BSOD coming up randomly. first only when playing movies, now random

[Randys]

Hi Everyone,

A while ago my computer started tofreeze up when playing a movie.. I have been trying to locate the error but am unable to find out why this happens. Sometimes I can play a few movies and sometimes it freezes within seconds of playing a movie. Since two days the machines also starts to reboot with a BSOD when just browsing the net or working on a document. Generally it will freeze up with a 124 error.

Your help is highly appreciated as it drives me crazy that I am not able to find the problem. My personal thought is that is is my processor or the videocard that is causing the issue.

Thanks in advance.
Randy

 

[Arc]

A stop 0x124 is a hardware related issue, apparently. And the computer seems to be bit of old.

Check if the Power Supply Unit (PSU) supplying adequate power to the computer or not.

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Also let us know the wattage of the installed PSU.

Is the computer hot? Report us the heat of the computer after a couple of hours of your normal usage. Upload a screenshot of the summery tab of Speccy. Alternatively, you can publish a Speccy snapshot too: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/311593-speccy-publish-snapshot-your-system-specs.html .

Test your RAM modules for possible errors.

How to Test and Diagnose RAM Issues with Memtest86+
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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.

Stress test the Graphics Card using Furmark.

Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark
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Take a screenshot of the furmark window before closing it. Upload the screenshot for us. Also let us know if you have experienced any crash/BSOD and/or artifacts during the test.

Stress test the CPU.

Hardware - Stress Test With Prime95
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It saves the result as a .txt file in the prime95's folder. Upload the file for us.

Depending on the results, we will decide our next step.
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BugCheck 124, {0, 867d5024, b2000000, 115}

Probably caused by : GenuineIntel

Followup: MachineOwner
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[Randys]

Thanks ARC for the reply. It is indeed a bit of an older machine, but I like it. Especially with the dual monitor setup.

I will run the tests and report back.