CoolMaster Posted November 18, 2009 Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) So I got my new parts today. AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX245OCGQBOX - Retail Item #: N82E16819103687 OCZ Gold Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3G13332GK - Retail ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Item #: N82E16813131603 Everything seems to be working fine, except a couple of times i'll see it go to Blue screen, it'll list some numbers (i think memory addresses) and then restart. any idea what could be causing this? Is this usually a memory problem. It's only happened twice. once was when I was putting in the asus driver disk, the other one was when I was installing a game? This isn't usually a CPU problem is it? or a mobo. it seems like it might be a RAM problem perhaps? since I was doing stuff during both? other than that though everything is working quite well? any ideas though? thanks edit: My CPU is def not running hot. just checked it, running cool at 35c edit2: I was using vista when this was all happening, I was playing HoN (a PC game) and it crashed IN game on me like 6 times in one game, 3 times in another. I installed windows 7 and i havent had a crash or BSOD yet (actually I had one, but it was because I was installing chipset stuff, and I think I had too much stuff open) but other than that, just played 3 hours worth of the same game. no crashes........so maybe it was just vista. I also ran memtest and go 0 errors. Edited November 19, 2009 by CoolMaster Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 Did you run Memtest from DOS or Memtest for Windows? If you ran Memtest from DOS how long did you allow the test to run before calling it good? Usually need to test at minimum 8 hours to detect any deep rooted memory issues. Have you ran any stress/stability tests from the Windows environment such as OCCT, Orthos, Prime95, IntelBurn etc.? If so for how long and what were the results? The one thing I don't see listed in your system detail is what brand/model power supply you are using. Knowing that might be helpful. Since you are getting BSOD there should be information in the Windows Error Logs under either application or system. Any information provided by the Windows Error Log might help point us in the right direction too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted November 20, 2009 Posted November 20, 2009 I ran memtest for like 6 hours. also My PSU is an antec 650 watt (it's like 1.5 years old but still runs great) In vista is bsod' alot. but in windows 7 it was only that one time (hasn't since) i did the debug on my windows memory.dmp log. and it said something about firefox.exe causing a problem, and something to do with the mouse drivers. regardless must've just been bad drivers since i've had 0 problems since then. (Like i said, i was installing like 3 things at once on 7 when this happened) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearlyEpic Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Blue screens in Vista are most often driver issues. Try updating EVERY SINGLE driver you can think of. However, you can get a BSOD if you run your memory at too high of a frequency, i've done it before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolMaster Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 Well I updated to 7, and havent had a crash since guess it was just vista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearlyEpic Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) Vista? Cause problems? Yeah right. /sarcasam Edited November 22, 2009 by NearlyEpic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted November 23, 2009 Posted November 23, 2009 Well I updated to 7, and havent had a crash since guess it was just vista That is good news. It just kind of surprises me because the last several Vista+SP2 installs I've done have been fairly trouble free (especially when using the 64-bit version). Win 7 and Vista share the same kernel "shrugs". But no doubt that Win 7 is a MUCH nicer operating system overall. Glad that you got it sorted out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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