My computer TURNS OFF, then once you attempt to turn it back on, the BSOD appears. However, after waiting five-ten minutes after the crash, the computer may be turned on without a BSOD and it will run normally.
Alright so the primary reason for why I wanted to upgrade was that my computer was that my computer couldn't play most newer games, but even some older games. This is because my computer will shut off and then when I do turn it back on, I receive the BSOD. After about ten minutes of it off, I am able to load Windows 7 again. Besides that, my computer is running virtually great. Anyway, the error that displays is:
It then creates the dump file. To download it, click here.
PSU: Thermaltake - 750W TR2 RX (I believe)
MOBO: Biostar N68SA-M2S (N68S+)
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB XFX
RAM: 2x - 1GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Memory (2GB total)
I also have a crappy hard drive and a new(er) hard drive. The crappy one is running Windows and a few select games, while my newer 1.5TB is running, well, everything else.
Now at first I thought it was my processor's heatsink, something. It sounded extremely weird a month back as it started up, it had a wah-wah tone to it and it will (and still does) run extremely loud. It is the Athlon II X2's stock heatsink.
Now, then. If the problem is my heatsink, I'll buy a good one and, instead of buying a CPU right away, I'll just overclock my current one. Also, I could use the heatsink on a future build (eg i5 3570k).
However, now I am starting to think, as according to some posts on other forums, it could be a hard drive issue. Why might it be this?
■I don't recall this problem happening until after I got my new hard drive.
■The games that seem to be crashing my computer are also installed on my new hard drive.
Something weird is that only some games crash my computer, though all new games do, some OLDER games do, too.
We will call my old, 80GB hard drive A, while my newer 1.5TB hard drive, B.
Games that will run on my computer then crash it to off after twenty minutes of playtime:
Games Installed on Hard Drive A:
■null
Games Installed on Hard Drive B:
■ARMA 2 (and Operation Arrowhead)
■Empire: Total War
■Garry's Mod (This was once installed on both hard drive A where it suffered no crashes. Once the hard drive was installed, Garry's Mod was transferred over, yet still no crashes were sustained. Recently, however, once the crashes had begun, Garry's Mod, too, suffered from the crashes.)
■Grand Theft Auto IV
■L.A. Noire
■Napoleon: Total War
■RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum
■World of Tanks
Games that will run on my computer without any problems:
Games Installed on Hard Drive A:
■Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (yes, it is installed in two locations, though this one only has the files copied over and was never "installed" here)
■League of Legends
Games Installed on Hard Drive B:
■Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (yes, it was installed in two locations, though this one was actually installed)
■Lost Saga
■Mafia II
■MapleStory
■Mount and Blade: Warband (demo)
■Rumble Fighter
■Terraria
Also, Team Fortress 2, Blacklight Retribution and Vindictus haven't caused any crashes, though they have also not been touched for a while.
Thanks for the help! I can run any test you like and I will post the results here for you.
Alright so the primary reason for why I wanted to upgrade was that my computer was that my computer couldn't play most newer games, but even some older games. This is because my computer will shut off and then when I do turn it back on, I receive the BSOD. After about ten minutes of it off, I am able to load Windows 7 again. Besides that, my computer is running virtually great. Anyway, the error that displays is:
STOP: c00002e3 Security Accounts Manager initialization failed because of the following error:
The handle is invalid.
Error Satus: 0xc0000008.
Please click OK to shutdown this system and reboot into Safe Mode, check the event log for more detailed information.
It then creates the dump file. To download it, click here.
PSU: Thermaltake - 750W TR2 RX (I believe)
MOBO: Biostar N68SA-M2S (N68S+)
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 240
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5770 - 1GB XFX
RAM: 2x - 1GB Crucial Ballistix 1066Mhz DDR2 Memory (2GB total)
I also have a crappy hard drive and a new(er) hard drive. The crappy one is running Windows and a few select games, while my newer 1.5TB is running, well, everything else.
Now at first I thought it was my processor's heatsink, something. It sounded extremely weird a month back as it started up, it had a wah-wah tone to it and it will (and still does) run extremely loud. It is the Athlon II X2's stock heatsink.
Now, then. If the problem is my heatsink, I'll buy a good one and, instead of buying a CPU right away, I'll just overclock my current one. Also, I could use the heatsink on a future build (eg i5 3570k).
However, now I am starting to think, as according to some posts on other forums, it could be a hard drive issue. Why might it be this?
■I don't recall this problem happening until after I got my new hard drive.
■The games that seem to be crashing my computer are also installed on my new hard drive.
Something weird is that only some games crash my computer, though all new games do, some OLDER games do, too.
We will call my old, 80GB hard drive A, while my newer 1.5TB hard drive, B.
Games that will run on my computer then crash it to off after twenty minutes of playtime:
Games Installed on Hard Drive A:
■null
Games Installed on Hard Drive B:
■ARMA 2 (and Operation Arrowhead)
■Empire: Total War
■Garry's Mod (This was once installed on both hard drive A where it suffered no crashes. Once the hard drive was installed, Garry's Mod was transferred over, yet still no crashes were sustained. Recently, however, once the crashes had begun, Garry's Mod, too, suffered from the crashes.)
■Grand Theft Auto IV
■L.A. Noire
■Napoleon: Total War
■RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum
■World of Tanks
Games that will run on my computer without any problems:
Games Installed on Hard Drive A:
■Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (yes, it is installed in two locations, though this one only has the files copied over and was never "installed" here)
■League of Legends
Games Installed on Hard Drive B:
■Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (yes, it was installed in two locations, though this one was actually installed)
■Lost Saga
■Mafia II
■MapleStory
■Mount and Blade: Warband (demo)
■Rumble Fighter
■Terraria
Also, Team Fortress 2, Blacklight Retribution and Vindictus haven't caused any crashes, though they have also not been touched for a while.
Thanks for the help! I can run any test you like and I will post the results here for you.