BSOD on new computer ?bad RAM

James1979

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I have a new gaming desktop PC and have been having increasing number of BSOD's. I have followed the excellent advice in this forum and think that the RAM may be the culprit.

Unfortunately running DM log collector crashes and sets off a BSOD. I have zip'd up all the mini-dumps and any files DM log collector did have a chance to create.

I have also done a RAM test and have attached a screenshot, it has picked up a couple of errors. I am not sure how to interpret the results.

Thank you. James.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build (Vibox)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i7 4790K
Motherboard
MSI Z87-G43
Memory
32GB DDR3 SDRAM Patriot Viper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 4GB
Hard Drives
120GB SSD
1TB HDD
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Firefox
I managed to get DM log collector to work and have attached the full zip. Thanks.

I disabled the Nvidia streamer service and things seem a bit more stable.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom build (Vibox)
OS
Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU
i7 4790K
Motherboard
MSI Z87-G43
Memory
32GB DDR3 SDRAM Patriot Viper
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 4GB
Hard Drives
120GB SSD
1TB HDD
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
Firefox
You need to identify and replace the defective RAM DiMM.

Steps:
1. Run a minimum of 8 passes of MemTest86+ on each individual RAM DiMM (inserted into MOBO RAM slot #1) until the culprit is identified.
2. Take a known, tested good RAM DiMM and re-run 8 passes on MOBO slots #2, #3 and #4 to double-check that there isn't a fault with the motherboard too.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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