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Multiboxologist
I don't exactly remember what was talked about in the previous troubleshooting thread (and I'm slightly lazy at the moment to
double check) but blue screens are most likely caused by hardware. You can turn off the auto-restart function of Windows when
you get a blue screen so you can see the actual error and then Google it. If it wasn't suggested in the previous thread I can't
stress enough that if someone is getting a blue screen to run memtest86. It's a free program which stress tests your memory
and will find any errors that you have. If you get errors on a certain stick then you need to swap around sticks to double check
whether you have a faulty motherboard bank or whether it's the actual stick itself.
If that comes up clean then my next guess would be a PSU. If you don't have a spare one lying around it's pretty difficult to
troubleshoot one of these unless you want to purchase a digital multimeter to start measuring voltages since most of the time
software and even the BIOS reporting a voltage can be incorrect.
Memory and PSU are 2 things that can cause a lot of unforeseen errors. When Windows is sitting on the desktop or you're
using MS Word it's not pushing the system. When you start to play a game more memory gets used and the PSU has to
actually begin to push more voltage though it. That's when shit usually goes wrong, when hardware has to actually work.
Troubleshooting hardware can be a very long and tedious process and most find it easier (or cheaper) to just purchase another
rig instead of jump through the hoops. It's also why people usually like their pre-built systems and full coverage warranties for
the same reasons, ultimately it can end up being much less of a hassle when something like this occurs.
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