution. Now, when the Occt widget is deleted, it does not crash and we were able to overcome the problem thanks to you. When I can better explain our problem by sharing the code, I am adding a small application code again.
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Linus Tech Tips
linustechtips.com › the workbench › troubleshooting
Crashes During OCCT Power Tests - Troubleshooting - Linus Tech Tips
March 25, 2024 - Hello everyone, I'm encountering a particularly stubborn issue with my PC, leading to crashes under specific conditions, and after several diagnostic attempts, I'm seeking insights from this knowledgeable community. y system consistently crashes to a blue screen showing the Stop Code: CLOCK WATCH...
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Ten Forums
tenforums.com › bsod-crashes-debugging › 62616-bsod-while-running-occt.html
BSOD While running OCCT - Windows 10 Help Forums
But when i run the OCCT, it BSOD. Below are the information from WhoCrashed. I could not upload the memory dump and minidump even after 10 times...not sure why.. I hope I have not spoil my cpu or memory. Please help. Thanks. On Sat 03-Sep-16 11:09:15 AM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\090316-8515-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x142940) Bugcheck code: 0x101 (0x18, 0x0, 0xFFFFD0012A795180, 0x5) Error:
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Reddit
reddit.com › r › OCCT
OCCT - Help, Feature requests, Bug reports,...
September 28, 2020 - RX 9070 XT artifacts, stuttering and OCCT VRAM test crash (Code -1).
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Intel Community
community.intel.com › t5 › Processors › My-14900KS-is-burned-I-can-send-it-back-but-I-don-t-know-what-to › m-p › 1611621
Re: My 14900KS is burned. I can send it back but I don't know what to do. - Intel Community
July 2, 2024 - I got a crash when running OCCT CPU EXTREME with this setting · Then I checked to make sure it was burned. Z790 AORUS ELITE AX (rev. 1.0) F10 BIOS ... Interesting that this kind of damage could happen with default settings. How long were you stress testing the CPU before it incurred this damage?
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/overclocking › test crashed (code :-1)
Test Crashed (Code :-1) : r/overclocking
July 13, 2024 - Well ive using my pc for a while at -20 with buildzoids timing and had no issues i just wanted to make sure it was stable, i tried -30 but got a whea error in 5 seconds. I just finished the 1 hour test at -20 with no issues. ... you need to run a per core like corecycler with zen4 config setting to determine what core needs more voltage. If not enjoy potential system restarts due to a core crashing.
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Open CASCADE
dev.opencascade.org › content › using-occt-libraries-application-debug-assertion-failed-windows
Using OCCT libraries application "Debug Assertion Failed" on Windows - Forum Open Cascade Technology
So, the first step is to check if Debug DLLs from OCCT are used with your Debug library (you may notice that there are no Debug libraries within official OCCT 7.5.0 binaries!). There are some fragile tricks allowing to mix Debug/Release CRT in application, but in general this combination should be avoided. Structures like std::istream and FILE have different definitions in Debug/Release builds within MSVC CRT, which leads to crashes when passing object created by another CRT - and this is only one of examples of possible clashes.
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Microsoft Learn
learn.microsoft.com › en-us › answers › questions › 4222220 › getting-hard-crashes-when-gpu-is-on-load
Getting Hard Crashes when GPU is on Load - Microsoft Q&A
December 19, 2020 - I've tried the OCCT VRAM test, and about 4-5min in I get a BSoD with WhoCrashed's analyzation: On Sun 20-Dec-20 11:40:26 AM your computer crashed or a problem was reported · crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\122020-12781-01.dmp · This was probably caused by the following module: nvlddmkm.sys (0xFFFFF80492563EBA) Bugcheck code: 0xD1 (0x0, 0x2, 0x1, 0xFFFFF80492563EBA) Error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL ·
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/occt › cpu test instant crash
r/OCCT on Reddit: CPU Test Instant Crash
July 25, 2021 -

I've been encountering sudden, no-BSOD restarts with my pc. These restarts started only a month or so ago at most, and occurred at seemingly random times. Some crashes occurred while playing Minecraft or other games, some while having web searches open, and some while just sitting on the desktop with no actions taken. These crashes create no Memory dump files and the event logs only say "fatal hardware error has occured".

I have been able to replicate this restart using OCCT. When running the cpu test, the computer shuts down within 1 second of starting the test. When I run the Power test, a crash occurs within 30 seconds. The Linpack test fails after a few minutes, though I haven't really tried to reproduce that since the other two failures are so fast. All other tests (memory, GPU, VRAM) all complete successfully (which in the case of the memory test means 100% cpu load is not directly the issue).

After research, I have replaced my power supply (650W->700W), reseated my RAM, and updated the BIOS but none of these fixed the issue. My gut says it's a CPU or Motherboard hardware issue, but I'm not sure. Can anyone here can offer advice, or at least some idea of why the cpu test would crash before the cpu can really gain temperature/load?

Specs:

CPU: RYZEN 5 3600

MotherBoard: MSI B450 Tomahawk Max

GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (08G-P4-3071)

RAM: RipJaws Gskill DDR4 3600

PSU: Corsair CX650M (replaced)->Coolmax ZX 700W

EDIT: Well, looks like things got worse. I went to grab food and now my pc is stuck in a "Critical Process Died" BSOD on boot, and my restore points don't work. I don't even know what to think now

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Reddit
reddit.com › r/overclocking › i ran occt and found 1 error in cpu + ram stress test
r/overclocking on Reddit: I ran OCCT and found 1 Error in CPU + RAM stress test
June 11, 2024 -

Where does the error come from? CPU or RAM Sticks?

I'm currently running stress test right now, but don't know what this error means or where its from.

Logs:

00:00:00 - Info - Test schedule started at 2024-06-10 11:30:29

00:00:00 - Info - CPU + RAM - Initializing (Duration : 01:00:00)

00:00:00 - Info - CPU + RAM - Started (Duration : 01:00:00)

00:09:16 - Error - CPU + RAM - 1 error(s) found on physical core #2 - logical core #4

How can I tell if its RAM or CPU?

EDIT: Found out its the CPU.

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Tom's Hardware Forum
forums.tomshardware.com › home › memory
[SOLVED] - OCCT Memory Test crash | Tom's Hardware Forum
June 17, 2020 - While using OCCT to establish a baseline of the current status of two sticks of DDR3 memory, OCCT immediate 'crashes' when I start the test. This is not a computer crash. The OCCT software crashes. It says 'Crashed' on the screen with no results. NOTE: The computer is running fine (no crashes) and some testing of the temperatures with OCCT are mostly in the normal range except for the GPU.
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Overclock.net
overclock.net › home › forums › benchmarks › benchmarking software and discussion
OCCT Test, 1 error?? | Overclock.net
March 25, 2010 - So I backed my Mem clock to 1215Mhz, And played a few games with it for two hours with no problems. But i am wondering if i bump the GPU volts just a bit maybe I can run that 1260 Mhz on my Mem clock without getting that error? I did re-run that OCCT GPU stability test and I got 1 error again(@1260Mhz on Mem Clock)?!
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/occt › test crashed 101
r/OCCT on Reddit: Test Crashed 101
November 5, 2025 -

Hey guys, I just finished doing a 1 hour power test for the gpu and CPU with no issues. I then had my partner set up a CPU+Ram test and it had an error Test Crashed 101 immediately as it started (the PC did not crash). See the attached photo of the log.

Is this any concern or is more of a false start to the test, the test is running fine now without a PC restart.

Cheers.

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Tom's Hardware Forum
forums.tomshardware.com › home › cpus
[SOLVED] - OCCT test is always crashing on CPU test | Tom's Hardware Forum
March 6, 2021 - Whenever I try to run an OCCT test, it always crashes. I faced with a similar issue on Prime95. On OCCT, It crashes after 1 second. In Prime95, one of my cores always dies in the first few seconds. The thing is I don't have any stability or similar problems while using the PC. I playe a few...