Windows 7: BSOD when exiting games

Hypnotise07 · 26 Oct 2011

I only get BSODs when exiting any game with decent graphics after playing for about an hour. If i play these games in windowed mode i dont seem to have that problem..
When playing Battlefield 3 yesterday the game seemed to froze-up every 5mins and would only unfreeze if i alt tabbed and hit CTRL+ALT+DEL and then open the task manager (had the same problem in other FPS).

My configuration, i have the latest drivers installed and i tried all kinds of older drivers for my VGA:
Windows 7 64-bit
Mainboard GA-MA785GT-UD3H
Phenom II X2 555 - no OC
Nvidia GTX 460
4x1GB Corsair 1333 CL9
1x HDD WD Caviar Black 500GB
PSU Antec True Power 550W ~ 4years old

- ran the memtest in DOS for 5 hours with no errors
- ran prime95 for 20min with no errors, temp at 34 degrees max
- ran furmark for 15min, GPU at 61 degrees max
- ran both prime95 and furmark for 10mins, no problems

The windows have been reinstalled about 5 months ago, i had the same problems before that also.

What can cause these BSODs ?

panais · 26 Oct 2011

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Hypnotise07 · 27 Oct 2011

Now i have even a bigger problem, since yesterday after i updated my drivers and installed a new bios version the PC keeps freezing every 15min. I reinstalled the windows, reset the bios and still my pc keeps freezing (no bsod) every 15mins or so no matter what im doing....

P.S i also did a full hard drive scan yesterday using the seagate tool and it found some errors, this morning right before i reinstalled the windows i did another full hard drive scan using data lifeguard from wd witch also found an error #0223 but fixed it.

**yowanvista** · 27 Oct 2011

Quote: Originally Posted by Hypnotise07

Now i have even a bigger problem, since yesterday after i updated my drivers and installed a new bios version the PC keeps freezing every 15min. I reinstalled the windows, reset the bios and still my pc keeps freezing (no bsod) every 15mins or so no matter what im doing....

P.S i also did a full hard drive scan yesterday using the seagate tool and it found some errors, this morning right before i reinstalled the windows i did another full hard drive scan using data lifeguard from wd witch also found an error #0223 but fixed it.

Your Hard Disk may be failing, I'll strongly recommend that you make a backup of all your data.
Run a RAM Test RAM - Test with Memtest86+

Hypnotise07 · 27 Oct 2011

Ran a ram test yesterday with no errors, i just plugged-in an old hardrive and installed the same drivers see if the pc still freezes

Hypnotise07 · 27 Oct 2011

ok so after 2 hours using my old hard drive the pc froze again while i was playing some game.....
also when it freezes the sound playing gets corrupted if that makes any difference

edit: just froze again while browsing after 5mins since restart, no music playing...
edit2: just got two more bsod's out of the blue i posted the attachment with them (there are also two very old dump files there pls ignore them)

**yowanvista** · 27 Oct 2011

Same cause, Memory Corruption

The CPU should be tested too.
Run Prime 95 to test your CPU. Carefully the instructions in this tutorial: CPU - Stress Test with Prime95. Run 3 separate tests, one on each of the settings (Blend, Small FFTs, Large FFTs). Post back with your results.
Note that this test may overheat the CPU, ensure proper cooling

Hypnotise07 · 27 Oct 2011

I think the problem is solved, i upped the voltage a bit on the ram and tweaked the timings a bit and the pc seems stable for several hours now.

Hypnotise07 · 11 Apr 2012

well the problem is back it seems, i get blue screen very often after i exit a game in fullscreen. If i play the games in windowed mode everything is fine it seems. Since my last post i changed the motherboard and cpu and the ram and reinstalled windows so from my old configuration only the hard drive, gpu and hard disk remain.
Help me narrow down the problem hardware causing the bsod please.

writhziden · 11 Apr 2012

Problem Devices:

Code:

Standard VGA Graphics Adapter	PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0112&SUBSYS_844D1043&REV_09\3&11583659&0&10	This device cannot start.

This appears to be the onboard Intel Graphics.

Security Software: ???

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All the crashes were Bug Check 0x3B: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION and indicate a possible graphics card problem.

If you are overclocking any hardware, please stop.
Monitor temperatures during the following tests.
Use the following programs to monitor the temperatures.
- Real Temp is a good CPU temperature monitor.
- Speccy - System Information - Free Download will monitor all hardware temperatures.
- HWiNFO, HWiNFO32 & HWiNFO64 - Hardware Information and Analysis Tools can be inaccurate for CPU temperatures, but is a good program for GPU temperature monitoring.
- Use FurMark: VGA Stress Test, Graphics Card and GPU Stability Test, Burn-in Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net to test the graphics card GPU. Let it run until the GPU temperatures even out or until the GPU temperatures reach a dangerous level (you can find the max temperature for your card on either the nVidia or AMD sites; if you are not sure, ask us). The goal is to get a steady temperature, find out if the GPU is overheating, or to see if there are any artifacts present in the test itself: look for strange pixelated patterns on the screen or colors that do not look like they belong. Then use the |MG| Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116 Download to test your graphics card memory. Let the memory test run for at least seven passes; the more the better.
- Re-install or install the latest drivers for your display card. Your current drivers may be corrupt and/or outdated. Use the following method to re-install the drivers.
  1. Download the latest drivers for your display card(s)
  2. Click Start Menu
  3. Click Control Panel
  4. Click Uninstall a program
  5. For NVIDIA:
    - Uninstall the NVIDIA Graphics Driver (this should uninstall all NVIDIA software and drivers)
    - Restart your computer
    - Make sure NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver, NVIDIA 3D Vision Video Player, NVIDIA HD Audio Driver, and NVIDIA PhysX System Software are not still listed under Uninstall a program through Control Panel
    - If any remain of the above, uninstall one at a time
    - If asked to restart after uninstalling any of the above, do so, and continue uninstalling any remaining NVIDIA items until all are removed
  6. For AMD:
    - Uninstall AMD Catalyst Install Manager if it is listed (this should remove all AMD graphics software and drivers)
    - If AMD Catalyst Install Manager is not listed, use the following method to uninstall the graphics drivers:
      1. Download the latest drivers for your display card(s)
      2. Click Start Menu
      3. Right Click My Computer/Computer
      4. Click Manage
      5. Click Device Manager from the list on the left
      6. Expand Display adapters
      7. Do the following for each adapter (in case you have multiple display cards)
        Right click the adapter
        
        Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
        
        Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
      8. Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
      9. Install the latest driver for the display cards once Windows starts
      Alternatively:
      1. Login as an adminstrative user
      2. Download the latest drivers for your display card(s)
      3. Click Start Menu
      4. Click Control Panel
      5. Click Hardware and Sound
      6. Click Device Manager (the last link under Devices and Printers)
      7. Expand Display adapters
      8. Do the following for each adapter (in case you have multiple display cards)
        Right click the adapter
        
        Click Uninstall (do not click OK in the dialog box that pops up after hitting Uninstall)
        
        Put a tick in Delete driver software for this device (if this option is available, otherwise just hit OK) and hit OK
  7. Restart your computer after uninstalling drivers for all display cards
  8. Install the latest driver for the display cards once Windows starts

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