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Dont have access to another computer at the moment.......

When my ratio of flying time to troubleshooting computer BS reaches 1:1 I get burnt out.

Do you guys/gals think this is something a PC store could address? Or are they just gonna start replacing parts you think?


Thanks for everyone's input, I appreciate it. I wish I was more computer knowledgeable to delve into myself but feel its beyond me.

I've seen weird problems before when a RAM chip has a bad component. Basically, when the OS starts to write to that part of the RAM that's bad, all heck breaks loose. If you BIOS has a way to test RAM, try that. If you have extra RAM to swap in, try that too.

A PC shop would be able to test a lot of this, but if you've done a clean install, then it's not likely drivers, it's hardware. I would think RAM would fail to a BSOD. If you've opened the computer and cleaned out the dust and dirt, then you could also consider pulling the main heatsink and applying a new layer of thermal paste on the processor. Not something to do "willy nilly" so watch a YouTube video or two to get the hang of it.

My gut says RAM. If you have a BestBuy store handy, you could consider buying a new set of chips and swap those in, trying to reproduce it and if it does, then return the RAM.

Hope this helps,

Steve

Coming to the party late and haven't read the whole thread.

This is almost certainly hardware related. Some things I would check...

- Make sure your power is distributed across as many runs from your PSU as you can. You should not be doubling up unless absolutely necessary; this goes double for your GPU.
- Is your GPU big enough to power your system?
- Remove half your ram, try again, swap if the problems persist
- Move your drives to different SSD ports
- Get CPU-Z / GPU-Z and monitor your temps. Are you overheating?

Thanks again, haha I should post a pic of me putting heatsink paste on the computer you guys would LYAO watching that. But a ram swap out is doable by me. I might try that before taking it in.