Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,916 Location Nebraska, USA Dec 20, 2013 #21 Well I came home to a blue screen today! Click to expand... With the graphics card, or integrated? Stop error code 0x000000C1 Artifacts sure points to graphics issues. Running memtest won't hurt, but I suspect the graphics card. You might use Speccy (from the makers of CCleaner) to verify the GPU temperatures are okay - if your graphics solution has a temperature sensor.
Well I came home to a blue screen today! Click to expand... With the graphics card, or integrated? Stop error code 0x000000C1 Artifacts sure points to graphics issues. Running memtest won't hurt, but I suspect the graphics card. You might use Speccy (from the makers of CCleaner) to verify the GPU temperatures are okay - if your graphics solution has a temperature sensor.
H Handsome Active member Joined Mar 8, 2013 Posts 44 Location Hawaii Dec 20, 2013 #22 Digerati said: Well I came home to a blue screen today! Click to expand... With the graphics card, or integrated? Click to expand... This happened while running the integrated graphics. I started a thread in BSOD and have been running some tests to hopefully get to the bottom of this. Actually running memtest right now.
Digerati said: Well I came home to a blue screen today! Click to expand... With the graphics card, or integrated? Click to expand... This happened while running the integrated graphics. I started a thread in BSOD and have been running some tests to hopefully get to the bottom of this. Actually running memtest right now.
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,916 Location Nebraska, USA Dec 21, 2013 #23 Make sure the system is clean of heat trapping dust. And if me, I would swap in a spare, known good power supply and see what happens. Keep us posted.
Make sure the system is clean of heat trapping dust. And if me, I would swap in a spare, known good power supply and see what happens. Keep us posted.
H Handsome Active member Joined Mar 8, 2013 Posts 44 Location Hawaii Dec 22, 2013 #24 I've tried to clean out the system as best I could. I really went to town with my air can. I also put in a brand new psu (Antec 650w) that I had lying around waiting for my next build. I don't remember if it was in when I posted about that crash. So far it looks like two of memory slots might also be bad stacked on top of my graphics card going. I'm not sure yet though and I'm still running tests. I'm gonna drop this thread and move over to the one I started in BSOD.
I've tried to clean out the system as best I could. I really went to town with my air can. I also put in a brand new psu (Antec 650w) that I had lying around waiting for my next build. I don't remember if it was in when I posted about that crash. So far it looks like two of memory slots might also be bad stacked on top of my graphics card going. I'm not sure yet though and I'm still running tests. I'm gonna drop this thread and move over to the one I started in BSOD.
H Handsome Active member Joined Mar 8, 2013 Posts 44 Location Hawaii Dec 23, 2013 #25 Finally got around to testing the card in another system to make sure it was the problem. Hooked it all up, hit the start button, and two or three sparks flew from the graphics card. That puts any uncertainty I might have had to rest, that's for sure!
Finally got around to testing the card in another system to make sure it was the problem. Hooked it all up, hit the start button, and two or three sparks flew from the graphics card. That puts any uncertainty I might have had to rest, that's for sure!
Digerati ModeratorHardware ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Aug 28, 2012 Posts 4,916 Location Nebraska, USA Dec 23, 2013 #26 Ouch! I hope it did not damage the motherboard.