Random BSODs while playing WoW/TF2, browsing internet.

[writhziden]

Alright, I just read through all the steps we have given and what has been carried out, and I realize now you never actually tested the graphics card hardware (or failed to mention if you did). If you still have Verifier enabled, disable it: Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Right click command prompt -> Run as administrator ->

verifier /reset​

-> Restart your computer.

• Monitor temperatures during the following tests.
  
  Use the following programs to monitor the temperatures.​
  • Real Temp is a good CPU temperature monitor.
  • Speccy - System Information - Free Download will monitor all hardware temperatures.
  • HWiNFO, HWiNFO32 & HWiNFO64 - Hardware Information and Analysis Tools can be inaccurate for CPU temperatures, but is a good program for GPU temperature monitoring.
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    Use FurMark: VGA Stress Test, Graphics Card and GPU Stability Test, Burn-in Test, OpenGL Benchmark and GPU Temperature | oZone3D.Net to test the graphics card GPU. Then use the |MG| Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116 Download to test your graphics card memory.
    
    
    
  • Run http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/100352-hardware-stress-test-prime95.html to determine any hardware problems. Run all three tests for a few hours each. If you get errors, stop the test and post back here.

 

[Tenack]

so is does this monitor thing explain anything at all?

 

[writhziden]

It may be that the graphics card is bad and so it was having difficulty with the monitor. It could also be a PSU or motherboard issue. We need to narrow it down.

Start by doing the hardware tests in my previous post.

 

[Tenack]

I'll run the tests. The PSU is brand new though(bought it like...3-4 weeks ago). Wouldn't really surprise me if the graphics card is bad, I can't think of any other reason why I'd only have problems when I'm running games. If it's the motherboard, that would suck, as I just got it in January of last year.

 

[Tenack]

For Fumark, what kind of problem am I looking for? I ran it for an hour and had no problems. That was all the time I had the other day to do it, so I ran it again later and my comp froze(i'm assumming it was like a USB BUGCODE DRIVER error or a MEMORY MANAGEMENT error because that's all is eem to get anymore". There were no 'artifacts".

I also don't really know what I'm looking for in the other tests too.

 

[writhziden]

You should be monitoring temperatures during Furmark to make sure they do not get too high (above 90 C); the graphics memory test should finish and let you know if any errors were found.

 

[Tenack]

Yeah the temp didn't exceed 79C. I need to correct my earlier post though, I do get random bsods outside of running games. I'm just being an idiot.

 

[Tenack]

Got a Driver IRQL Not or Less Equal error after formatting and installing Windows 7 fresh, then installing an ATI HDMI Audio driver from XFX's website. It didn't happen immediately nor did I reboot. I was downloading CCC so I walked away and came back to a blue screen.

So tired of this. I just don't have the time right now to sit there with a computer for hours on end in order to "test" it, especially considering I have to constantly start the tests over because of the USB BUGCODE DRIVER and MEMORY MANAGEMENT errors(which ALWAYS happen within an hour, usually its like under 10 minutes). It's not like they'd stop just because I'm running a test.

 

[Tenack]

also would like to point out that all 3 of my usb devices work perfectly on my laptop

 

[writhziden]

Try running with just one of your memory modules at a time. Test that module in all slots and see if it works. If it does not, the module may be bad, and you should test the other module with the same tactics. You want to find a module that works (and in turn, find a slot that works), then test that module in the other slots to see if you have any bad slots.

Just run windows with the above steps and see if it is stable. Make sure you Avoid Static Damage to Your PC | PCWorld when moving the modules around.

 

[RxDawg]

Tenack, I replaced my motherboard and it seems to have worked for me. There is actually a noticeable difference in performance too. My fps went up with the same video cards. So I guess everything wasn't firing right with my motherboard and it was causing all of these different errors and crashes. And 75$ for a new board is a lot better then thousand for a new system.

Now, the only caveat is that I'm not sure if my motherboard was bad or if it really just needed a good cleaning. I thought I had cleaned it up well. But when I removed it to place the new board I could see areas that were indeed visibly dirty. So before you order a new board, try breaking down your PC and cleaning it very well and then putting it back together.

This helped me. It's only the 2nd day, but I know I got it right finally. If more BSODs happen I'll come let ya know. Good luck