Solved BSOD in most games, error BAD_POOL_HEADER 0x19 0x3,

[Morgo01]

Hi,

First time poster here. I have just assembled this machine, and keep encountering BSOD with the BAD_POOL_HEADER decription. Crashes include steam games like Borderlands 2, Elder Scrolls Online, and Dota 2.

PC Specs

• i7-4790
• 16 GB DDR3 RAM
• ASRock B85M Pro 3 Motherboard
• Geforce GTX 750 Ti
• 256 GB Samsung SSD HD

I've tried clean install, updating all the drivers (currently I'm using the nvidia driver that shipped with my graphics card as I thought it might remedy the problem).

Logs are included below.

 

[Arc]

Install Service pack 1 and all other windows updates. Otherwise the system will remain vulnerable to threats including BSODs.

[COLOR=Red]Windows 7 Kernel Version 7600 MP[/COLOR] (8 procs) Free x64
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Built by: 7600.16792.amd64fre.win7_gdr.110408-1633

• Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Service Pack and Update Center - Microsoft Windows

Report us for a further BSOD after installing Service pack1.

 

[Morgo01]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I fixed the problem. Faulty stick of RAM. I didn't have SP1 installed at the time of the first crash as I'd wiped the C:\ drive, and was installing drivers one by one. Memtest+ identified it on the first pass, and consistently on a second and third.