Overheating / BSOD / Page faults = MoBo or RAM?

[Galea]

Hello,

I've been having this problem for months now and I just bought a $250 video card because I thought my 3-yo GeForce 8500GT was the cause.

Here's what I get whenever I try to do anything CPU-intensive, like playing TF2/other games:

- Motherboard overheating by 5-10 degrees (114F on idle)
- Data Execution errors whenever I quit a game (says the process has been terminated to prevent system damage)
- BSOD "Page Fault Found In A Non Paged Area" Error 50 (I have the minidump but not sure how to read it)
- I usually leave my PC on Sleep while I'm away but if I ever do turn it off and on again it takes me 5-10 minutes to get it to POST. It doesn't give me a beep and the monitor doesn't get a signal. I usually have to unplug the HD (mostly to avoid errors on it from all the force-restarting) then it works.
- 10/13/2011 2:26:35 PM, Error: Application Popup [1801] - The hardware has reported an uncorrectable memory error.

Here are my system specs (Custom built, 3 years old):
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
8GB DDR2 Supertalent RAM
64-bit Vista Sp2
GeForce 8500GT
MoBo is an ASUS P5B SE
(NEW) Corsair TX650 PSU
2 fans + 2 extractors + 1 hd fan


- 3 months ago it had a faulty DDR2 module and I got a replacement from the manufacturer. I didnt try running a memtest after that because it came in a new pack. The other 3 modules gave me no errors.

I've googled about the BSOD and it mentions mainly RAM, VideoCard, MoBO as culprits. I need help narrowing it down because I can't replace the whole thing right now.

I'd really appreciate any help on this matter.

 

[bryanl]

114F is hot for case temp but not excessive for reliable operation, provided quality memory is used. Run with only 1 DIMM at a time, and if BSODs stop, memory may be marginal due to unbranded chips on Supertalent DIMMs.

 

[beenthere]

You can test the DIMMs individually and as a group with Memtest86+ to look for issues. Mobos rarely go bad unless abused from OC'ing.

 

[Galea]

Here's an update:

- Ran MemTest (not MemTest86) for 8 hours, no errors reported. Just as a precaution I removed the new DIMM even if it showed no errors.

- ChkDsk reported no bad sectors. CPU temp and everything else seems fine except for the motherboard overheating.

Any ideas?

 

[Galea]

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