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Random BSOD / buzzing noise while gaming

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YamahaAlex37

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Hey, I just moved from one house to another, so my PC was moved around a bit, but nothing crazy. It was working fine gaming for hours before hand, although I did recently get a refurb EVGA GTX 460, and slightly overclocked it. Again, it was working fine for a few weeks.

Now, very consistently, after about 20 minutes of any game, the screen will go black and there will be a loud buzzing (like a horn) through the speakers. The power still seems on, but I have to restart the PC.

Upon returning, I see that Windows recovered from an error, a BSOD (although there was no blue), and refers me to some log files which are cryptic.

Thanks for suggesting any possibilities!
 
Sounds like you might have a bad vid card. Please verify that the fan on the video card is running. Also, reduce your clocks on the vid card to default and let us know if the problems stop.

Please post the BSOD code as well.
 
DooKey said:
Sounds like you might have a bad vid card. Please verify that the fan on the video card is running. Also, reduce your clocks on the vid card to default and let us know if the problems stop.

Please post the BSOD code as well.
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Thanks for replying. I've reset the clocks to default. Here is the full BSOD error message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 124
BCP1: 0000000000000000
BCP2: FFFFFA80071D6688
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

I'll open the case to watch the fan shortly.
 
Set your video card back to stock speeds if you haven't already. Also, reinstall your video card drivers.
 
Ok, the old 124 error. Be sure all of your PCI-E cables are fully plugged into the vid card. You also recently moved the box so something might be a bit loose. Make sure your cpu HSF isn't loose and that all of your fans are fully plugged in. If it still crashes after you reseat everything (including RAM) then I'm leaning towards the vid card overheating or just being faulty. Can you reinstall the old vid card to see if the problem goes away?
 
This computer needs a clean up anyway. I'm going to remove and re-seat most of the components, reinstall Win 7, re-install nvidia drivers, and hopefully be back in a few hours.

Thanks for being helpful Danny Bui and DooKey, great forums.
 
Well after replacing the card with a spare 5570, BF3, Unigine, etc, run fine without crashing... Too bad, hopefully the EVGA B-stock can go back for an RMA or something.

Strangely enough, the 460 is developing this awkward gap near the 6-Pin power connectors:

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Probably the GPU; 0x124 is one of those BSOD's that basically tells you "some hardware somewhere stopped working". Given how you lost the screen, best guess would be the GPU.
 
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