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BSOD while in Windows, randomly
Hey guys I really need some help
First, system specs are as follows (nothing is overclocked, and I constantly monitor my system temperatures so nothing overheats)
CPU: Intel Core i5 4670k
MB: Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
GPU: MSI nVidia GTX 770 Gaming
RAM: 16GB (4x4) Corsair Vengeance CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9
SSD: OCZ Vector 256GB
PSU: Seasonic M12D 850W
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 with all Windows Updates installed
Additional hardware, probably not important
Sound card: ASUS Xonar DGX
Keyboard: Logitech G510
Monitor: LG W2453TQ
Now let me tell you how the BSOD's started happening. I was updating graphics drivers for the GTX 770, and was foolish enough thinking that I might use the GeForce Experience to update the drivers automatically. Sure enough it updated them, but something went wrong in the process and it no longer detected my monitor. Had to go into safe mode, uninstall the drivers, and completely deleted them and all nVidia software.
After that I installed 331.40(the version that worked great before) and called it a day. But then the first BSOD happened right as I was about to shut down the PC. Right-clicked on Steam in tray to close and that's when it happened the first time.
1st BSOD was PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON-PAGED_AREA 0x00000050
2nd time was IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0x0000000A; this one happened when the computer was idle for about an hour and 20 minutes IIRC.
3rd time it was again PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON-PAGED_AREA 0x00000050; browsing the web with Firefox.
4th and 5th time it was MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x0000001a; doing just random stuff in Windows.
I've played a couple of games these past few days since installing the graphics driver again, including Battlefield 4, and never once did it BSOD during a game.
You're probably thinking it's RAM, and I'm inclined to agree with you especially after having updated all drivers just today, only to have a BSOD happen again, but the timing is just odd. The time span from installing the new graphics driver to the first BSOD was maybe 5-6 hours. Is it just my luck or?
Thanks if you managed this far, I uploaded the dump files as per your requirements and hope that you more knowledgeable ones can shed some light on this.
Summary (tl;dr)
- updated nVidia drivers to 331.65 through nVidia GeForce Experience, during the process my monitor couldn't be detected any longer so I reverted back to 331.40(which worked fine since I installed them)
- tried playing BF4 with both driver versions(played on TV via HDMI with new drivers), no BSOD's occurred during gaming
- BSOD's started occuring, explained in detail above
- checked all 4 modules of RAM with Memtest86+, no errors, waited 7 passes to complete(took 17h30m)
- number of BSOD occurences thus far: 6
1. PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON-PAGED_AREA 0x00000050
2. IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL 0x0000000A
3. PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON-PAGED_AREA 0x00000050
4. MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x0000001a
5. MEMORY_MANAGEMENT 0x0000001a
6. 0x00000019 (not sure about the code, I wasn't here when it happened)
/summary over
EDIT1: Currently doing memtest86+, left it overnight and it just started its 7th pass, 15 hours and counting. No errors.
EDIT2: Done Memtest all the way, took 17 and a half hours to test all 16GB of RAM and they're, at least according to Memtest, OK. Link to image
Got another BSOD approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes later. This time it was 0x00000019. Reuploading new diagnostic files.
Last edited by TemplarLord; 02 Nov 2013 at 09:28. Reason: New info