BSOD While Gaming over the last week or so

[KirbyDude65]

Hey guys, I was hoping you could give me a hand with my desktop.

Over the last few weeks my computer has been getting BSODs while playing games. While it manages to idle it has no problems. This started about two weeks ago.

Outside of a change to heat sink no major hardware changes have been made (The heat sink was changed after the BSOD's began occurring).

Attached is the information required on the sticky.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Thedoctor44]

It looks like a lot of images are being corrupted.
Bad RAM is the most likely cause.

Memtest86 will test your RAM

   Information

Run Memtest86 for at least 8 passes so we get enough information to confirm that your RAM isn't failing

fffff800036f0fc0 *30  4a  89  0c  c8  48  8b  54 *38  78  b9  fe  ff  ff  ff  49 0J...H.T8x.....I
fffff800036f0fd0 *00  c1  48  c1  e0  20  48  0b *00  49  8b  48  10  4a  89  04 ..H.. H..I.H.J..
fffff800036f0fe0 *30  b8  ff  ff  ff  ff  45  89 *45  41  01  44  24  48  8b  42 0.....E.EA.D$H.B
fffff800036f0ff0 *00  44  3b  f8  0f  82  53  fb *00  00  4c  8b  64  24  40  4c .D;...S...L.d$@L

   Warning

Before changing driver versions, make sure that you have earlier System restore points made in your computer. You can check it easily by using CCleaner looking at Tools > System Restore.

If there is no points, make a System Restore Point Manually.

I also recommend you roll back your graphics driver through Device Manager, the latest updates has been causing a lot of issues.

To roll back follow these instructions.

1. Click Start and type in Device Manager
2. Click on Display Adapters
3. Right click on your graphics card
4. Select properties
5. The under the driver tab click roll back driver.

BugCheck 3B, {c0000005, fffff8800ff2e056, fffff8800ac4e0e0, 0}

Probably caused by : [COLOR="Red"]dxgkrnl.sys[/COLOR] ( dxgkrnl!DXGDEVICE::Lock+1f6 )

A failing GPU is always possible so lets rule out that possibility

Stress test your graphics card with Furmark

I recommend running it for around 30 minutes

   Warning

Furmark will increase the temperature of your GPU rapidly so keep and eye on your temperatures

What devices are you using in your USB ports?
You are getting errors with a USB driver(s).
Please list them.

Driver Verifier is enabled when it isn't necessary, please turn it off.

Follow these instructions and disable Driver Verifier.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/101379-driver-verifier-enable-disable.html

 

[KirbyDude65]

Thanks Doc for replying. I went ahead and began working on the things you asked. Here's what happened...

It looks like a lot of images are being corrupted.
Bad RAM is the most likely cause.

Memtest86 will test your RAM

When I ran Memtest86 it yielded the following results.

8 Passes with 0 Errors. Tests took 13 Hours 50 Minutes and 12 Seconds.

I also recommend you roll back your graphics driver through Device Manager, the latest updates has been causing a lot of issues.

To roll back follow these instructions.

I actually did a clean install of my graphics drivers, removing every known file associated with Nvidia in the process (including from the registry). Should I still roll back the graphics driver despite doing that?

A failing GPU is always possible so lets rule out that possibility

Stress test your graphics card with Furmark

I recommend running it for around 30 minutes

I ran Furmark and it yielded the following results.

Over the course of 40 Minutes the GPU maintained an average temperature of 80 Degrees Celsius. It had a maximum FPS of 15, a minimum FPS of 9, and averaged at 12 FPS.

What devices are you using in your USB ports?
You are getting errors with a USB driver(s).
Please list them.

Currently in my USB ports I’m using…

An Old Gamestop Xbox wired controller

A Razer Lycosa Keyboard of about 4 years

A Razer Death Adder mouse (This is plugged into the Keyboard)

A Basic PnP USB Headset I received from Mono-Price.Com

Driver Verifier is enabled when it isn't necessary, please turn it off.

Driver Verifier has been disabled.

Would you like me to gather information and repost it after doing these tests?

Edit: Thanks again for taking out the time to help me out with this.

 

[Thedoctor44]

Right can you unplug the Xbox wired controller, make sure you uninstall the driver.

I believe that causes issues.
If it doesn't try removing your headset as well (And the driver.)

I suppose we can leave the graphics driver for now, lets take one thing at a time.

 

[KirbyDude65]

Alright I'll go ahead and unplug that controller, and wait and see if I BSOD again.

Is there anything else I should do?

 

[Golden]

I've just had a quick look at several of the.dmp files, and it does appear to be video related.

fffff880`0cda63e0  fffff880`0f3041cbUnable to load image \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys, Win32 error 0n2
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for nvlddmkm.sys
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for nvlddmkm.sys
 nvlddmkm+0xf91cb

When you are ready, check that the card is connected properly, seated properly and clean of dust. Then follow this for performing a clean install of the Nvidia driver please:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/327414-nvidia-drivers-avoid-problems.html

DAEMON Tools Lite	"c:\program files (x86)\daemon tools lite\dtlite.exe" -autorun	CEREBRO\Chris	HKU\S-1-5-21-3478372088-1609340758-1936845538-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Uninstall this application. It uses a driver called sptd.sys which is a known cause of BSOD in Windows 7.

If you get more BSOD's, upload them here.

 

[KirbyDude65]

When you are ready, check that the card is connected properly, seated properly and clean of dust. Then follow this for performing a clean install of the Nvidia driver please:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-problems.html

Yesterday during the MemTest86 I actually took apart the video card, cleaned it and re-applied the thermal paste on the heat sink. So hopefully that will help as well. I'll go ahead and re-install the drivers using the instructions you posted.

Uninstall this application. It uses a driver called sptd.sys which is a known cause of BSOD in Windows 7.

Do you have another program that's good for using virtual drives?

Thanks for your help Golden!