BSOD playing various games, including CS:GO / Civ 5

I opened the zip and noticed that there were no new dump files from the 2 recent shutdowns since installing the video card. The card was installed on 10/11/12.

Bump

Still shutting down unexpectedly and restarting on its own. No new dump files are being created for them.

Attached is screenshot of Hmonitor showing an irregularity on my voltage. I was playing game quite successfully before, with exception to BF3 which seems to be the only game it crashes on.

Now everytime I try to play BF3 my computer shuts down right as it is about to jump into the game after the loading screen. I think my problem could be voltage.

Just tried to run FurMark. Shuts down as soon as you start the test. But the same thing happened on the video card I replaced. Possibly my PSU or wiring?

In the Event Log under Administrative Events, found this flagged as Critical.

Log Name: System
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
Date: 10/19/2012 11:17:39 PM
Event ID: 41
Task Category: (63)
Level: Critical
Keywords: (2)
User: SYSTEM
Computer: *******-PC
Description:
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-20T03:17:39.768014500Z" />
<EventRecordID>125980</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>Brandon-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Here are details on the Error:

Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing/Admin
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing
Date: 10/19/2012 11:17:41 PM
Event ID: 3
Task Category: Session
Level: Error
Keywords: Session
User: SYSTEM
Computer: Brandon-PC
Description:
Session "Microsoft Security Client OOBE" stopped due to the following error: 0xC000000D
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing" Guid="{B675EC37-BDB6-4648-BC92-F3FDC74D3CA2}" />
<EventID>3</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>2</Task>
<Opcode>14</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000010</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-10-20T03:17:41.031616700Z" />
<EventRecordID>704</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="204" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing/Admin</Channel>
<Computer>Brandon-PC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="SessionName">Microsoft Security Client OOBE</Data>
<Data Name="FileName">C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client\Support\EppOobe.etl</Data>
<Data Name="ErrorCode">3221225485</Data>
<Data Name="LoggingMode">5</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

After reading up on failing PSU's, I remember hearing some strange noises coming from my computer recently on a few different occasions. I also hear some noise from my speakers like moving or touching a microphone, though very faintly and not often.

Well after replacing the PSU everything seems good so far. Learned the hard way that PSU is not something to get cheap on. Thanks for the help anyways, although it seems buying the new video card may have been an unnecessary expense.

avengerdcs said:

Well after replacing the PSU everything seems good so far. Learned the hard way that PSU is not something to get cheap on. Thanks for the help anyways, although it seems buying the new video card may have been an unnecessary expense.

Whoa just realized i was way behind posts, sorry about that school is obliterating me with work. I am terribly sorry, about the video card not being the issue. If so is there time to left to refund it? All of the dumps were pointing directly at the card, and perhaps i missed something. Anyhow i am glad you have it fixed, my deepest apologies for not finding the problem.