Friend is having blue screens - possibly graphics related?

[spirit]

A friend of mine is having blue screens. I have run Blue Screen View on his PC over Team Viewer, and I think the problem is his graphics card and/or his graphics drivers (can somebody confirm this for me please?).

The card is an XFX 9600 GSO by the way. I believe he is running it on a low quality PSU (can't remember what the PSU is off the top of my head, but it's certainly not one I'd ever recommend for a build) and I ran GPU Temp on his PC too and saw that at just 1% load his GPU core was hitting 80C and his graphics board was hitting close to 60C. Could this combination of potentially unstable power and lots of heat be causing blue screens?

I have uninstalled and reinstalled his drivers, and he says so far it's so good, but it seems like BSODs are a daily occurance for him.

If somebody could take a look at the logs below from Blue Screen View and inform me as to what the problem is, that'd be great thanks (as I've said, I think it's GPU problems).

I have recommended he replaces his power supply and cleans his system out by the way.

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Dump File : 042313-24570-01.dmp
Crash Time : 23/04/2013 07:10:13
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0521a489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`057ed7b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
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Company :
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Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042313-24570-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 042213-22120-01.dmp
Crash Time : 22/04/2013 06:55:25
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`05224489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`02ed37b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
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Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042213-22120-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 042113-23275-01.dmp
Crash Time : 21/04/2013 07:27:23
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`051cd489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`02ebe7b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042113-23275-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 042013-23244-01.dmp
Crash Time : 20/04/2013 07:56:05
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0514a489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`03f1f7b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\042013-23244-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 041913-23322-01.dmp
Crash Time : 19/04/2013 06:49:30
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0521b489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`045fb7b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\041913-23322-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 041813-24055-01.dmp
Crash Time : 18/04/2013 07:37:35
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
Bug Check Code : 0x0000003b
Parameter 1 : 00000000`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0521a489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`045ea7b0
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+75c00
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\041813-24055-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,000
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Dump File : 041513-23977-01.dmp
Crash Time : 15/04/2013 08:05:04
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x1000007e
Parameter 1 : ffffffff`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`13a02489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`02ee4218
Parameter 4 : fffff880`02ee3a70
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+92838f
File Description :
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Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\041513-23977-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,056
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Dump File : 041413-22776-01.dmp
Crash Time : 14/04/2013 08:12:18
Bug Check String : SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
Bug Check Code : 0x1000007e
Parameter 1 : ffffffff`c0000005
Parameter 2 : fffff880`13925489
Parameter 3 : fffff880`09af2218
Parameter 4 : fffff880`09af1a70
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+92838f
File Description :
Product Name :
Company :
File Version :
Processor : x64
Crash Address : nvlddmkm.sys+925489
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Windows\Minidump\041413-22776-01.dmp
Processors Count : 4
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 283,056
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[johnb35]

Yes, its bluescreening on the drivers. This still could be a card issue though. But if its at 80 degrees with no load then its most likely a bad card. Does this card have a cooling fan on it? Get the exact model number of the psu.

 

[spirit]

Yes the card does have a fan on it. I'm a bit worried though that it may be clogged up with dust and stuff and maybe not evening spinning hence for the high temps. His mum smokes, and I've asked him to tell her (in the kindest possible way) not to smoke near the computer. Apparently it's full of dog hairs too.

I have recommended he buys some canned air and sprays it all out ASAP and then tries to keep the dog away.

I believe I have some photos of his system, I'll see if I can find them and post up the model no. of his power supply.

 

[spirit]

Can't make out the model no. of the PSU from the pictures, but it definitely looks like a 'doorstop' unit and probably just needs upgrading ASAP. It's definitely not a quality unit. Doesn't look like it even has a PCI Express 6-pin connector for the card (looks like a molex adapter may have been used).

 

[johnb35]

Yeah, dirt, dog hair, smoking is not good for a pc. Clean out the pc and video card and change the psu to corsair cx430 at least.

 

[spirit]

Yeah, dirt, dog hair, smoking is not good for a pc. Clean out the pc and video card and change the psu to corsair cx430 at least.

Will do. I think the last time we were looking we found an OCZ unit in the 500W range which he was interested in buying.

Thanks for the help John.

 

[Okedokey]

Yeah, overheating gpu and poor psu is a classic recipe for bsod.

 

[spirit]

I'll make sure he gets that PSU replaced and graphics card cleaned ASAP. Thanks guys. :good: