Blue screen!

Barrysnail · 23 Mar 2013

I don't know that info myself, how do I find it out?

Arc · 23 Mar 2013

It will be written either on the respective hardware, or in the packages or in the user manual in case of a branded PC.

Barrysnail · 24 Mar 2013

They keep getting closer together today I had one that actually came up with a blue screen and stated it was taking a memory dump

Code:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    BlueScreen
  OS Version:    6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
  Locale ID:    2057

Additional information about the problem:
  BCCode:    c5
  BCP1:    FFFFFA8009C78AA8
  BCP2:    0000000000000002
  BCP3:    0000000000000001
  BCP4:    FFFFF800033AD617
  OS Version:    6_1_7601
  Service Pack:    1_0
  Product:    768_1

Files that help describe the problem:
  C:\Windows\Minidump\032413-13993-01.dmp
  C:\Users\Matty's\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-29920-0.sysdata.xml

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Also found the PSU..

Model: DPS-300AB-39c
Max. 300W

Arc · 24 Mar 2013

Post it following the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) Posting Instructions.

And, change your PSU, get one at least of 750 watts.

Have you cleaned the fan grills air vents etc?

Barrysnail · 24 Mar 2013

Here is another one

Arc · 24 Mar 2013

Barrysnail said:

Here is another one

It still indicates the display driver failure, which is already the latest version, and we are suspecting it to be a heat / shortage of power related issue.

Before dismantle and dusting, and changing to an appropriate PSU, nothing can be said specifically. So let us know about your advancement in those stuff.

Barrysnail · 24 Mar 2013

I think it has something to do with my Graphics card as Speccy is reading it at sometime 93°C, I'm sure it is reaching 100°C before cutting out

Arc · 24 Mar 2013

That may be .... but you cannot blame the graphics card itself for overheating before dusting and using an appropriate PSU.

In the present situation, any GPU will fail there.

Barrysnail · 24 Mar 2013

I've already dusted inside the computer, also the computer is shop bought and has been running fine with this PSU for the last 2 years. (Ive changed nothing within the machine)

Would you recommend buying a new PSU to see if that works?

Arc · 24 Mar 2013

Barrysnail said:

I've already dusted inside the computer, also the computer is shop bought and has been running fine with this PSU for the last 2 years. (Ive changed nothing within the machine)

Would you recommend buying a new PSU to see if that works?

Yes. 300 watts is really very low.

And, as it is a branded PC, may be that the cooler is insufficient, too. In that situation you should apply some powerful or additional cooler.

GPU may be failing itself, most possible, as it is similarly old I guess. But at first the other environmental factors are to be eliminated; as the environment is unhealthy for a GPU.