BSOD Issues - Worse whilst gaming/streaming, can crash on desktop.

The voltages look fine to me, I just wanted to check if there was a potential power related issues.

Okay, let's make sure the CPU isn't causing the problem, since you have a Intel CPU then we can use CPU - Stress Test Using IntelBurnTest. The tests are very quick, the longest being only 21 minutes long.

Here's the latest:

Code:

BugCheck 3B, {c0000005, fffff88002c61ebd, fffff88009ffba60, 0}

Probably caused by : dxgmms1.sys ( dxgmms1!VidMmCloseAllocation+35 )

Code:

4: kd> lmvm nvlddmkm
start             end                 module name
fffff880`04826000 fffff880`05307000   nvlddmkm T (no symbols)           
    Loaded symbol image file: nvlddmkm.sys
    Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys
    Image name: nvlddmkm.sys
    Timestamp:        Sun May 12 20:09:45 2013 (518FE8F9)
    CheckSum:         00AB6DED
    ImageSize:        00AE1000
    Translations:     0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4

Again, it is blaming the graphics card drivers, so it seems to be still points to a GPU issue.

I ran the test but had to quickly stop the test as it quickly surpassed the recommended operating temperature for the CPU.

The CPU: ARK | Intel® Core

I have attached the picture of the temperatures below, the temperature quickly spiked and I am convinced it would have continued to rapidly rise.

Shall I continue to run the test despite the heating issues?

I wouldn't run the test again, have you checked the condition of the fans? Are all the fans working properly?

All the fans appear to be operational, including the fan attached to the heat sink. I've been monitoring them the last few days using CPUID, will post a quick screen shot of them in action during the test. This test was conducted with the side panels removed from the case so it should have been running cool.

Edit: I have physically watched them spin as well - Just to clarify.

Have you checked the thermal paste on the CPU? I've seen a lack of paste, cause the CPU to heat up really quickly during a test.

I actually have not, the paste for this generation of I7's came pre-applied to the heat sink. I will grab some new paste tomorrow and re-apply to see if that resolves anything, I fear though that if it is a heat issue the CPU will already be damaged.

Thinking positively, it might not be, the Prime95 stress test, tests a few different things: CPU registers, RAM and the Memory Controller. The test also only showed warnings not actual errors.

Hi guys,
Reapplied thermal paste, temperatures stayed the same. Ran another intel cpu test, which resulted in the following error. (See attached image).

Is it time to order a new CPU?