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Hey guys.. ive noticed this thing happening to me most of the time ..it happens during :

Crysis 1 Towards the ending
sometimes on NFS world
Facebook on Firefox
And sometimes on random games

It gets annoying because all of a sudden it just goes off and this screen comes on ( pic below )then you can continue hearing the sounds of the game then suddenly it just stops and hangs..and ive to restart my comp..Then windows reports it as BSOD.. Any help is greatly apprectiated ..

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Win 7 Ultimate x64
AMD Phenom II x4 955BE
Kingston 2GB ddr3
Mushkin 2GB ddr3
Samsung 500GB Hdd
Asus m4a785td V EVO
ATI 4850 vaporx 1gb
Tagan 600W PSU
Acer 21.5 LCD

Its been happening ever since i got my comp for about a year and a half now.. Thanks !
 
Too bad you waited over a year now to look into this, hopefully the hardware is in warranty if you need to exange it. Try one stick of RAM at a time, and try to add some cooling on the card (simple way, open the case, blow a small desk fan at the video card) and run a benchmark like 3DMark for a few passes. If it crashes even with the extra cooling, you can try a new heatsink, test the video card in another PC to rule out anything on your computer, and lastly, replace the card.
 

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thanks for all the replies.. in the first year i already replaced the 4850 with a new one but it still gives me the same problem..Tried updating drivers (uninstalled and reinstalled from amd's site) .. Can the mixing ram cause this ? or can it be the mobos problem ?
 


It may be the motherboard, or RAM or the power supply. Since you already replaced the card, those are the things to start looking at. And try the card in another system if you can.
 
Have you monitored the temps that the system is getting ?? looks like the Video card is overheating then shutting itself off to avoid permanent damage -- So you need to check the temps of all the components (ie. RAM, GPU, CPU, HDD, PSU, etc.) to see if they are also overheating -- How long has it been since you did a thorough cleaning of the inside of the case to remove dust, etc. (esp. in the heatsinks of the CPU, GPU) ? Are all of the Fans working ? Is there a proper number of fans in place to keep decent airflow ?
 

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Thanks for the reply JDFan well im using the haf932 and have all the fan slots filled with CM's cfm90 fans and all are working..doesnt look like theres much dust.. but the funny thing is that this has been happening ever since i first started using my comp and also replaced my card to see no difference..but its happening more frequently these days even without gaming..basic facebooking/google/msn and my comp gets into that state
 
There are a number of ways to get the temps -- Everest Home edition is a free download and will give you the CPU temps on the MOBO info pages -- GPUz is also free and will give the video card temps (can also log the temps in the background while you run some testing to get stress temps). When posting the results be sure to also include the room temp of the room you are in as the system temps will vary depending on the ambient temp of the room also)

Sounds like you should have decent airflow in the case - if it has been this way since the system was new and is just happening more frequently then it could be the Thermal interface Material (TIM) was not installed properly at the factory so removing the heatsink and reapplying new thermal paste might help the situation but hard to tell without current temps.
 

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Heres part of the temps from the log file of GPUz temps while playing Arkham Asylum for about 20 minutes on 1920x1080 on 80% maxed settings..

2011-09-09 10:18:33 GPUCORECLOCK(160mhz) MEMORY CLOCK(249.6) TEMP(38c) FAN(820) load(0) shadercore(42)
2011-09-09 10:19:46 GPUCORECLOCK(650mhz) MEMORY CLOCK(998.3) TEMP(41c) FAN(752) load(91) shadercore(47)
2011-09-09 10:34:58 peak, GPUCORECLOCK(650mhz) MEMORY CLOCK(998.3) TEMP(68c) FAN(936) load(96) shadercore(74.5)

if you need the full log please tell me and ill upload it ..im not sure how .. mediafire ? =/ .. will run memtest86 and report it soon
 

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thanks for the replies guys.. heres my temp readings while playing Heroes of newerth on all maxed out .. but now it crashes alot when im firefox..with facebook in particular..weird..

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If the crashes are happening in even non 3D tasks (facebook), you need test another video card in the system, and maybe try this card in another computer as well. Do you have onboard video to run off? Try that. This should rule out the video card as the issue if things continue. If another card fixes it, then it could be the card (top option), the power supply (as it has to feed the video card more juice).

If this continues with the new card, RAM is the 1st thing to check.
 


If it has an issue with power on the connections the card used, it can easily cause issues with it, which can also be intermittent. I have dealt with another user on here that had an issue with the power supply and video, a new power supply to boot, replacing it fixed the issue.
 
You've got two RAM sticks, correct ?
Did you check the RAM sticks separately ?
I mean, use one slot as your primary one, and check the sticks in a separate manner.
i.e, if you're using your first DDR3 slot, then put one stick. Scan for errors using memtest. After the scan, take your second RAM stick and place it in that same DDR3 slot ( with the one scanned before, kept away ). Then scan it. :)

If still the problem persists, some faulty RAM can get past memtest, so I'd recommend you boot with just one stick. If no problem, then boot your PC with the second stick(only). If no problem again, then it could be your GPU. Run the onboard and see if the problem still persists. :)
 

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Hey guys ..Tried the above method GMAN450 suggested and my rams work fine..will run the onboard..my comp just crashed again with NOTHING running except FIREFOX ON FACEBOOK.weird
 
Those temps do not look bad so probably not due to overheating -- though Overheating of the PSU can not be ruled out -- How old is the PSU ? (could be the PSU is starting to go bad or overheating and the reduction in output once it heats up a bit could be the cause.)