New Custom Built PC BSOD- IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

theblueyowie

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Hi everyone,
Recently I built a new PC for gaming, however since then I have found that one of my RAM sticks was faulty so I removed it but now I've been getting BSOD's every day or so.
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and the majority of my BSODs have the 'IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL' error. The latest BSOD has also identified atikmdag.sys but the others just refer to ntoskrnl.exe
I'm currently running the 15.4 Beta version of AMD Catalyst, but I have tried about 4 other versions including the current stable release.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
EDIT: I have run memtest on my current 4gb RAM stick and it has shown no error
 

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(If applicable in UEFI) Did you load defaults in BIOS, or optimized settings if there is one? Clear CMOS?
 

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Apologies I didn't even think think to check that the program had worked properly. Attached is the correct dump files now.
 

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There is a chance that the display driver is contributing to the BSOD, but all the crash dumps are steadily reporting a memory corruption.
Code:
BugCheck A, {fffffa8c018ca1ea, 2, 0, fffff800032866f7}

[COLOR=Red]Probably caused by : memory_corruption[/COLOR] ( nt!MiPfnShareCountIsZero+77 )

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In that case testing the RAM modules would be the first thing. I noticed what you stated there ....
EDIT: I have run memtest on my current 4gb RAM stick and it has shown no error
.... but do it again, right just as suggested .....

Test your RAM modules for possible errors. Run memtest86+ for at least 8 consecutive passes.

If it start showing errors/red lines, stop testing. A single error is enough to determine that something is going bad there.

Let us know the result. The best way of reporting the result would be a camera snap of the memtest86+ window before closing the program.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
I've reset the CMOS and I'll run a mem test and post an image of the results tomorrow

EDIT: Overnight Memtest completed 11 passes with no errors, what else could be causing the memory corruption?
 
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Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Custom Build
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i5-4460
Motherboard
ASRock B85M Pro3
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Gigabyte R9 280
Hard Drives
1TB Seagate 3.5" Barracuda
Antivirus
MSE
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