Random BSOD?

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CoRPS

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Hey, guys. I recently bought new guts for my PC. (And by recently I mean 2-1/2 weeks ago)
Including:

E8200 (2.66GHz C2D)
eVGA GeForce 9800 GTX (Manufactured over-clock)
2GB of Patriot RAM
and a Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L which was just a board that seemed like it had everything I needed.
Since this board only has one IDE in, I got a 160gb HD my brother bought a while ago. I think it's a Seagate, but it's pretty old. It makes sound when it louds. o_o. I haven't heard anything like it since '98.

(Also running a 500W PSU to run this. Incase it might be power related, I'm also running 2 DVD Burners and 1 HD)


Now, I install it, everything runs fine. I install Crysis (I had to) and after an hour or so, I got a BSOD. No big problem, I can accept a BSOD every now and then. But, now it just happens more often. Especially when I play a specific game: EVE-Online. When I play EVE-Online I get a BSOD nearly every 15 minutes.

I haven't changed any BIOS options, over-clocked anything, or touched a thing. I think it's just a bad quality Mainboard? But, then again: I'm the one who can't figure it out by himself.



(I don't think it matters, but I like to brag: I got a 24" monitor, too. :D, pix if necessary)
 
What brand is the 500W PSU? If it's a generic brand, it could be delivering poor quality power.

Use Gigabyte's EasyTune software to check temperatures. Your computer might be overheating.

You could also run memtest86 to test your system's memory.
 
Are you doing anything specific like sitting in station when you get a BSOD? And do you have vsync (interval one) enabled?
 
Toaster Oven said:
Are you doing anything specific like sitting in station when you get a BSOD? And do you have vsync (interval one) enabled?
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No. It's happened in warp, and even when I was just fighting some guy. I came back and I had died... so, I'm pretty angry.


I don't know if it is enabled or not, mind helping me check?
 
Hit Esc and go to Display & Graphics Tab. At the Present Interval Option "Interval one" = vsync. My guess from what your problems is either your PSU is underpowered or your graphics card is overheating.

CoRPS said:
No. It's happened in warp, and even when I was just fighting some guy. I came back and I had died... so, I'm pretty angry.
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He prolly thought you logoffskied :D
 
Yeah definitely run Memtest86 like dhc04 recommended.

And you haven't answered his question: What 500W PSU do you have?
 
Sorry. I have an "Ultra V Series". It's not a POS one. It's really good quality (at least IMO). Running all of those things you guys told me to when they finish downloading.


But, I don't think my GPU is over-heating. The ambient temp is 50/60, and last night when it was crashing constantly it was 51 and 61... so, I really doubt it's my GPU over-heating.
 
Is this your PSU? If so I'd say that's probably the culprit. 28A on the 12V line is about what you'd find on a decent 350W PSU these days. Guru3D recommends 32A minimum on the 12V line for a 9800GTX.
 
Toaster Oven said:
Is this your PSU? If so I'd say that's probably the culprit. 28A on the 12V line is about what you'd find on a decent 350W PSU these days. Guru3D recommends 32A minimum on the 12V line for a 9800GTX.
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Ahh! That's my PSU alright! And it is 28A. Any cheap PSU's I could pick up at a local TigerDirect? What should be my price range?
 
Well the only cheaper PSU I would use at TD is the Corsair VX550. But imho it's not worth dropping down to that model just to save $10 as it doesn't leave a whole lot of room for future expansion or upgrades.
 
Yeah, I decided to get the Corsair TX650 from buy.com.

3-4 business days (hopefully 3... but I doubt it)

Thanks a lot. Hopefully this solves my problem.
 
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