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Seemingly random BSODs, lots of different error messages
New build, did it myself. Have rebuilt from scratch in the past, made sure no static etc. Not overclocked at all.
System:
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
i7 3770k
16gb corsair vengence RAM
GTX 285
Kingston Hyper-X 120gb boot drive
3 SATA data drives
Bluray SATA drive
Corsair AX750 PSU
Silverstone Raven RV02E Case
I don't know when the blue screens started, but it wasn't straight from the off. It must have been about 1-2weeks later. I've tried quite a lot of things! This is what I remember doing (not in order):
* Ran memtest86. No errors after 2 passes
* Updated BIOS to latest version
* Set the BIOS back to defaults (I had it on 'performance mode')
* Updated SSD firmware to latest version
* Uninstalled Daemon Tools lite after reading something on here. Not sure if I managed to get the driver too
* Lots of the blue screen errors were Atheros, so dug around with alternate drivers for my TP Link wireless card, then uninstalled it, removed it and started using the ASUS onboard one
* Updated all the mobo utilities and drivers from the ASUS site
* Updated the Nvidia drivers (clean install)
* Unplugged my Wacom
* Switched SSD cable and port (using the onboard ports rather than 3rd party)
* Monitored temps with CoreTemp running Prime95 (80 degrees max), no bsod
* Monitored temps with Furmark (87 degrees max), no bsod
Currently I've taken 3 sticks of RAM out and plan to test all of them individually in all slots.
The bsod almost never occurs in light use or idle. Quite often it happens when Steam is downloading and I'm using a browser as well. It always happens when I'm gaming (Trine 2 or Rage), usually not too long after I start. It can happen fairly often with mild multitasking - just VLC and Chrome, and sometimes doesn't happen with heavier multitasking - VLC, Chrome, Photoshop, WMP, lots of Explorer windows. It happens so randomly I'm writing this in a text file and saving every sentence.
I'm getting most of my ideas from this forum but have decided to bite the bluetit and ask for some personalised expert advice!