Numerous BSOD's

Jokke

Hello.
Feel free to move if it's in the wrong forum.
The last few days I've had problems with numerous BSODs, all occurring at different and seemingly random times. It has occured during standstill (no actions ongoing), gaming, surfing the web, writing documents.

List of BSODs:
0x000000D1
0x000000A
0x000000C4
0x0000007E
0x0000003D
0x0000001E
0x00000024

I've tried googling it, but it hasn't made me any smarter.

Measures I've taken to counter this:

Rolled back Video Driver updated this weekend (no other drivers updated last three months)
Deleted unnecessary data to free hard-drive space
Ran memtest 4.0.0, 4 runs, 0 errors
Ran Windows own memory tester, no errors found.
Restored backups made to registry by CCleaner
Windows chkdsk /f
Installed CoreTemp to monitor temps. It's showing high 100 degrees/c, low 54 deg/c, CPU load 100% (probably because of F@H). I'm pretty sure that's really warm, and it should be cooler..
Updated and ran Spybot S&D, nothing found.
Updated and ran AVG AntiVirus, 26 threats found and removed ()
Defragged the HD.

Things to do:

Open cabinet to clean out dust and make sure airflow is good enough to prevent overheating.

My computer specs are:

Intel Core i7 965 cpu
Asus P6T deluxe mobo
XFX GTX280 video card
Corsair TX750W psu
OCZ Gold XTC 6GB DDR3 ram
Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB HD
Win 7 64bit deluxesuperduper or whatever edition.

Any tips or ideas on what to do next, except the things I've listed?

Thanks in advance
Jokke

PirateNinja

Your computer isn't really running at 100C is it? Someone needs to educate me because I know I live in the stoneage, but I think anything over 60C is pretty spicy already for a cpu.
So that could be it, in which case you may have a fan dead or something .. I mean that is really hot...I think.

My only other suggestion for you is a System Restore to a date where you recall this was not happening.

Jokke

Picture doesn't lie...

ardichoke

That's incredibly high for a CPU and probably the cause of your problems. Last I checked anything over 80/c is risking damage to the CPU and/or motherboard. I'd say you need to shut down, pull the heatsink off your CPU and reapply your thermal compound following the manufacturers instructions. If you don't have any thermal compound, pick up some Arctic Silver. If you still get those temps after reapplying, get a better heat sink.

Ryder

Turn off F@H for now until you find the cause.

That temp is really not good. Heatsink is all clean?

Tushon

Heatsink checking plus ensuring that air can enter and exit the cabinet you are using. That is why I discourage cabinets or any enclosures for computers.

ardichoke

I'm going to assume you mean putting the computer, already built inside a case, into a desk or closet or something. Because if you're actually suggesting it's better to build a computer completely devoid of any sort of case I have a long rant I'll be needing to go on.

Tushon

I was saying the former, but there is merit to a skeleton case as several people on this site have attested. Sticking any computer, regardless of case, in a closed box is a bad idea.

ardichoke

Yeah... but the skeleton case has that huge ass fan on the top to make up for the lack of a tunneling effect.

Tushon

So?

Jokke

Cleaned out the entire case, all heatsinks, fans wires, etc. It was A LOT of dust!:eek3:
The temp has dropped about 30 degrees, and I can feel the air coming out is way cooler.

Tushon

Ewwwwwww. That'll do it. Unable to transfer heat = unable to cool, but I'm preaching to the choir, so to speak.

ardichoke

Tushon wrote:

So?

Big ass fan requires more power to run. A well designed case can make more efficient use of smaller, lower power (and often lower speed) fans. The skeleton case is more about looking cool than actually being an effective case. IMHO anyway...

Tushon

I can't speak to that without looking at numbers and will not offer my lazy opinions