Will mint linux help to tell if it is a driver issue or a hardware issue? I think you said that if it runs fine in mint linux for a couple of hours, then it is probably a driver issue. How will I be able to tell which driver is causing the issue?
Essentially if it works in Mint and all the devices function (vid, sound, Eth0, ect.) then I would have to say it is an issue within Windows and most likely a driver. As far as which driver since this is tossing out random BSOD's I would suspect a chipset driver or video driver.
After re-reading the thread have you changed out PSU? Vid card? I know its a hassle but those two are/were the most suspect.
The Linux live cd will not load the Manufactures video drivers by default so you might consider getting a cheap used hard drive from an independent shop and installing Linux and all third party drivers on it to fully test the hardware.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional x64AMD Athlon II x4 3.00 GHz16GB Kingston DDR3Nvidia 8600 (dual DVI out for 2 monitors)
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build MPCBS AMII
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- AMD Athlon II x4 3.00 GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI GF615M-p33
- Memory
- 16GB Kingston DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia 8600 (dual DVI out for 2 monitors)
- Sound Card
- Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer H233H 23", ASUS 23"
- Screen Resolution
- 1366 x 768
- Hard Drives
- (2) WD Blue 1 TB 3 partitions, (1) Seagate 7200 500GB with 2 partitions for useless and frequently deleted data Looking forward do an ssd for os soon.
- PSU
- Corsair 1100Watt
- Case
- Apevia HAF
- Cooling
- HAF AMD High Profile Heat sink and fan
- Keyboard
- wireless Logitech
- Mouse
- wireless Logitech
- Internet Speed
- 16 mbps
- Antivirus
- eSet, AVG, Clam and Clamwin (depends on machine)
- Browser
- Firefox
- Other Info
- (9) Win 7 machines all x64 (POS Updated to Windows 7 pro YEA), (4) Linux machines x64 and x86 including a v3000 compaq lappy brought back to life with Mint 9 used to scan drives, (1) Linux Machine dual boot XP Pro (for testing and destroying), (1) Win 7 pro x64/Win 8.1 Lenovo Laptop Dual Boot.