X870E-E Infrequent crashes still (Aug 2025)

[tronster]

I've built PCs since the late 1990s and this past winter (~Feb 2025) put together a new Windows 11 Pro system with an Asus ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI motherboard at the heart of it.  Unfortunately I've continued to have intermittent crashes: system paused for sec, BSOD, coming back up with main NVMe drive not enumerating (until another reboot).

After doing all the tests on drives, memory, CPU, etc.. even trying different NVMe drives, I'm convinced this is a MB issue.  No overclocking, and no monitoring software is running.  (Even tried underclocking a few months back to no avail.)

I've been hoping with each BIOS update, this would be fixed.  Unfortunately this has not been the case.  I feel like the BSODs occur less frequently, once or twice a week instead of every day or two, but still having a random crash in the middle of work is disruptive.  

My system has two things a typical build won't: a high amount of memory and 3 HD drives, but neither of these factors should be creating BSODs.  Noting it here though so if an ASUS dev is taking notes, these may be contributing to triggering whatever bug(s) remain in the BIOS.  Specs:

• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
• BIOS: 1605 (7/15/2025 most stable), (Previously tried 1203,1303,1401,1501,1512,1605, 1701, 1715)
• Memory: Corsair Vengeance 192 GB (4 x 48 GB) DDR5-5200 CL38
• HD 1: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe (OS)
• HD 2: Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe
• HD 3: Samsung 870 Evo 2 TB 2.5" SSD
• Graphics:  Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB
• Power:  Corsair AX1600i 1600 W 80+

Additionally, most every month I've installed the latest drivers on all-the-things (MB, USB, graphics, etc.)

Before making this post I scanned past form posts on BSOD issues on the X870-E.  I'm wondering if these are similar issues to mine and if the OG posters are still having issues today?

• @Nerdtastic  (11/29/2024) - https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/amd-800-series/x870e-e-gaming-bsod-hard-crashes/m-p/1059325
• @reiterstahl (and @Swifty16 ) (12/8/2024) - https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/amd-800-series/x870e-e-and-expo-profiles-bsod-windows-crashes/td-p/106...
• @IceWolf75 (3/18/2025) - https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/amd-800-series/rog-strix-x870e-e-hangs-and-or-restarts-with-corsair-do...

I also figure there might be more people having issues and just hoping someone makes a post and/or a fix occurs.  I've held off posting this long because of the friction of creating an account, making the post, etc... but now I'm here.  😎

So anyone else still having BSOD issues with this MB? 

Any similarities in memory and/or HD setup?

EDIT: spelling, grammar 

EDIT 2: updated BIOS's tried

[IceWolf75]

Unfortunately, yes. 
At first, it seemed it has been solved with 1512. Days passed until I had hang-ups (never BSOD) using DOCP I stock @ 6000.
I reverted to 5400, the most stable.
1605 is unfortunately even less stable than 1512, DOCP I barely get past training, after 5 minutes or so. 
To be honest, I give up hope it will be solved. For gaming, the memory speed it really doesn't matter, but depending on your workload....

[Dragoon007]

I have a similar Setup. But i don't experience BSODs

Asus ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming Wifi
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
BIOS: 1605
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (4 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 CMK64GX5M4B5600Z36 (EXPO 1 is the only Setting i made for OC. All other Settings default)
HD 1: Samsung 980 Pro 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe Port 4 (Windows)
HD 2: Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVMe Port 5
HD 3: Samsung 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" SSD (SATA)
HD 4: Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB 2.5" SSD (SATA)
HD 5: WD 1 TB HDD (SATA)
(In Bios all on AHCI, Not Raid Controller Config)
Graphics: Asus Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB
Power: ASUS ROG Strix 1000W 80+ P

I also turned Off the Onboard Graphics in BIOS.

Which Driver Versions are you using?

I use newest AMD Chipset Driver 7.06.24.2226 (downloadable on ASUS Driver Page)
Newest WIFI Driver for Mediatek (from ASUS Driver Page)
Newest LAN Driver ( from Realtek HP)
Newest Firmware Updates for USB Controllers (without that i had issus with hangups und not functioning USB Devices)

[reiterstahl]

In my case, I bought the motherboard at launch, and during the first few months I had problems on a more or less permanent basis—all of them, as far as I could tell, related to enabling EXPO for the RAM (once I lowered the RAM speed to 5600 MT/s, everything stabilized). After several BIOS updates, the issue was completely resolved, and I haven’t had a single problem for months now.

As my main drive, I use a Crucial T705 1TB (connected via PCIe 5.0); that’s where I have run into issues, since I haven’t been able to reach the manufacturer’s advertised speeds. I’m actually planning to swap it out for a Kingston Fury Renegade G5 to see if that solves it.

On top of that, I’ve got two 990 Pro 4TB drives connected through the chipset, and I’ve had zero issues with those.

If the motherboard itself is defective, the best option is probably to RMA it and have peace of mind. The problem is figuring out whether it’s actually the board or something else… I’d recommend running extended stress tests with OCCT rather than just memory-testing tools: OCCT stresses the entire system and really pushes it to the limit, while memory tests only validate that the RAM is “fine” (and even those fail with EXPO enabled, at least in the case of MemTest86).

Good luck with your build 🙂

[Blai5e]

@tronster ‒ I have a similar-ish setup to yours:

• AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
• ASUS 870E-E Gaming WiFi (BIOS: 1605 ) w/chipset driver v7.06.24.2226
• Corsair Titanium 64GB (2 x 32 GB) 6000MT/s CL30
• Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB (OS), Samsung 990 Pro 4 TB, Seagate Ironwolf Pro 4TB
• Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX-4090
• Corsair AX1600i

Built a few months ago with both the CPU & GPU in a custom water-cool hardline loop. I've had zero issues so far with my system but I'm wondering if having all 4 RAM slots populated with non-binary modules is causing an issue for you. I know it might be an issue due to your memory intensive workload but have you tried with just 2 sticks of RAM in slots A2 & B2? Maybe the memory controller is running on the ragged edge and every-so-often glitches.

[tronster]

Thanks @IceWolf75 , @Dragoon007 , @reiterstahl , and @Blai5e for you replies.

It sounds like the amount of memory I have in my system is likely exposing whatever the bug is in the BIOS.  I'm going to find some free time between now and the weekend to try out @reiterstahl 's idea of using OCCT stress testing.  

Worst comes to worst, I can half my memory and try out @Blai5e 's recommendation of only using RAM slots A2 and B2.  I wouldn't want to do that long term (bought the board for it's memory capacity) but would be worth seeing if the crashes stop.  I'd just have to wait a few weeks though, unless I can reliably get it to crash with OCCT and 4 sticks first.

Hope beyond hope a new BIOS drops any day and that solves it; we're about 30 days out since 1605. If anyone else, not on the thread yet and has just joined the party, I would love to hear if you're also having issues and what your setup is.

[LeroyJenkns]

I have a different board but similar issues. Just wanted to chime in as well since I also have quite a bit of RAM (though only two slots). Maybe there is a common issue in the BIOS for these X870/X870E boards.

CPU: Ryzen 9800X3D
MOTHERBOARD: Asus Strix X870-I
MEMORY: G.SKILL Flare X5 2x48GB DDR5-6000 CL30
GRAPHICS: Zotac 4090 Airo
DRIVES: 990 Pro 2TB & 4TB
PSU: Corsair SF1000
Windows 11

I'm running the EXPO profile for the memory, and I've done all the OCCT stress tests and then some without issue. I've also run Aida and prime95. I can game for hours without issues other than somewhat frequent USB device disconnections/reconnections.

I also have random USB device disconnects where no amount of unplugging/replugging will cause the device to be recognized until the system is restarted. Sometimes after a fresh boot some USB devices aren't detected and another reboot is required.

I seem to get crashes when the system is idle overnight. Recently I've been coming back to it and it's crashed and booted back into BIOS. While I've experienced this behavior with unstable memory, in that case the BIOS always reverts back to the base 5600 speed. When it crashes and reboots to BIOS in this case, RAM is still running at EXPO and no settings are changed. I've just been able to exit the BIOS and boot as normal.

Sometimes when I boot the PC powers on but doesn't output a video signal. I can't boot into safe mode, at least in the 5+ attempts I've made so far using both the shift+power method and the newer control panel advanced restart option.

Sometimes it boots into Windows in 30 seconds. Sometimes it takes 5 minutes.

I've recently stopped seeing the BIOS splash screen, despite it always appearing until recently. I had to spend a few hours over the last couple days trying to get into the BIOS so I could flash to the latest version. Took a lot of mashing delete without seeing anything on the screen, and only worked after I moved my keyboard to a different USB port and stopped using a USB A --> C adapter.

All-in-all, there is something funky going on where the board doesn't crash under load, but does at idle. It also has strange boot behavior. Different board than yours, but similar behavior. I've just managed to flash the latest BIOS (7.22.2025) so will see if that improves things, though I'm not hopeful.

Oh, should also mention I RMA'ed my memory thinking it was a memory issue at first.

[tronster]

Throughout the week I've been running some short sessions with OCCT, mainly stressing memory with the full 192GB.  So far, nothing has come up, and BSOD has yet to occur.

It looks like the BIOS  "Version 1701" just dropped today (8/29/2025).  I'll take it for a spin this weekend; hope it fixes the issue.  The BSOD crash happens so infrequently, I'll need to have my system running for at least a week, if not two, to feel as-if it's become stable.  (And if not, will have to try with half the memory, as suggested above).

[tronster]

Installed BIOS 1701 yesterday morning; today, just a few minutes ago at 5:24am EST, I blue screened. 😞  Just like previous times, wasn't taxing the system, it just happens out of the blue.  Have yet to reproduce with OCCT.

Asus still has a bug in the BIOS and not sure what triggers it.  I'll need to carve some time to open this box up and try running with half my ram, and see if that won't trigger whatever issue is occurring.

[tronster]

Well the system rebooted again this morning (Wed 9/3).  Unsure if it just happened or it was sitting in this state from earlier this morning. In either case, at least 24 hours since last powered on and the BIOS crashes.  Not a great start. 

If this happens one more time this week, I'm regressing to BIOS 1605 because that at least would give me a few days between the BIOS failing.