MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION Blue Screen Error

[moisu]

I built my own computer about a year ago and it has worked perfectly up until about a month ago. After about 5-10 minutes of playing any game, my game freezes and then I get a MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION blue screen error. I have fully reset my computer and reinstalled the operating system, but I still get the error. This leads me to believe that it is a hardware problem. I was wondering if anyone knew how to determine which piece of hardware it is, so I can see about getting that piece replaced.

My CPU temperatures are anywhere from 40-60 while playing games.

My hardware is:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 Haswell Quad-Core 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646I54460 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4600

Motherboard: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Gaming Motherboard

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 04G-P4-2974-KR 4GB SC GAMING w/ACX 2.0, Silent Cooling Graphics Card

RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR

Power Supply: CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Wireless card: Rosewill RNX-N600PCE - Dual Band Wireless N600 Wi-Fi Adapter - IEEE 802.11b / 11g / 11n, Up to 300 Mbps (5.0 GHz)

Hard Drives: WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD10EZEX - OEM
Crucial MX100 2.5" 256GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) CT256MX100SSD1

Any suggestions?

 

[logainofhades]

First thing I will mention, is that your PSU is not a quality unit. Stick to tier 1 and 2 units. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

To test your ram
http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

To test your storage drive
http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html

Check for any bios updates, as well.

 

[moisu]

First thing I will mention, is that your PSU is not a quality unit. Stick to tier 1 and 2 units.

What is not quality about my power supply? I am just curious so I know what to look for on a new one.

Also, I looked at the link you send on power supplies, and I am just wondering what I should look for on a new one? When I search some of the Tier 1 and 2 power supplies, I do not get any results.

 

[logainofhades]

Yours uses low quality capacitors, that are prone to fail. What kind of budget do you have for a new PSU?

 

[moisu]

Well, considering my computer is useless for its sole purpose, I would be willing to budget anything it takes to get my computer gaming again.

 

[logainofhades]

Evga B2 series, 750w, is a good, tier 2, and modular, unit. The G2 is better yet, and has a 10yr warranty.

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/evga-power-supply-110b20750vr,evga-power-supply-220g20750xr/

 

[moisu]

For some reason now I get a CLOCK_WATCHDOG_TIMOUT blue screen error. Any thoughts on what could be causing that?

 

[logainofhades]

I believe that is a CPU related error. Do a cmos reset, and make sure your chipset drivers are up to date. Make sure you are not overheating as well.