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Laptop BSOD While Playing Modern Games, Error x116
Hello Windows 7 wizards,
I've used this laptop for gaming 2+ years without issue, but recently it will BSOD whenever I'm several minutes into more strenuous games (ex. Hearthstone and Youtube work, Skyrim and Age of Wonders 3 don't). Previously I was able to play these same games for extended periods of time without issue.
So far I've attempted to troubleshoot my issue with several recommendations posted in other threads, memtest for my RAM (8 passes w/o issue), HDD scan for my harddrive (no problems), and FurMark for my GPU (no artifacts but it heats up rapidly). My leading guess is overheating, but I still get BSOD after cleaning out my comp and reapplying thermal paste. The resting GPU temp is now ~40C, I don't know how to log the temperature right before a BSOD.
The only other possibly relevant information I can think of is that I recently went 6 months without internet access while deployed. I may have missed some vital driver update or something may have been damaged while bouncing around during travel.
There's no rush to this request, I'll only have an hour so to check for updates each day and this will finally motivate me to finish my taxes! Thanks for any advice you can provide and let me know if I left off any required information.