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BSoD When gaming, custom PC, ntoskrnl.exe
Hey
I got a PC custom built for me about a month ago and installed windows 7 ultimate 64 on it myself, and every time I have a game going (paused or in play) between1-2 hours after it was opened it crashed to a bluescreen often quoting ntoskrnl.exe.
Im pretty sure i have the updated drivers for all things, but as i said i diddnt build the pc myself so I haven't messed with BIOS or anything, i dont know required voltages and all that.
It only happens when im playing high spec games like crysis or asassins creed or GTA4 etc.
Specs:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 630 2.8Ghz 2MB AM3 95W 45nm
RAM: 4GB Kit Dual Channel RAM DDR2-800 PC6400 OEM
HDD: Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green WD10EADS 32MB 7200rpm
DVD Drive: Lite-On SATA DVDRW iHAS324 Super 24x DVD CD Writer
Motherboard: Asus M4N78 SE AM2+ AM3 Phenom nForce 720D Raid GBLan ATX
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD5770
Power supply: Aywun 750W MEGA POWER ECO 140mm Fan A1-750E PSU ATX
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
I ran memtest 86+ for 11 passes, and no errors were found
i've downloaded bluescreenview and had a look at the last minidump (up on skydrive) and it looks like someting called ntoskrnl.exe is causing trouble, and it has been a factor in 3 out of 4 bsods recently:
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Dump File : 041010-28251-01.dmp
Crash Time : 10/04/2010 4:52:39 p.m.
Bug Check String : IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code : 0x0000000a
Parameter 1 : ffffda80`0ef1f788
Parameter 2 : 00000000`00000002
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000001
Parameter 4 : fffff800`02acf260
Caused By Driver : ntoskrnl.exe
Caused By Address : ntoskrnl.exe+71f00
File Description : NT Kernel & System
Product Name : Microsoftฎ Windowsฎ Operating System
Company : Microsoft Corporation
File Version : 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Processor : x64
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\minidump\041010-28251-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7600
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And all hardware is brand new. I installed a wireless lan on my own but im pretty sure i had the problem before that.
I'm putting all the minidumps in my skydrive folder as they happen at
http://cid-36723bae532a0730.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/040610-29328-01.dmp?authkey=aADq*N8mwIs%24 but ive put the most recent ones in a zip here
oh and I ran a resource checker from the command prompt; no problems found.
thanks for any suggestions