BSOD During Shogun 2 Loader

Hi there, I just built myself a custom computer last weekend (all parts are brand new) and it is crashing every time I try to load Shogun 2.
My OS is:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit retail purchased reinstalled once after reformatting *crash occurred before reformatting as well as after.

System specs are:

System Manufacturer/Model Number: FA-990FXA-UD5
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor, 3300 Mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte AMD3+ FX
Memory: G. Skill Ripjaws Series DDR3 1600Mhz (2x4GB)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series CX600 V2 600 Watt
Case: iCAN A9809 Mid Tower Gaming
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 6850

Thanks so much for the help.

There are three main errors I see in your logs. Starting with least severe and moving on:

Most likely unrelated to your BSODs, I see this:

Code:

Event[135]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Service Control Manager
  Date: 2011-11-13T19:18:20.167
  Event ID: 7000
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: Rob-PC
  Description: 
The 7ByteIo service failed to start due to the following error: 
The system cannot find the file specified.

You may consider uninstalling Hot CPU Tester and see of anything changes.

Next:

Code:

Event[548]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: atapi
  Date: 2011-11-13T17:49:28.209
  Event ID: 11
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: N/A
  Keyword: Classic
  User: N/A
  User Name: N/A
  Computer: Rob-PC
  Description: 
The driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort2.

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Finally, the probable cause of the BSODs:

Code:

Event[208]:
  Log Name: System
  Source: Microsoft-Windows-WHEA-Logger
  Date: 2011-11-13T18:39:54.263
  Event ID: 18
  Task: N/A
  Level: Error
  Opcode: Info
  Keyword: N/A
  User: S-1-5-19
  User Name: NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
  Computer: Rob-PC
  Description: 
A fatal hardware error has occurred.

Reported by component: Processor Core
Error Source: Machine Check Exception
Error Type: Bus/Interconnect Error
Processor ID: 0

The details view of this entry contains further information.

This is related to the 0x124 bugcheck, a processor error. It's not necessarily a physical CPU issue (RAM, motherboard, PSU, and BIOS are also possible), but given the error found in the event log, we can say it's probably either the CPU or motherboard. Run each of the three Prime95 tests: Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95

It's up to you, you might skip the Prime95 and move directly to the RMA. Even if Prime95 comes up clean, I won't be convinced that neither component is the cause.

...Summary of the dumps:

Code:

Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
Debug session time: Sun Nov 13 21:35:07.061 2011 (UTC - 5:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:12.216
Probably caused by : hardware
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x124_AuthenticAMD
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME:  System
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x124_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR_BUS_PRV
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
Debug session time: Sun Nov 13 21:39:35.624 2011 (UTC - 5:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:11.779
Probably caused by : hardware
BUGCHECK_STR:  0x124_AuthenticAMD
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME:  System
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0x124_AuthenticAMD_PROCESSOR_BUS_PRV
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
  

What is the make and model of your power supply? There's a small chance that bad/insufficient power is causing the problem.

FYI - no need to run the Prime95 tests for too long. The test will run indefinitely, but typically, we see results within 15-30 minutes. I said 2 hours in the Prime95 guide just to play things safe.

The power supply is Corsair Builder Series CX600 V2 600 Watt 80 Plus Certified. (CMPSU-600CXV2)

Good to know I heard from other sites that Prima95 should be run all night. I'll give the other two tests a quick go then.

Thanks

Just ran the second and third Prima95 tests for over 30 minutes each and got no errors. I also ran Driver Varifier and it caused a memory dump, I was told that might indicate why it's crashing. Here's the mini dump file it created in case that tells you anything.

I don't *think* this can explain those hardware errors, but I could be wrong and it's worth addressing anyway. The crash dump pointed to gdrv.sys, a driver for Gigabyte EasySaver. That program has been known to cause crashes before, so definitely uninstall it and see what happens.

...Summary of the dumps:

Code:

Built by: 7601.17640.amd64fre.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506
Debug session time: Mon Nov 14 22:19:42.165 2011 (UTC - 5:00)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:01:06.336
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for gdrv.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for gdrv.sys
Probably caused by : gdrv.sys ( gdrv+1809 )
BUGCHECK_STR:  0xc4_f6
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  VERIFIER_ENABLED_VISTA_MINIDUMP
PROCESS_NAME:  MiniWERServer.
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID:  X64_0xc4_f6_VRF_gdrv+1809
BiosReleaseDate = 10/13/2011
SystemProductName = GA-990FXA-UD5
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨``
  

Oh well, keep us posted!