Random Windows 7 ntoskrnl BSOD

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I've been experiencing random BSODs since about August. They started out just once every couple of weeks, but I'm now seeing them several times a week. They appear to occur randomly. I've had them come up while gaming, internet browsing, watching Netflix, and even while the computer is just idling. Although, I haven't experienced one while gaming in a couple of months. Lately they've been occurring while idling. Originally they were mostly System Service Exceptions, but since I updated every drive earlier this month, I've had 4 different types. The only thing remaining constant is that it's always an ntoskrnl.exe error. I've tried everything I know to do. I've updated everything I can, I've run memtest and chkdsk. I'm at a loss and need some help. I've got 5 links below to the most recent .dmp files.

Specs (I don't overclock):
Intel i5 4690k @ 3.5
16 GB ( 2 x 8GB) GSkill Ares DDR3 2133
MSI Z97 SLI Krait Edition Mobo
EVGA nVidia GTX 960 SSC
Thermaltake Black Widow 850W PSU
1 TB WD Blue HDD

.dmp files w/ associated crash date:
Dec 2nd
Dec 5th
Dec 6th
Dec 20
Dec 29

As I said, I'm at my end here so any and all help is more than appreciated. Also, this is the first time posting a thread like this so if I've left anything out, please let me know.

Thanks!
 
The three most likely causes of your BSoD are:

1. Faulty memory

2. Your PC has become unstable due to overclocking the CPU

3. You have a dodgy driver.

To see if it is #1, take out each stick of RAM individually and reboot your PC - it is possible that one or more of your RAM modules are faulty. To fix number 2, just reset your CPU back to its normal settings. If it is number 3 then you can try going back to your old drivers.
 
Thanks for the reply Rab, however, as stated above I've tested the memory multiple times and come up with nothing. I also don't overclock. I suspect it's a driver issue, but I need to know exactly where to look which is why I've posted my .dmp files here so hopefully someone can take a look at them a give me a closer idea of where to look.

I did update all of my drivers at the beginning of this month. And I mean all. Video, mouse, keyboard, USB 2.0, Intel Chipset. The only thing i didn't do was update the BIOS as I don't quite trust myself and I've heard that can actually cause more problems if you don't know exactly what you're doing.

If anyone could take a look at the .dmp files and give me a more specific direction, that'd be awesome.

Thanks!