Random BSODs every 3-4 days..

I have no idea really, but i will note this tough. It never froze like this with my previous motherboard, it just blue screened, it didn't freeze.

Personally, i would bet it's either the video card itself or the power supply. Can't be sure tough...

Have you ever used a multimeter to test a power supply? It isn't hard and I can link you to some easy to follow instructions. You can get a good Craftsman digital for $20.

Attach your latest minidump.

Is a multimeter that thing you use for testing voltage? If so, yes i tested it with one that my teacher have. And there was no minidump created...

Do you remember what your readings were?

The general range of safe voltages is as follows (plus or minus 5%, according to the ATX standard)
+12v rail (11.40v - 12.60v)
+5v rail (4.75v - 5.25v)
+3.3v rail (3.13 - 3.47v)

Just because it's within that range does not mean it's doing its job.

Good Results would....
-have little variation between idle and load
-stay very close to intended voltage (12.6 is not desirable)

Bad Results would....
-have a larger variation between idle and load
-go below the 5% ATX standard

Ummm....ok i guess it's not the same thing we were talking about. The thing i used was a tool where you just plugged the different psu cables in and either a green light or a red light popped. I got all green lights.

And thinking of it, why would the psu be messed up when with my previous motherboard it worked all fine (well blue screens aside of course )? And i dont think i have a multimeter....but maybe some shops have one and could test it for me.

Well i don't know, is that dangerous?

Please clarify; what are you referring to?

About testing with a multimeter. Because, i'm not even sure of what it is exactly.

It is quite safe. A couple of things to keep in mind is a) the main connector from the power supply to the mobo has to be attached and b) the system must be on. If you are still interested in testing this way I can link you to some good links.

Please do so, afterall i really want to fix that problem. And hopefully it's the last one lol. Well at least, last major one

Okay! This is a nice piece of diagnostic information to know and I never did it before until an older system was going on me and I learned from reading and studying pictures.

Here is one link: http://images.google.com/imgres?img...g+multimeter&ndsp=18&hl=en&sa=N&start=18&um=1

Here is the Craftsman I purchased and it works very well for my needs: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_...id=FROOGLE&sid=KDx20070926x00003a#reviewsWrap

Okay i took a look at this....and seriously i'm not really confortable trying this. I'm a bit scared that something could happen to my computer....or me :S

LOL! I understand. It looks overwhelming at first (I know I felt that way) but it really isn't hard -- and, believe it or not, fun.

Is there a PC repair shop that could test it for you?

Yeah there is like 2 shops around here. At the same time i don't really want that to cost money. i had the idea of taking my computer in class. Because, i am doing a course to be a future tech

Perhaps someone there has a multimeter and they could test your PSU as well as showing you how to use one.

yeah i think i'll do that. there is one of my friend that told me he knows how to do that tough. So i'll go for one of them and tell you how it goes.

Okay, i didn't test my power supply but since i have the version 185 of nvidia graphics drivers on xp, it never froze again. And i also finally got my RAM replacement from Corsair.

So yeah, hopefully it continues to go fine.

How long has stability been? You've been at this since January 10. I think you'll get an endurance award there BlackAzrael.

Ever since i last posted. So for more than 2 weeks i guess.

Alright i think that now everything is fine as far as BSODs and freezes are concerned.

I'm only having a little problem with windows live messenger now tough. It's like constantly disconnecting but only on windows 7 not on my windows xp. I even tried version 8.5 instead of the most recent one and it's still doing it, a lot less often but still, it gets annoying.

What's even weirder is that it does that on my mom's computer and she's on windows xp. So i'm wondering why it does that on my mom's xp computer but not on mine (only on windows 7).

So yeah, i know it's a change of subject but do you have any idea for fixing it?