Try running the "windows experience index"...computer/properties/WEI...
will analyze the ram, your card, hd's etc.

I ran it before, I just re ran it.

Processor 7.3
RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.7 (this was 5.2 before?!)
Gaming Graphics 7.7
Hard Disk 5.9

System
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Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 699 GB
Disk partition (C:) 616 GB Free (699 GB Total)
Media drive (D:) CD/DVD

Graphics
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Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series
Total available graphics memory 4855 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 3831 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.950.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080
DirectX version DirectX 10

Network
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Network Adapter Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller

Notes
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The gaming graphics score is based on the primary graphics adapter. If this system has linked or multiple graphics adapters, some software applications may see additional performance benefits.




Number of Cores 2? WTF?

Ok the box the mother board came in says:
AMD 760G Chipset
AMD phenom II X6

It also says something about core unlocker? I thought it was a quad core and in task manager it shows 4 cores. However here it says 2? Also on the boot screen it says press 4 to unlock cores.

This is the board:

http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_...USB3/#overview

i have found that these random and unrelated BSOD have to do with a item not seated properly, I would reseat your video card mem and make sure all conecctions are tight,

also please put up the model number of your ram, this does not apply all the time but once in a while it does http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD...5A78LM_LX/#MSL

infact post all the model numbers for everything you have on the PC

How old is your PSU?
I'm not saying...or contradicting what the other folks have suggested.
For sure, their advice would be the first things to check.....
All I am suggesting for your consideration?
After me having spent, $500.00 bucks, just to learn?
My PSU (power supply) was for crap...12 volt rail was bad.

Many folks every where....say, that a "solid" PSU is the primary consideration.
I knew it, read it and dismissed it. I was wrong and they were right.

Bottom line....I have a new mother board...a new graphics card...new memory and have just now discovered.......I need a new reputable power supply...

It shames to admit it here......I only hope....that it could be of help.....

http://www.overclock.net/a/common-bs...r-overclocking

0x1E = increase vcore

1) I would first check your ram timings and voltages in your bios and make sure they are set at factory settings for the type of ram you are using. You could try the website of your RAM manufacturer to get that info if you don't have it already.

2) You mentioned you changed PSU. Did you do this before or after the BSOD started happening? Do you have a lot of peripherals drawing power? If your PSU is borderline to your power requirements, like maybe when your gaming and your GPU is drawing max power, it could cause a voltage spike and then you get the bsod 1E code. Simple test would be to disconnect some peripherals and see if you still have the problem.

3) You could try doing a mem test on your RAM for faulty ram. there's free software at the overlockers forum for that kind of thing.

4)Another way to save power and possibly make your system more stable, if you GPU came overclocked, get rivatuner and clock it down to stock settings. You can usually find those at the manufacture web site as well. If you still want to run overclock for gaming, simply save those settings to a different profile in rivatuner.

If you upload the dump file i'll take a look at it.

Unless you already did the following go to step 2.

1.right click "my computer" and click properties. Click "advanced properties", then "startup and recovery settings" tab. Un-hook "automatically restart" and under "write debug information" tab chose "small memory dump(256)).

2. when the next blue screen comes go to C:\Windows\Minidump and zip down all files you got there and send them to me.

you can PM me the file.

You can also try to disable all addons in explorer and restart each one and you might find the culprit :)
Also uninstall any toolbar.

When I build a new PC I always run Memtest86 over a full night to verify that the memory and CPU works as it is supposed to do (you download the ISO and burn a CD that you boot it from):

http://www.memtest86.com/

Or you can of course use the built-in memtest in Windows 7 from the boot menu but I like the stand alone memtest better as you boot it from a CD so you don't even need to install the OS first.

After that I run Prime95 a full night to see that it's stable and not overheating under load in the OS...

http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/

Combine with Core Temp while running Prime95 to watch the temps:

http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/

After that I overclock and tinker with voltages etc...

Yes, we used memtest at a PC retailer I worked at a couple of years ago, we also used PC-check which checks all the hardware in the computer including the RAM but I think you have to pay a license fee for PC-check.

I dont have time to answer you all this morning but here are some answers:

Windows tested memory and came back no errors.

PSU is brand new and 680 Watt.

The Ramm came with the board. I think its unlikely but not impossible they sent the wrong RAM.



Ok something just kept drawining me to the fact it said 2 cores... Even though everywhere else on the system it said 4 cores. So I pressed 4 on boot up... My PC died. :mad:

...And then came back - with 4 cores @4.2Ghz :twisted: I was walking around with 2 cores this whole time running everything fine except the odd BSOD. Why the F&^%! do I have to press a button on boot up to open the other cores?! What a S$%^ load of F$%^. If I press it again next time can I have 6 cores? :-P

Ok lets see what happens.

S!

I think you can set the core unlocker to be on in BIOS so no need to press on every boot.