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BSOD while playing Skyrim, other graphics heavy programs. Error 0x07a
First of all, this is going to be quite the tl;dr, so a big thanks to anyone who even takes time to read it.
I built my first rig in May, a mid to high grade gaming machine. Got it running successfully, everything seemed great until I started trying to play games. Oblivion was the first one. I started getting random blue screens from time to time. I thought it was my graphics card, so I sent it in for a replacement. Boom. Problem solved. Not another issue.
Several months later Skyrim comes out. Now I'm running into the same issue. Random blue screens. I've started investigating the error codes (I did not do this the first time around, just assumed it was a hardware issue and solved the problem.) Usually, it is a 0x07a error, KERNAL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR, the offending file seeming to be ntoskrnl.exe. Sometimes other files will be in error as well, or I'll get a 0x0f4 CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION, but ntoskrnl.exe is always the error. Disk check goes fine, no error. Every test I do on the hard drive turns out okay. I have not tested both sticks of my ram, but I tested one of them with no errors and tried running the system on the one good stick, still getting a blue screen when I play Skyrim. I thought my graphics card or CPU might be overheating, so I bought a couple more fans. Keeping the system cooler has not helped either. Sometimes I would get a ntsf.sys error in my BSOD, so I wondered if my hard drive was bad, even though it passed the tests. I was also hearing what could have been some suspicious noises from it (though now I think it was the fan just cutting out in front of the hard drives). Regardless, I ordered a new hard drive and did a fresh install of Windows on it, in case that was the problem. I'm STILL getting errors. I'm wondering now if it's my mobo, because on occasion before the blue screen I'll hear the usb unplugged, then plugged back in noise.
Break down:
- Random blue screens only while doing something graphics heavy
- Replaced graphics card
- Replaced hard drive
- Tested RAM, tried switching their slots, or just using one at a time
- Purchased new fans to keep system cooler, didn't help
- Fresh install of windows on new hard drive
- Tried unplugging all usb devices
- All drivers up to date
- File ntoskrnl.exe is always in error, even on fresh install
- Sometimes ntfs.sys
- Error codes 0x0000007a and 0x000000f4
- Game freezes before BSOD
- Fan cuts out for a fraction of a second, USB restarts (I think only usb in the back restarts, front ones seem to be okay)
Is Windows 7 . . .
- x86 (32-bit) or x64 ? x64
- the original installed OS on the system? Yes
- an OEM or full retail version? Retail
- OEM = came pre-installed on system
- Full Retail = you purchased it from retailer
- What is the age of system (hardware)? Some parts from May this year, some brand new
- What is the age of OS installation (have you re-installed the OS?) Just did it today
Hardware:
AMD Phenom II X4
2 x 2GB Transcend JETRAM DDR2 ram
Coolmax 650 watt PSU
ASUS M4A785-M Motherboard
EVGA Geforce gts 450 GPU
Seagate 1TB hard drive
I thought I would ask for help before I went ahead and replaced my mobo... Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to try to help. Let me know if you need any more info.