i think it would be safe to say putting my ram back to 1333 speeds solved the problem. i've played numerous games and done other tasks and have had no other BSODs since the original 2.
Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build and MSI GE60 0ND laptop OS windows 7 64bit on both CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE @3.4GHz/Intel Core i7-3610QM @2.3GHz Motherboard MSI 790FX-GD70/MS-16GA Memory 8GB dual channel 1333MHz/8GB dual channel 1600MHz Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 6870 dual fan 1gb/Intel HD 4000 and GTX660M Sound Card Realtek HD Audio/Realtek HD Audio with THX TruStudio Pro Monitor(s) Displays Vizio 26" 1080p LED-LCD/Generic PnP Monitor Screen Resolution both 1920x1080p 60Hz
Keyboard Logitech G510/laptop keyboard by steelseries Mouse Logitec G500/Logitec G5 PSU Corsair GS700 (700watt)/laptop psu Case Cougar Evolution black full tower/MSI awesome gaming looks Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo with Logisys SF120 + 5 case fans Hard Drives 256GB Crucial M4 SSD
625GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec) 7200rpm
two 2TB SATA 5400rpm
/laptop 750GB Hitachi 7200rpm Internet Speed 35-55Mbps down/1-3 Mbps up Other Info Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 fan controller
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion e9110t OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit CPU Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz Motherboard Pegatron IPIEL-LA3 Memory 6.00 GB Hundai HMT125U6BFR8C-H9 Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4850 Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio/ATI High Definition Audio Monitor(s) Displays Acer AL2216W Screen Resolution 1680x1050
Keyboard HP Keyboard Mouse HP Mouse PSU Unknown/installed by HP Case HP generic case Cooling Intel Stock Cooling Hard Drives Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 ATA Device 500 GB Internet Speed Download: 19.15 Mbps Upload: 1.67 Mbps Other Info Network Adapter Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
Network Adapter 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Card LAN Adapter