Repeated crashes while playing any game with no BSOD

Direct X is part of Windows now so I can't uninstall it but I double checked that everything is up to date.

Update:

PC never crashed while running the GPU test. Topped out at 86C and fan speed was only 61%.

I decided to format again and do a fresh install with nothing but the basics. Mouse, KB, video drivers, and Windows Updates. Stored a game on another HDD and booted from there. PC still restarts after 5 - 60 minutes of gaming. It even restarted while running Netflix.

I still have yet to get a BSOD even with auto restart turned off.

I looked though the Event log on the fresh install and it still the same Event IDs as before. I looked under windows logs > system and found:

Event ID 41

- System

- Provider


[ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power


[ Guid] {331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}



EventID 41


Version 2


Level 1


Task 63


Opcode 0


Keywords 0x8000000000000002

- TimeCreated


[ SystemTime] 2011-11-29T07:26:58.039608000Z



EventRecordID 1706


Correlation

- Execution


[ ProcessID] 4


[ ThreadID] 8



Channel System


Computer dy4

- Security


[ UserID] S-1-5-18

- EventData

BugcheckCode 0

BugcheckParameter1 0x0

BugcheckParameter2 0x0

BugcheckParameter3 0x0

BugcheckParameter4 0x0

SleepInProgress false

PowerButtonTimestamp 0

and Event ID 6008

- System

- Provider


[ Name] EventLog


- EventID 6008


[ Qualifiers] 32768



Level 2


Task 0


Keywords 0x80000000000000

- TimeCreated


[ SystemTime] 2011-11-29T07:27:00.000000000Z



EventRecordID 1702


Channel System


Computer dy4


Security
- EventData


11:24:03 PM


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608










DB070B0001001C001700180003007F02DB070B0002001D000700180003007F023C0000003C00000000000000000000000000 0000000000000100000000000000
Binary data:

In Words
0000: 000B07DB 001C0001 00180017 027F0003
0008: 000B07DB 001D0002 00180007 027F0003
0010: 0000003C 0000003C 00000000 00000000
0018: 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000

In Bytes
0000: DB 07 0B 00 01 00 1C 00 Û.......
0008: 17 00 18 00 03 00 7F 02 .......
0010: DB 07 0B 00 02 00 1D 00 Û.......
0018: 07 00 18 00 03 00 7F 02 .......
0020: 3C 00 00 00 3C 00 00 00 <...<...
0028: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0030: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0038: 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

I also broke down the PC and rebuilt it to make sure everything was seated properly.


I'm out of ideas accept to start buying new pieces and see if it will work.

Any direction would be very much appreciated.

Cheers,

xTko

For troubleshooting purposes are you prepared to give up Gaming for a period of time?

For troubleshooting purposes are you prepared to give up Gaming for a period of time?

I can't game right now anyways so I don't have anything to lose. I just want to play games and not think "I wonder if what I did worked...*PC crashes*"

how about running off your onboard graphics and try to play a game (very low quality and maybe less than 20fps, but...) for a while

I'll try that out and post back the results.

Update:

I was doing some reading about my PSU and my GPU because it still feels like a power issue. The minimum requirements for my GPU are 550W at 38AMPs on the 12v (sorry I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to electricity). The 12v on my current PSU(1000W) is 40AMP Maximum. I'm not sure but it sounds like I need a new PSU. Is a two AMP buffer enough?

xTko said:

Update:

I was doing some reading about my PSU and my GPU because it still feels like a power issue. The minimum requirements for my GPU are 550W at 38AMPs on the 12v (sorry I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to electricity). The 12v on my current PSU(1000W) is 40AMP Maximum. I'm not sure but it sounds like I need a new PSU. Is a two AMP buffer enough?

If the GPU is the only thing on the 12v rail no. 2 amps is an extra 5% and your gpu cant use more than rated unless you are overclocking.

Update:

I put in an old 9800GTX+ GPU and the restarts still happen with EventID 41 and 6008. Still no BSOD.

Thought:

I purchased Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB &#40;2 x 4GB&#41; 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 &#40;PC3 12800&#41; Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Instead of Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB &#40;2 x 4GB&#41; 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 &#40;PC3 12800&#41; Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Would that make a difference?

xTko said:

Thought:

I purchased Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

Instead of Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Would that make a difference?

Win 7 and modern mobo's are very memory sensitive. The above should not make a difference but I have seen Identical memory from the same mfr, with the same specs, but not purchased at the same time, cause instability.