Windows 7 crashing when viewing videos (Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion) or gifs. Using Chrome

TbanksIV

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Computer will crash sometimes when watching YouTube (And other video sites like Dailymotion or Vimeo) and also when viewing gifs. I use Google Chrome, and I've noticed that if I view a few gifs, or watch a movie and then close Chrome and re-open it, that it sort of refreshes my ability to view gifs and videos. However I can view hour long videos through VLC with absolutely no problem, leading me to believe there's a problem in the browser.

The screen goes black for a few seconds and then my computer powers off, not even greeted with a "Windows has shut down unexpectedly" prompt when it boots back up. Last night for the first time after one of these crashes I got a BSOD, and it booted back up fine afterwards.

I have no idea what this could be, but I assume it has something to do with Chrome or at least my memory in relation to a web browser.