BSOD after switching to new monitors

[goat314]

I'm thinking this is a Flash issue, as each BSOD has occurred while watching streaming video. Monitor drivers are up to date as well as all others and firmware as far as I am aware.

Today was the first time it actually made a dump file. When I rebooted, I got this message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: f4
BCP1: 0000000000000003
BCP2: FFFFFA800DF68A10
BCP3: FFFFFA800DF68CF0
BCP4: FFFFF8000358A7B0
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\111513-6130-01.dmp
C:\Users\goat\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-7768-0.sysdata.xml

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The dump file is there, but when read says "No information Available" under each section. I could not find the *.sysdata.xml file.

 

[Meatfish]

Did you change anything accept the monitor? The monitor itself shouldn't be a problem unless the resolution is much greater causing the graphics card to work harder. It could be a driver issue/unstable GPU or even a PSU issue then. Try updating your graphics drivers and maybe running something like Furmark to check stability of your graphics card. It may need a touch more voltage than it is getting to remain stable with the higher resolution monitor. Also check the temperatures to make sure nothing is over heating and causing the BSOD.

 

[goat314]

Resolution did go up substantially (from 1360x768 to 1920x1080 times 3 monitors), I'll give Furmark a try, thanks for the suggestion.

Also, noticed my video drivers were criminally out of date.
Furmark test was successful, getting as hot as 86C, but surviving.

 

[Meatfish]

You might also find it useful to check if your power supply is providing enough juice -I use this site but there are others http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp. If I had to guess I would think your PSU isn't up to the job and this didn't notice when you GPU was driving the smaller monitor. If you have to get a new one, go for a qulaity brand with a high (over 80%) efficiency rating.

 

[goat314]

So that site is saying my power draw is around 416W which I can't imagine is correct. I think my corrent PSU is an Enermax Bronze 700W and I feel like that is the most likely cause of the situation.

I mean, I did go from 3 17" monitors to 3 21" monitors, that has to create a significant increase in power (that site didn't have a field for how many monitors you're trying to display to)

 

[Meatfish]

What graphics card(s) are you using? It could also be that you are struggling there.

 

[goat314]

GeForce GTX 560 (4GB memory, 1GB dedicated) is running 1 monitor and 2 DisplayLink DL-195 Chipset (1920x1200) usb adapters for the other 2.