Thread: BSODs in game - what is causing it?

Here are the specs: Core 2 Duo e8400 ASRock Penryn1600SLI-110dB motherboard 4GB G.Skill ram 750 GB Samsung hard drive EVGA 9800 GTX+ OCZ 600W power supply As for swapping the ram, the ram that is in it used to be from my computer. The original ram he had wasn't compatible with his motherboard and wouldn't post if 4 sticks were put in it, but that is unrelated to the problem. The low temperature that I was talking about was recorded...

QUOTE (SnooSnooKachu @ Sep 7 2009, 04:58 PM) As I stated in my first post, I ran Memtest from cd and everything passed fine. I tried putting the memory in a different computer and running Memtest and it still passed. A buddy at work has a psu tester, so hopefully I can borrow that and check that out. Keep in mind that a stand alone PSU tester might not yield the results you are looking for. What you really need to do is get...

when you get the bsod did you wright down the numbers. if so what are they. also if you did wipe the os and still getting this problem then hardware is the biggest bet. parts will just up and die which sucks. i would suggest removing the ram and trying one stick at a time. if its not the ram then say hello to mister new motherboard. This post has been edited by capthowdy575 : Yesterday, 08:35 PM

Ah, sorry I missed that. What about the CPU? Can the rig run IntelBurnTest for 30 minutes or so without getting an error or crashing?

Have you tried other memory? http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/showthread.php?t=53947

isn't 70C for the 9800gtx/+ kinda hot?

QUOTE (KK_ @ Sep 6 2009, 07:13 PM) isn't 70C for the 9800gtx/+ kinda hot? Nope!

I vote not!

Verify memory voltages, then run Memtest86+ from bootable cd (run tests #5 and 8 for ten passes each, then all tests for a couple hours), then Prime95. If that doesn't work, check for IRQ conflicts in the device manager (View -> resources by connection)

i vote bad psu!!