Computer problem - Not sure what's causing it

Dazzeerr

Dazzeerr

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I recently bought a new custom build computer from a quite unheard of company. The specs of it are in my signature.

The problem i'm having is it shutting off and displaying the 'Blue screen of Death' then restarting Windows.

The problem only seems to happen when loading a Game up though, once i'm on it and join a game i can play for hours and exit without any problems, it's just on the loading screen.

But, about half an hour ago i came off Counter-Strike: Source and loaded msn and some music to listen to, started talking to friends and it shut down and gave me BSOD again, i checked my CPU temp after i came off CSS though and both cores were at 39 and decreasing. So it's not CPU overheating and not Graphics either because max i've seen it hit is 58*C.

Maybe it's the Sound? I haven't gotten a Sound Card yet and am currently using the Integrated sound (SiS) on the motherboard. Oh also, when i first got the PC it took some time to actually get the sound working, installing some drivers from a disk then updating them to get it running properly.

Other problem could i guess be the PSU not handling it. It's a 500W PSU, but i don't know what make, i think it's a pretty cheap one, it has a sticker saying RoHS on the back. Don't know if that's the company, also has the red switch for voltage, which i know is old school. Lol.


If anyone knows what this problem might be and can give me a hand i will be grateful :D !
 
Computer restarts sometimes mean overheating but I don't think you will see a BSOD in that situation. I would open it up and make sure the memory/video card is fitted perfectly in the slots. The 500W power supply should be enough to run your pc so I don't think that's a problem. If all hardware troubleshooting doesn't work, then it might also be a software problem. Also, can you post what type of cooling you use?
 
Air Cooling.

Here are my results from PC Wizard and SpeedFan:

SpeedFan:
Core 1: 32*C idle
Core 2: 32*C idle
Cores reach 45*C (and no higher) on full load.
System temp: 22*C
HD: 33*C

PC Wizard:
Core 1: 32*C
Core 2: 33*C (Idle)
Also reaches 45 max on full load

Mainboard temp: 23*C (Goes a degree or two higher on full load)
GPU Temp: 52*C (Maxes out at 58 on full load)


So i don't think it's overheating, i'll try making sure things are slotted in properly tonight. But i've got a feeling it isn't that either. Any other suggestions?
 
Computer Problem

BSOD can happen because hardware or software problem. In my opinion, try to use your original driver for your sound card by remove your current driver first. If it still not work, try to check your RAM. If you use two RAM, try to remove one and see if BSOD still happen.

Goodluck.
 
yeh, drivers are a possibility, maybe the sound or the video, you could try updating the drivers, or for the sound you could try disabling the sound card in control panel -> system properties -> computer hardware -> device manager then you could find out if it is the sound or not
 
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