My dad keeps getting random BSOD

lespretend

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He's fairly tech savy and can't figure it out. He has a program that checks your BSOD reports and he says it keeps coming back with different items every time. Could be this driver this time, and something else entirely the next (even though everything checks out)

If it's not a BSOD it's a computer freeze complete with the sound suck on whatever sound was currently playing. He's re-installed windows 7 a couple of times to no avail. Swapped out ram, I even gave him an nVidia GT 610 gpu (he's been using built in for years) thinking it could be that failing. He's even gone as far as removing cmos battery and everything and it keeps happening and random times. I'm at a loss myself at what could be the cause. Crash points I know about are when he's on facebook or watching videos in VLC media player.

Any help would be appreciated, he's old and I don't want him dying over this lol



K got his info and added attachment
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core x64 4200+
Memory
2.2ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4670
Monitor(s) Displays
Niko 19"
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
PSU
300watt
Internet Speed
10mb/s down; 1mb/s up

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Assembled
OS
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview 64-bit
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-4130 CPU @ 3.40GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. B85M-D3H
Memory
Corsair Vengence 4GB x2 (8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
2047MB GeForce GTS 450 (ZOTAC International)
Sound Card
Onboard (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron E2040T
Screen Resolution
1600x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 1 TB
Seagate 500 GB
PSU
Corsair VS550
Case
Cooler Master K380
Cooling
Cooler Master Seidon 120V Plus
Keyboard
Logitech MK260r
Mouse
Logitech MK260r
Internet Speed
PMPL Broadband
Antivirus
Windows Defender + MBAM
Browser
Firefox
Other Info
Dell Studio 15" Laptop
k added attachment
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core x64 4200+
Memory
2.2ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4670
Monitor(s) Displays
Niko 19"
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
PSU
300watt
Internet Speed
10mb/s down; 1mb/s up
Well I went and put one of my sticks of ram into his computer (took his out, only using my 1gig stick) and so far so good, going on like 6hrs without any bsod so it seems his ram crapped out. He's ran multiple tests on them and came back w/o any errors so not sure. Hopefully that's the end of it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway
OS
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core x64 4200+
Memory
2.2ghz
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD4670
Monitor(s) Displays
Niko 19"
Screen Resolution
1280x1024
PSU
300watt
Internet Speed
10mb/s down; 1mb/s up
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