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BSOD and crashes playing BF3, happens with 2 different GPUs
Hi all, and first of all thank you in advance, even if you don't manage to solve my issue :)
First things first, what happens:
I have played BF3 since it was out, and a couple of weeks ago it started crashing more and more often. Now I can barely play for 5 minutes. It also occurs with Mass Effect 3, but I haven't tested other games.
Most of the crashes no longer lead to BSODs, I "only" need to Ctrl-Alt-Del out of the game, but sometimes I'll have a cold BSOD.
Note that I had for a while a second GPU from the same model (except 1Gb of RAM instead of 2) and switching between them did not solve the issue.
My Windows is a Home Premium x64 version, which I bought with the computer and installed myself. I built the PC (and installed the OS) in early November 2011.
I hope you guys can acces the specs I entered in my profile, otherwise I'll copy/paste them.
I have run the BSOD Dump & System File Collection app, and attached the zipped result, let me know if anything is missing. Note that some dumps might be old, as I used to have a malfunctioning GPU which was replaced by the store where I bought my computer.
I also attached the perfmon html file as advised.
I'm running AVG Antivirus Free, which is always turned on, and Windows Update are made on a regular basis.
Here's a quick summary of what I tried so far:
- Uninstalled everything Logitech-related
- Uninstall/Driver Sweeper/Re-install NVIDIA drivers several times, with WHQL and BETA drivers
- Installed the last NVIDIA drivers from MSI's website
- Unplugged every USB device except mouse & keyboard
- Uninstall and re-install both Origin and BF3
- Uninstalled several non-critical applications
I am at a loss, not being able to play my games is really no fun, so I hope you'll be able to help
Once again, thanks in advance!