Intermittent BSOD on Windows 7

_Ad_ · 4 Jul 2011 at 20:34

As above really. System is a budget system, but only a few weeks old.

Basic spec:-
Athlon II X2 @ 3ghz
Gigabyte Nforce m/board
4gb 1333mhz ram
500gb WD caviar hdd

Basically i keep getting intermittent blue screens. These can be 5 within 10minutes, or none whatsoever over 7 hours.
Usual message i get is "memory management"

But have had a couple of different ones. Is this likely to be a hardware fault? Its done it since ive first had the system.

Its running Windows 7 Ultimate. I have run Memtest for an hour or so, no errors reported.

Any help is appreciated as its a mega annoying problem when burning discs etc :rolleyes:

Cheers

RJC · 4 Jul 2011 at 20:39

What is the make/model of the psu your using.

Was this a fresh install of the operating system.

_Ad_ · 4 Jul 2011 at 20:49

Its an OCUK psu "500W"

Yeah the OS was installed onto a freshly formatted drive.

I thought maybe the psu was struggling?
Its got a Geforce GT430 graphics card in too.

RJC · 4 Jul 2011 at 20:51

In terms of power the psu is fine, but being a budget brand I am little concerned.

Try running Prime and Furmark and see how this gets on.

_Ad_ · 4 Jul 2011 at 21:01

Cheers. I'll give Prime a go.

The psu was bundled with the system, so i assumed it was up to the job.

_Ad_ · 5 Jul 2011 at 06:54

Ran Prime95 for around 7hours or so overnight. No errors/warnings, everything ok.

I then opened up my web browser and the system crashed with the same bsod,Lol.

Could it be a software problem?

Admiral Huddy · 5 Jul 2011 at 08:23

Have you checked the memory using Memtest86+?

Have you turned off paging? Check this isn't the case.

What happens if you drop the OC back to stock settings?

_Ad_ · 5 Jul 2011 at 08:43

How do i go about turning paging off?

The system is running at standard fsb/multiplier etc, it isnt overclocked.

I ran memtest for an hour or so, with no errors. Is it worth running it for longer?

CaptainRAVE · 5 Jul 2011 at 08:48

Started getting this myself. Turned out with the hot summer we are having my OC CPU was getting too hot. Reduced the clock a little and problem solved.

Admiral Huddy · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:10

_Ad_ said:
How do i go about turning paging off?

No you want it on...

>Control Panel
>Click on the System icon
>Select the Advanced tab
>Under Performance, click Settings
>Click on Advanced tab
>Under Virtual Memory, click Change
>Select "System Managed Size" if not already selected and then click Set
> reboot

I ran memtest for an hour or so, with no errors. Is it worth running it for longer?

Any errors are more likely to show within the first pass..

Follow my memory guide here http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18261596

lrlcr · 5 Jul 2011 at 12:13

Check the SMART data on the HDD and reseat the ram.

Wolfe777 · 5 Jul 2011 at 14:18

What brand is your ram?

Passing memtest even multiple times is no guarantee your ram is fine.

My hunch is your ram is the culprit here.

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_Ad_ · 5 Jul 2011 at 16:29

Cheers for the replies.

Will have another mess about a bit later when i get home.

Savvy · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:22

Could try reseating cpu after testing ram

_Ad_ · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:26

Admiral Huddy said:
No you want it on...

>Control Panel
>Click on the System icon
>Select the Advanced tab
>Under Performance, click Settings
>Click on Advanced tab
>Under Virtual Memory, click Change
>Select "System Managed Size" if not already selected and then click Set
> reboot

Currently set like this

Ram settings/info

Its OCZ Gold ram btw.

HDD SMART status currently says Unavailable.

Savvy · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:04

Ram voltages set in bios? or still on auto

_Ad_ · 5 Jul 2011 at 18:49

Set to "normal"