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Random BSOD, I suspect a hardware problem
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit.
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard running 2G Ram.
Radeon HD4670 1G video card
The computer has been running good until a few months ago when random BSOD's began to occur. Maybe only once a month or so, so it wasn't a major problem but something I wanted to fix. I made sure all my drivers were up to date with no change in the BSOD problem.
I bought 4G ram and added the new ram last week and the problem got worse. I suspected faulty ram, removed the old 2G since the BSOD was occurring with just the old 2G, and the problem improved but was still worse than it was without the 4G upgrade. I concluded that my ram is not the problem. Now I am back to the original 2G ram until I get this figured out. I suspect that with the added demand on the computer by adding more ram, it runs much nicer and more "crisp", that my video card can't handle the load.
I suspect perhaps my video card is faulty since the problem happens most when watching a streaming movie, or other high video demand programs are running. I am not a gamer so don't have any info regarding games that might make BSOD occur.
Can hardware issues cause BSOD's?