Random blue screens

Gothems Finest · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:10

Ok so I built my computer in August and I occasionally get blue screens (maybe once every week or every two weeks).

There doesn't seem to be a set time that it happens or a set thing that cause it (specific program etc) but it does mainly happen in the morning when I first turn it on but when I restart the computer it will start up fine and run perfectly untill the next morning that it happens.

All my drivers that im aware of are up to date. Iv done a memeroy test and a hard drive test and they tested fine.

My CPU is overclocked to 4.5 Ghz, but I have stress tested with prime and it was stable (tested for 10 hours or so)

I don't think its anything I have installed causing it as Iv tried system restores on 3 seperate occasions which hasn't fixed the problem

My PSU and HDD act funny sometimes maybe it could be one of them?.

My PSU makes a strange frequency buzzin type noise after my computer has shut down but goes away when my computer is turned on and also goes away when i turn the PSU off.

My OS in on my SSD and all I have on my HDD is my steam folder so I doubt its the HDD but it does make strange noises sometimes (like its loading or defragging etc) evan when my computer is shutting down or when my computer is not evan doing anything which I find odd.

Any ideas what could be casuing it? I given as much info as I can give off the top of my head but if you need more info let me know

Computer Spec:

CPU: i5 2500k oc @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard: Asus P8P67 Pro
Memory: 8GB 1600MHz G.Skills Ripjaws X
Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 570
Solid State Drive: Crucial M4 128 GB
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB
Power Supply: Corsair HX 750w
CPU Cooling: Noctua NH-D14
Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

p/tBuilder · 24 Sep 2011 at 14:25

What frequency is the 8GB Ripjaws actually set at in the BIOS and what is the normal CPU speed without O.C?

Gothems Finest · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:11

Hi thanks for replying.

Normal CPU speed is 3.3Ghz and the memory is set to 1600Mhz in the bios

Leeroy123 · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:15

Have you updated the firmware on your ssd? my mate has blue screens with his vertex 3 from the off. he had it replaced and it was the same. They needed firmware updating to fix it. Silly Ocz. But ive not had a problem with my vertex 2.

Davefran · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:25

Windows 7 - BSOD 0x00000101 when coldbooted, stable after reboot...

If the error code ends 101, this fella had a similar problem. Turned out it was his Asus M/B, he bought a Gigabyte one and it's been fine since.

Leeroy123 · 24 Sep 2011 at 15:26

101 and 124 are both vcore usually. Does it still happen with no overclock on??

Gothems Finest · 24 Sep 2011 at 16:00

Davefran said:
Windows 7 - BSOD 0x00000101 when coldbooted, stable after reboot...

If the error code ends 101, this fella had a similar problem. Turned out it was his Asus M/B, he bought a Gigabyte one and it's been fine since.

Thanks for the link (the link is not working for me) but I think I found the same page by googling.

Gothems Finest · 24 Sep 2011 at 16:02

Leeroy123 said:
Have you updated the firmware on your ssd? my mate has blue screens with his vertex 3 from the off. he had it replaced and it was the same. They needed firmware updating to fix it. Silly Ocz. But ive not had a problem with my vertex 2.

No I haven't yet but crucial have just released new firmware for my SSD so it could be worth a try.

And I haven't tried it with no overclock, I would rather try that as a last resort if possible.

Gothems Finest · 24 Sep 2011 at 17:12

After more research it seems like its a common fault (Double boot) for the ASUS P8P67 motherboards. Anyone else experienced this with there P8P67 board?