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    Random BSODs

    Occasionally I get random BSODs while gaming and the like.
    I have scanned my ram, its fine (memtest)
    I checked the sectors on my HDDs; came back fine.

    Any other ideas?

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    Re: Random BSODs

    Overheating, bad drivers ? PSU may be on its way out.
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    Re: Random BSODs

    Overheating doubt it.. my physical probes from frontpanel indicate 30-40C as normal;
    Its a clean install so i doubt it is drivers;

    PSU maybe ill check it

    but why does it only crash in 1-2 games which arent the most memory intensive?

    Ergo doesnt crash in crysis/COD etc but crashes in games which arent graphically intense.

    Any other ideas.

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    Re: Random BSODs

    Use GPU-Z and log your graphics card temps, overheating perhaps? it's what happened to me when my old pc was hitting the high 90's. Also clean out your pc, taking all the dust out can make a lot of difference to temps. Have you installed any new software recently? something could be conflicting in the background.
    I never make sense.

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    Re: Random BSODs

    Heh I think I found it; looks like a patrially broken SATA cable; I noticed it was hanging on one drive at boot so I disconnected it and plugged it into another cable, and havent had any issues since.

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