DannyB
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So about 2 weeks ago I randomly started getting occasional BSOD, didn't think much of it but then it started happening more and more. Each time the BC CODE was different. After a quick Google search it was mentioning either driver confliction or hardware failure. I checked drivers for everything and all were up to date. I ran memtest and that came back fine, I was starting to think it could be a hard drive issue. I had done a system restore, uninstalled anything I though may be the issue etc etc. For two years I haven't had ANY issues with this, I was running Windows 7 64bit home premium.
Then one day when booting up, it wouldn't even start properly. As soon as it got to desktop the screen was just wavy lines. I assumed at this point it was HDD failure of some sort. Luckily I have another HDD with Vista on so I was using this for 3-4 days with NO issues what so ever until my new one turned up, no BSOD, nothing. So again I assumed it was a hard drive failure.
Ok, brand new hard drive, fresh windows install, basic drivers installed including mobo, sound card, graphics card. All was fine then 5 fucking minutes later BSOD again, then again, then again. The first time it happened with the new hard drive was just after I installed the drivers for the sound card so I uninstalled them, so using on board sound atm  what the actual fuck is happening? I have a limited knowledge when it comes to stuff like this so any help is appreciated.
This is the info from the latest crash log:
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF80002F8B44E
BCP3: FFFFF8800BC2F5E0
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1
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Bart
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Are you overclocking at all?
Might be worth going into bios and resetting the bios settings just in case.
If you want to stress test your CPU (will test voltages and prove the CPU is fine), then run Prime95 for an hour:
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/
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DannyB
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CPU is not overclocked, graphics card was but I changed it back to standard settings which made no difference. My system ran for a year and a half without change with no problems until a few weeks ago.
Is there a possibility it could be RAM even though I did a test? Visat 32bit won't support the 16GB RAM I'm using, so it may have been fine on that? yet when I'm back to 64bit 7 I get issues?
I'll run that test shortly thanks, at the minute I'm waiting to see if it happens again and what code I get.
[Edited on 04-12-2013 by DannyB]
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Bart
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Could be Ram, PSU, unlikely to be a bad driver considering the number of reinstalls you've done (I'm assuming you've downloaded the latest drivers where possible?).
Might be worth trying a bios update, a few of the bigger names offer a windows application to do this easily.
Lastly, I would also try to move away from Vista and onto Win7/8. I don't think Vista is to blame but it's a travesty of an OS...... just awful
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DannyB
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I am using Windows7, the Hard drive with Vista on is a spare one I had lying about so was using that until my new one turned up. All drivers are up to date yes.
[Edited on 04-12-2013 by DannyB]
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Aaron
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I'd run memtest via hirens boot Cd at this point
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pow
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I've seen all sorts of BSODing from dodgy powersupplies before, cheap thing to try.
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Bart
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you can use Blue Screen View to analyse the dump/minidump file, but beware as its not always easy to translate the cause.
what antivirus are you using? Id also be tempted to uninstall it for a few days, it can be quite common for AV to cause issues.
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DannyB
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Using AVG, that's also another thing I installed before the new issues. Will definitely consider a new PSU too.
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DannyB
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Can anyone suggest a good free alternative to AVG, might aswell try and rule that out.
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pow
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Real men run without av. Other Wise use Microsoft Security Essentials
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Bart
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Nod32 is still good, but I'd run for. Few days without anything
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DannyB
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Will try this first then, cheers for the help so far.
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evilrob
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You'd have to be mental to have a computer connected to the internet without antivirus / firewall. Especially with the kind of sites you visit. 
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DannyB
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Reddit, Corsasport, facebook and the daily mail website? oh and Twitch, that's a right naughty one 
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
As soon as it got to desktop the screen was just wavy lines.
Does W7 report any driver crashes? Or does it just BSOD?
90% it's the GPU; had the same a few years back with my GPU, stuck a different card in for a week and had zero issues. Ended up baking the old card in the oven a few times and managed to get another years worth of use out of it before replacing it.
Other culprits tend to be the PSU or RAM; both can cause BSOD's and it's worth testing those components.
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DannyB
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It doesn't mention any specific drivers no, at first I thought it may be the graphics card overheating as it was happening whilst playing games as well but after keeping my eye on the temps I just assumed it wont be that. I'll try all the cheaper options before I replace that, if it was just one stick of RAM I wouldn't be bothered about using just 12, it's more than I'll likely ever need anyway.
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Dom
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Go through your RAM and run the system on single sticks and see what happens.
And with graphic cards, it's usually lifted tracks or solder joints that 'go' which means there's no real pattern to BSOD's, ie - it could last a minute or an hour before it BSOD's. It usually pretty easy to tell if it's an overheating issue as you tend to get a breakdown in image (green 'specs' etc) or BSOD's when you apply load.
See if you can borrow hardware from mates or PC World/Argos, will help with diagnosing the issue.
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