Need help with 2 BSODS

Linaly

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I got two minidumps here, I didn't even know until now. But I need help to decipher them.

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
MotherBoard: Gigabyte H97N-WIFI
CPU: Intel i7-4790k
Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 970
SSD: Crucial MX100 250GB
RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866

Thank you.

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Dump File : 101815-9313-01.dmp
Crash Time : 17-10-2015 22:49:20
Bug Check String : MEMORY_MANAGEMENT
Bug Check Code : 0x0000001a
Parameter 1 : 00000000`00041790
Parameter 2 : fffffa80`0a7ffc10
Parameter 3 : 00000000`0000ffff
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000000
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+1bbbb502
File Description :
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Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+735c0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Dumpfiles\101815-9313-01.dmp
Processors Count : 8
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 412.575
Dump File Time : 18-10-2015 08:19:51
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Dump File : 110915-14508-01.dmp
Crash Time : 09-11-2015 11:55:30
Bug Check String :
Bug Check Code : 0x00000116
Parameter 1 : fffffa80`13a424e0
Parameter 2 : fffff880`0635c3c4
Parameter 3 : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4 : 00000000`00000002
Caused By Driver : nvlddmkm.sys
Caused By Address : nvlddmkm.sys+15c3c4
File Description :
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Processor : x64
Crash Address : ntoskrnl.exe+735c0
Stack Address 1 :
Stack Address 2 :
Stack Address 3 :
Computer Name :
Full Path : C:\Dumpfiles\110915-14508-01.dmp
Processors Count : 8
Major Version : 15
Minor Version : 7601
Dump File Size : 391.919
Dump File Time : 09-11-2015 11:58:54
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nvlddmkm.sys is to do with your nvidia driver, although the crash dump above does reference memory management which is a concern. I order I would try the following:

Change your graphics driver, if you can update it do this. But uninstall the old one first don't upgrade. If you have the latest driver, try removing the driver and software and installing the pervious version. See if this is stable. You need to eliminate a software / driver problem first. If the machine is still not stable try running memtest86+ (google it) you can run this before windows from a memory stick and test your RAM. If your RAM is faulty one pass is usually enough to identify an issue. If none of these things work it could be the memory on the card itself, I am not aware of a way of testing this as I have never needed to... but it might be possible.

Even sometimes I have had RAM errors in the past and powered the machine off, removed the RAM and cleaned the RAM slots with compressed air. Dust can cause havoc inside a machine!