i5 2500k

About this tag
The Intel Core i5 2500K is a popular processor from the Sandy Bridge generation, often paired with ASUS P67 or Z68 motherboards. Discussions on WindowsForum.com focus on troubleshooting issues such as random BSOD errors (including codes 0x00000124 and 0x0000003d), kernel power event 41, and problems resuming from sleep. Users also report driver challenges for unsupported chipsets on Windows 10, performance degradation, and instability when overclocking. Common themes include memory management errors, driver conflicts, and system crashes during gaming or after fresh Windows installations. The i5 2500K remains a topic of interest for users seeking solutions to stability and compatibility problems on older hardware.
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    Windows 10 Simple Communications Controller for no longer supported Chipset - Windows 10

    Dear all, would somebody be able to direct me to a good source for the above driver? Windows and ASUS do not offer support for it any longer as far as I can see. Is there another source anyone knows of? Thanks. If not: I have an i5 2500K and an ASUS P67 Sabretooth board. On reinstalling windows...
    • hogwampa
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    • asus chipset drivers hardware i5 2500k p67 sabretooth reinstall support update windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random BSOD 1308 on Intel i5 2500K with Overclocked Settings

    Hi, Getting the following BSOD at random times intel i5 2500K (oc to 4.5GHz) 8gb corsiar ram asus p8-z68-v pro gen3 m/b msi 560ti graphics Problemsignature: ProblemEvent Name: BlueScreen OSVersion: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48 LocaleID: 3081 Additionalinformation about the problem: BCCode: 3d...
    • wesdrum
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    • asus blue screen bsod corsair crash dump files error graphics hardware i5 2500k intel motherboard msi overclocking ram system issues troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Kernel Power Event 41: Random Restarts During Gaming

    Hi, i have been having these errors for a while now always the same error code, these are the solutions that I have tried: - updated all drivers. - updated firmware on SSD -installed whole new copy of windows - turned link state power management off -checked device manager, only one audio...
    • Raven2
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    • device manager driver update error event id event viewer gaming issues hard freeze hardware i5 2500k kernel power memory check motherboard performance power management restart ssd firmware system specs temperature monitoring troubleshooting windows events
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Persistent BSOD Issues After Fresh Windows 7 Install on New PC

    Hi Everyone, I've been having the BSOD pop up on my new computer which is about a week old. Initially there were BAD_POOL_HEADER and MEMORY_MANAGEMENT errors. I had reformatted my pc and reinstalled windows 7 fresh but I just got another BSOD about a few hours after a fresh install. I've...
    • keyheart
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    • asrock bad pool header bsod clean install computer issues ddr3 dump files error gskill hard drive home premium i5 2500k intel memory management reinstall seagate tech support troubleshooting windows 7 z68 extreme4
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 brand new build, TERRIBLE performance

    I just built this puppy... and it's not performing the way I want it to. Intel i5 2500k (downclocked to 2.5GHz until I get some better fans for the heatsink and case intake) everything else is default: Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg Basically, if I move my Logitech G9 around (a few...
    • a10112
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    • build choppy sound cooling desktop heatsink i5 2500k intel logitech performance video playback
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Frequent BSOD with new Build - Asus p67 pro + i5 2500k

    I just built a new system. Asus P67 Pro i5 2500k GSkill 8gig (eco) Dual 5770 HD ATI Day started off with constant BSOD - I first thought it was the ram due to it running at 1.5v; so i downgraded to 1.35 as the specs say. It was running great - ran Prim95 for 15 min, no issues ...
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    Windows 7 BSod when resuming from sleep

    Hello, Sorry for my english but I'm french :) I've just bought a new computer and I get BSoD (yellow screen in fact) each time I resume from sleep Link Removed : KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR I took a picture of it: Link Removed due to 404 Error Thank you for your help. My computer...
    • fredo0877
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    • asus blue screen bsod computer corsair error graphics card hardware i5 2500k kernel_data_inpage_error motherboard premium ram sapphire sleep storage system error troubleshooting wd caviar windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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    Windows 7 BSOD, unable to produce mindump

    Computer just started blue screening a couple days ago, and every time Windows is unable to produce a minidump file. These are the errors: The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000124 (0x0000000000000000, 0xfffffa80088b7028, 0x00000000be000000, 0x0000000000800400)...
    • lardacus
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    • asus bsod bugcheck error event id gtx 460 hardware issues i5 2500k memory dump minidump ram restart ssd system crash tech support troubleshooting upgrade windows windows 10
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)

  9. Windows 7 BSOD on Newly Upgraded Machine

    Hi, I just upgraded my LGA 775 machine to a new Sandy bridge i5-2500k/asus p8p67 pro/4gb ripjaws 1600mhz. I was getting Bsod/restarts when i walked away. Maybe every few hours. After some other issues during program installs (some programs began to stop at random points of their installs and...