Repeated BSODs while browsing, gaming, etc. on XPS 9100

Javelin

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Hey all,

Hoping you can make sense of why after about a year of no problems, I am now getting repeated BSODs while doing a wide variety of high, medium, and low memory tasks on my original-install OEM Win 7 Home Premium x64 Dell XPS 9100.

I suspected graphics drivers since the problems started up after updating my ATI drivers for my HD 5670. I ran all kinds of memory diagnostics and everything seemed OK. I uninstalled the driver and ATI Catalyst Install Manager, rebooted in safe mode, ran Driver Sweeper, ran CCleaner, rebooted, reinstalled an earlier ATI driver version, and everything was okay for about a week then the BSODs started again today.

Thanks in advance!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9100
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel i7 930 2.80 GHz
Motherboard
factory (custom?)
Memory
4 Gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD5670 1Gb DDR5
Sound Card
THX TruStudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer G185H
Hard Drives
ST31000528AS (1TB 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache)
PSU
525W (factory)
Case
factory
Cooling
factory fans
I should also add I suspected the ATI drivers because some of the BSODs mention atikmpag.sys, and the monitor occasionally distorts/freezes up with no BSOD and the only solution is a hard reset.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Studio XPS 9100
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel i7 930 2.80 GHz
Motherboard
factory (custom?)
Memory
4 Gb
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD5670 1Gb DDR5
Sound Card
THX TruStudio
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer G185H
Hard Drives
ST31000528AS (1TB 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache)
PSU
525W (factory)
Case
factory
Cooling
factory fans
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