Side Effect
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Hi everybody, I'm new to this forum, I've always been reading things up on here and I've always found it very helpful, thanks for that.
Lately my computer has been BSOD'ing frequently and I ran out of ideas what to do/buy and test.
Information as follows:
System Setup
Video card: Gigabyte HD6950 2gb
Memory: 4gb GeiL, it's really crap.
Motherboard: MSI P55M-GD45
Processor: Intel i5-750
PSU: Zalman ZM770-XT
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
HD: 3 x SATA 7200rpm
All components are running at stock and have never been overclocked.
The system started crashing when I installed Windows 7 64-bit and I had an XFX HD5850 and a 550W PSU. When I had Windows 7 32-bit the screen would go a random colour, mainly the colour that was dominant on the screen at the time, sometimes the screen would go into standby mode. This weird occurrence persisted in 64-bit.
It never BSOD'd in 32-bit, only the standby issue.
So after being a little fed up with this I bought the HD6950, thought the problem would be solved, I was wrong. The random lockups were gone, thankfully, but the BSOD happened more frequently. I bought the Zalman then after reading this(link below) thread.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140483
It didn't help either. The computer crashes in Crysis 2, GuildWars, GTA IV, Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft.
Could it be DX11? GW still uses DX9 it seems.
I ran memtest86+ found no problems with 7 passes.
BIOS Update is current.
Everything that needs to be updated is current.
Currently running Catalyst 11.4. Ran driver sweeper before I installed it.
I'm currently in the process of replacing the memory and motherboard. Let's hope the crashing hasn't damaged any other components.
Error details as found in event viewer:
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-05-01T07:01:09.520012300Z" />
<EventRecordID>23581</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>APC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">2684354561</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x5</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
EDIT: Additional Information
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 7177
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: a0000001
BCP1: 0000000000000005
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\050211-21730-01.dmp
C:\Users\MyNameHere\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-36145-0.sysdata.xml
I'll be more than happy to send any additional information required. I don't game that often but when I do I really expect to play with no disturbances.
Mods, feel free to move the thread, couldn't find a specific area to put it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Lately my computer has been BSOD'ing frequently and I ran out of ideas what to do/buy and test.
Information as follows:
System Setup
Video card: Gigabyte HD6950 2gb
Memory: 4gb GeiL, it's really crap.
Motherboard: MSI P55M-GD45
Processor: Intel i5-750
PSU: Zalman ZM770-XT
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
HD: 3 x SATA 7200rpm
All components are running at stock and have never been overclocked.
The system started crashing when I installed Windows 7 64-bit and I had an XFX HD5850 and a 550W PSU. When I had Windows 7 32-bit the screen would go a random colour, mainly the colour that was dominant on the screen at the time, sometimes the screen would go into standby mode. This weird occurrence persisted in 64-bit.
It never BSOD'd in 32-bit, only the standby issue.
So after being a little fed up with this I bought the HD6950, thought the problem would be solved, I was wrong. The random lockups were gone, thankfully, but the BSOD happened more frequently. I bought the Zalman then after reading this(link below) thread.
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140483
It didn't help either. The computer crashes in Crysis 2, GuildWars, GTA IV, Starcraft 2 and World of Warcraft.
Could it be DX11? GW still uses DX9 it seems.
I ran memtest86+ found no problems with 7 passes.
BIOS Update is current.
Everything that needs to be updated is current.
Currently running Catalyst 11.4. Ran driver sweeper before I installed it.
I'm currently in the process of replacing the memory and motherboard. Let's hope the crashing hasn't damaged any other components.
Error details as found in event viewer:
- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power" Guid="{331C3B3A-2005-44C2-AC5E-77220C37D6B4}" />
<EventID>41</EventID>
<Version>2</Version>
<Level>1</Level>
<Task>63</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000002</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-05-01T07:01:09.520012300Z" />
<EventRecordID>23581</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="4" ThreadID="8" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>APC</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-18" />
</System>
- <EventData>
<Data Name="BugcheckCode">2684354561</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter1">0x5</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter2">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter3">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="BugcheckParameter4">0x0</Data>
<Data Name="SleepInProgress">false</Data>
<Data Name="PowerButtonTimestamp">0</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
EDIT: Additional Information
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 7177
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: a0000001
BCP1: 0000000000000005
BCP2: 0000000000000000
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1
Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\050211-21730-01.dmp
C:\Users\MyNameHere\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-36145-0.sysdata.xml
I'll be more than happy to send any additional information required. I don't game that often but when I do I really expect to play with no disturbances.
Mods, feel free to move the thread, couldn't find a specific area to put it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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