Okay..! I THINK the new CPU finally fixed it. Or rather, I think the old CPU was the source of half of my BSODs. With a new CPU, Prime95 no longer crashes, and I never get hal.dll BSODs while gaming.
I also haven't gotten atikmdag.sys BSODs for a while after I cleared all proprietary AMD software except for the driver itself. Stuff like Catalyst Control Center and all that junk appears to be the cause of those BSODs.
So... I don't want to jinx it... but I think this problem is solved! If I don't get another BSOD soon, I'll mark the thread as such.
Thanks for all your help, thedoctor. It was extremely useful. I may have ended up still getting BSODs after replacing every single part otherwise : P
I also haven't gotten atikmdag.sys BSODs for a while after I cleared all proprietary AMD software except for the driver itself. Stuff like Catalyst Control Center and all that junk appears to be the cause of those BSODs.
So... I don't want to jinx it... but I think this problem is solved! If I don't get another BSOD soon, I'll mark the thread as such.
Thanks for all your help, thedoctor. It was extremely useful. I may have ended up still getting BSODs after replacing every single part otherwise : P
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 64 bitAMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2G...2x G.Skill Ripjaws 2B DDR3HIS IceQ X2 Radeon R9 270X
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom
- OS
- Windows 7 64 bit
- CPU
- AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3..
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A97
- Memory
- 2x G.Skill Ripjaws 2B DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- HIS IceQ X2 Radeon R9 270X
- Hard Drives
- WD AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0 GB/s
- Antivirus
- None
- Browser
- Firefox
