Title says it all whenever I try to launch Fortnite on my new pc it immediately blue screens with this error IRQL NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL I’ve tried everything reinstalling drivers windows itself windows anti cheat etc also this only happens with fortntie falls guys roblox and marvel rivals are fine.
#5090 blue screens on Fortnite
modern summit
modern summit
acoustic bone
"The blue screen error "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" usually indicates a problem with a driver or a hardware component, specifically a memory-related issue. It happens when a driver or process tries to access a memory address it's not permitted to access, often at an inappropriate interrupt request level (IRQL)."
What nvidia drivers are you on? I googgled and got so many "potenial causes" I'll start with drivers because Nvidia have released some whacky ones these last 2 months.
Miles will probably come in a little later with some much better advice though, but we can start with the above.
modern summit
"The blue screen error "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL" usually indicates a problem with...
I was on the newest ones then downgraded to previous ones now I’m on none because I reset my entire pc
So go back to March drivers?
acoustic bone
Okay like Lewis suggested try downloading either the first driver of March, or the driver from Feb 27th works, 572.60, is what I am on, but Lewis is well knowledgeable as well and I know has said he has had no issues with a March driver either.
modern summit
acoustic bone
With the most recent May driver, I've had so many issues right down to it freezing my whole PC and needing a hard boot... on the Feb driver I've had NO issues.
Always game ready drivers
proven gorge
Either of those two top ones should be good 🙏
proven gorge
With the most recent May driver, I've had so many issues right down to it freezi...
Same with me
proven gorge
Try running a memtest
Can use the Windows Memory Diagnostic which is built in to Windows
or can use this one
maiden cloudBOT
MemTest86 Memory Testing
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modern summit
Can use the Windows Memory Diagnostic which is built in to Windows
Doing that rn
it’s taking a while
proven gorge
Yeah takes a bit
dusky remnant
windows memtest takes 30m-60m
proven gorge
If it detects any errors then may as well cancel the test
dusky remnant
what are the full system specs
modern summit
5090 ryzen 7 9800 x3d Samsung 990 evo b850 asus motherboard 1200 watt psu 32gb team t force ram
Again this issue is only in fortnite
No other game
dusky remnant
oh interesting
they use easy anticheat
maybe that's got something to do with it
it is a kernel level driver, so if it's having issues it'll impact the whole system
modern summit
maybe that's got something to do with it
The kernel thing in windows 11 is off
dusky remnant
?
dusky remnant
Is it supposed to be a black screen btw?
uhhh no
i don't think so
might be stuck
modern summit
Should I restart?
dusky remnant
kernel level drivers are still kernel level regardless of this setting
so if they have major faults they can still crash
modern summit
Oof
dusky remnant
Should I restart?
yeah if it's stuck you should restart
modern summit
Any other ideas?
dusky remnant
has it always done this
dusky remnant
is your PC overclocked?
also if the windows memory test isn't working properly you can always try memtest86
maiden cloudBOT
MemTest86 Memory Testing
:one: Download MemTest86 using the link below.
:two: Open the zip file you downloaded and run ImageUSB
:three: Click 'Extract', choose a File Location then click 'Extract' again.
:four: Run ImageUSB from the File Explorer windows which just opened and select your USB stick from the list.
:five: Click the Write button, ensuring that any files on your USB stick that you would like to keep are backed up.
:six: Shut down the PC you are going to be testing, insert the USB stick and press the following key while your PC is turning on, depending on your motherboard:
ASUS/ROG: F8
Aorus/Gigabyte: F12
MSI/ASRock/Cyberpower: F11
Then select your USB Drive from the list and press Enter.
:seven: Wait for the 10 second timer to finish and the test will begin.
:exclamation: If MemTest86 picks up an error, or the test has finished (It will stop automatically), let us know.
After making a MemTest86 USB, you will notice that your USB will have much less capacity. To fix this, reopen the ImageUSB tool, select Reformat USB drive under Step 2, then click Write again.
CyberPowerPC UK 🔸 0333 323 7776 🔸 https://www.cyberpowersystem.co.uk
acoustic bone
Miles got you from here, I’m gonna dip out unless I see anything I can recommend, but he’s more knowledgeable than me 😂
modern summit
Fixed it btw
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modern summit
Plugged it into the wall instead of the surge protector and it works
median spear
Plugged it into the wall instead of the surge protector and it works
Surge protector might not have been suitable for the power draw
modern summit
yea it wasint lol
Getting a better quality one
This is my current one
Apparently it’s like 20+ years old
Prob shouldn’t use it to power a 5000$ pc 😅
acoustic bone
That’s causing the blue screens?
modern summit
Yup
median spear
Yeah it will do
acoustic bone
That’s kinda.. nuts, but alright. I learned something new.
median spear
My old pc years ago the graphics card used to brick itself if it was plugged into a extension
Literally just wouldn’t power the gpu up
Only plug my pc into the wall now and everything else is on a surge protector
acoustic bone
Only plug my pc into the wall now and everything else is on a surge protector
I’m not brave enough to put mine into the wall. Knowing my luck I’d have issues 
median spear
I’m not brave enough to put mine into the wall. Knowing my luck I’d have issues ...
Honestly I get it, I was always the same, but I’ve done it for years now because of these issues
Also quazar you in the US?
acoustic bone
Honestly I get it, I was always the same, but I’ve done it for years now because...
Fair enough, at least it works for ya
modern summit
Got a new surge protector and it works fine
acoustic bone
Glad you got it all figured out! Happy gaming 🙂
modern summit
Thanks bro
prisma prairie
Prob shouldn’t use it to power a 5000$ pc 😅
5k?
I thought that was cheap for a 5090
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modern summit
I thought that was cheap for a 5090
After a promo code and before tax it was 4400