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Aion crashes friend's computer, probable cause: HD 6970@GB

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Hello forums,

I just got back from my friend's computer issues. He plays AION and before every couple minutes of so after starting the game the drivers crash as well as recover. I recommended him to update to 13.1 (sounded like a good idea at the time) and now its the same thing but with the addition of a BSOD.

I have checked online and found people with a relevant issue but I just want to confirm it however, if possible, find a solution in the process.

Has anyone owned an HD 6970, played AION, and crashed their computer playing it?
 

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What does the bsod say? Does it only happen with aion?

Edit: what are the system specifications? Motherboard, memory, powersupply and CPU. what version of windows is he running?
 
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Case NZXT Phantom 410 /w/ Silverstone FN121P-BL fans
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What does the bsod say? Does it only happen with aion?

Edit: what are the system specifications? Motherboard, memory, powersupply and CPU. what version of windows is he running?

Yes, and as for the BSOD it presented drivers.

As for this build, I built it myself:

i7 930/stock cooled
ASUS P6T SE Motherboard
Corsasir 1600 MHz Vengeance 24GB Kit
NZXT 850W PSU
ASUS DirectCU 2 HD 6970
 
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