[SOLVED] Why do games crash randomly and sometimes cause bluescreen on my pc?

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Ziadul87

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Please help me. I've been having a really hard time playing games due to random crashes and blue screen of deaths. :'(
Firstly, here's my computer:
CPU: Intel core i3 6100 (3.7ghz, dual core)
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 (4gb, zotac OC)
RAM: 8 GB Corsair Vengeance Lpx DDR4 2400mhz
Motherboard: Gigabyte H110m-s2pv
Monitor: LG 22MP68VQ (1920X1080,60Hz)
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit (version: 1903)
PSU: Corsair VS450
HDD: 1TB internal + 512GB external (Used a case to convert to an external from laptop internal)

Games crash to desktop randomly and sometimes(4-5 times a week) cause blue screen (Memory management, IRQL not less or equal, Page fault in non-paged area, Driver IRQL not less or equal - are most common)
Even faced blue screen once while installing a game
After a restart, the games run quite well for 20-30mins and then it continuously crashes to desktop

What I've tried:
  1. Updating graphics drivers to the latest version
  2. Upgrading windows to the latest version (from 1803 to 1903)
  3. Run windows memory diagnostic tool (everything seems fine)
  4. Run Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool
  5. Take my computer to the shop I bought it from(they couldn't find any problems)
  6. Try other games(games I've tried: Fifa 19, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, FarCry 5, FarCry New Dawn, FarCry Primal, FarCry 4(the problem occurs less while playing FarCry Primal & FarCry 4 but it could be only because these two games require minimum 4gb where others require 8gb of ram))Less demanding games don't crash at all ( Fifa 15 or older, FarCry 3, Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm revolution)
  7. Check out a lot of threads on different forums and try out many things
  8. This problem occured from before buying the GTX 1650 when I used only intel HD graphics 530 which used 4GB of system ram
  9. Tried running games from both internal and external HDD
  10. Clean the computer and heatsinks
  11. Tried different quality settings from low to ultra but switching to low quality only postpones the crash by a few minutes
  12. Updating Intel Management Engine Interface & INF drivers (I have never updated BIOS, though)[Do I need to update some more drivers or BIOS?]
 
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1)That would default to 2133 anyway. What's of interest is the timings below that. But, if none of them are helping, then you really have a faulty kit on your hands.

2)Here's what I managed to find on that:
"It's a process associated with Gigabyte's Smart Timelock feature in their appcenter."
"Vendors like GIGABYTE and MSI have some small programs that come with their motherboard drivers/software downloads."

Do a scan of your system with Adwcleaner here: https://downloads.malwarebytes.com/file/adwcleaner
Quarantine and delete everything it finds.


  1. Try MSCONFIG (type it in the start menu). See if you can find AlarmClock.exe from the Services tab and try to disable the service before removing it.
  2. Find the...

Phaaze88

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Uninstall and reinstall Prime95.
Run a checkdisk:
-Click on Start menu and type “cmd“. Right click Command Prompt in the result and select Run as administrator.
-Enter “chkdsk c: /f /r“. [include the spaces between ':' and '/', 'f' and '/'.
This means you are going to check and repair C drive. If you want to check another drive, replace “c” with the corresponding letter of that drive.) Follow the instruction to complete the process.
 
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Ziadul87

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Sorry for sending a message in this old thread.
Thread summary: my RAM is bad and i have to replace it.
Good news: I'm getting a new RAM soon
Bad news:
I've tried running the faulty ram from both slots and this is the result:
Slot 1: Game crashes in 30mins -1hour or more
Slot 2: Game crashes in 10-20mins almost always.

Is it a sign my mobo/RAM slot is also faulty? Or the primary slot is more stable than the secondary slot while using single RAM?
 

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