BSOD randomly in games

FLAPJACKDAN · 19 Jul 2012

I no matter what game I play it will randomly crash the computer some games take longer to crash than others. I since it looked like a graphics card crash I decided to buy a new one to see if that would fix it. Other than a rise in fps I still get crashes. Also yes I have uninstalled old drivers and installed new ones for my hardware.

- x86 (32-bit) or x64 ?
x64
- the original installed OS on the system?
I don't understand the question
- an OEM or full retail version?
OEM
- What is the age of system (hardware)?
It's been upgraded a few times but I'd say 3 years old
- What is the age of OS installation (have you re-installed the OS?)
About a month or two old (I have reinstalled it many times before to try and fix my problems)

FLAPJACKDAN · 20 Jul 2012

I just had another blue screen is anyone able to help me out with this problem of mine?

FLAPJACKDAN · 20 Jul 2012

Bump. These problems are getting worst and worst I'm starting to get this more often.

FredeGail · 29 Jul 2012

Hello Flapjackdan and welcome to Sevenforums.

BSOD Analyse

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Any sort of overclocking should be stopped. Overclocking is obviously producing a lot of heat. Also make sure that you're not having a motherboard feature that overclocks your computer automatically.
Make sure that your computer is running cool. Install Speedfan for instance, and make sure that fans are running at the right speed. Also track down weird or noisy sounds.
Windows 7 may have bugs in the OS if you ain't updating. Make sure that Windows Update is running on automatic updates, and not manual, or the 'never' feature.
Let's stress test some of the hardware. The most common causer within hardware would be the memory -

There could be a driver could be causing the memory to be borked, but we're usually suggesting a memory test before moving forward. Do a scan with Memtest86+. Memtest is a scanner that'll check your sticks for errors. To ensure that we'll know if it's the slots on the motherboard that's broken, or the sticks itself - we have a little procedure we'll recommend. Remove 1 stick, scan the other with Memtest in the current slot. After 7 passes, move the stick to another slot and scan, and so on and so forth until you've scanned all the sticks, and all the slots, one by one.

Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool

The next would be your processor -

Prime is a stress testing tool for CPU's.
Details below.

Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95

If you have your system under warranty, consider replacing it.