So the game itself is the cause of the problem, not display drivers, RAM etc.?
That sounds rather weird, because not all of the games in the market can be faulty, can they?
I'm sorry if I offended you with my reply, I apologise. It's just that this frequent blue screening is getting frustrating.

Yes if it's infected

Since memory keeps popping up let's approach the memory in a different way.

First: Does your BIOS have the timings and voltage at the recommended settings for your RAM?

Second: If you only run with 2 gigs are you getting the BSODs?

Also, what kimsland said. Infections will cause major issues.

How do I find out the recommended timings/voltages of my RAM sticks? Is the info on the side of the sticks? I don't have the original packaging.

http://www.adata.com.tw/en/product_s...ductNo=AD2800U

This seems to be the product page of the sticks. Is this what I need to know?

JEDEC standard 1.8 +/- 0.1V power supply

Is this your RAM here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820211066

If so, yes the voltage should be set at 1.8v. What does your Asus motherboard BIOS have it set at?

Also, Asus boards are very picky about the memory used on their boards. Was this one of the recommeneded brand memories?

My sticks are the ones I posted. The RAM that you linked seems to have the same specs, but the sticks look different.

Where in the BIOS can I see the RAM voltages? I went to hardware monitor under the tab power and the following is listed:

Vcore voltage 1.312v
3.3v voltage 3.248v
5v voltage 4.992v
12v voltage 11.928v

Look for your Power BIOS features and particularly for your DIMM Voltage. Usually this is set at Auto by your motherboard. What voltage is it listed at?

I can't find anything pointing to DIMM voltage. Under the power tab I see the voltages I posted previously plus some temperatures and fan speeds. The rest of the tabs aren't helping either. The only RAM related settings that I see are DRAM frequency, command rate, timing control and static read control. By the way, what do you mean with 'power BIOS features?'

Depending on your motherboard manufacturer each BIOS is different to some degree in designations, etc.

What we are looking for is the RAM/memory voltage as showing in your BIOS. What it is set at is what we are looking for.

Update: Under your Advance tab scroll down until your find DRAM Voltage. That is what we are looking for.

Ok, so I took two pics of the BIOS screen. First one is the advanced tab, second the JumperFree configuration.

http://img9.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=img0308k.jpg

Is this the place to go?

This is the screen you want under your Advance:

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/image....hfM183X2wuZ2lm

Notice the DRAM Voltage. It is that number we want.

Great. I had to switch ai overclock tuner to manual to get the DRAM voltage visible. It's set to auto. Should I change it to 1.80?

Does it tell you what it has set at Auto?

Edit Update: Something just struck me and why i didn't see this before I could just hit myself. You are running XP3 and the most memory XP will recognize is 3.5. When i looked up your motherboard Asus specifically stated that if you are running a 32-bit OS they recommend running no more than 3 gigs of RAM. Couple this with the fact that Asus boards are picky about RAM and we may have just found your problem.

I think i made the suggestion awhile back to try and run your system with 2 gigs. Give it a shot and let us know if you gain stability overall and in particular gaming.

No, the DRAM voltage is just auto. No value given.

Ok. I'll take out the other stick and see what happens. Once again it can take several days for me to get a BSOD. I'll be sure to report back if your suggestion solves the problem.

Oh god I'm stupid! So I went to BIOS and changed the DRAM voltage to 1.80 just because I wanted to see how it works. Now when I try to turn on the computer it stays on for 5-10 seconds and then turns itself off. After that it turns on again and stays that way. Nothing appears on the screen. What can I do?

(this post is made on my PDA)

Go back to your BIOS and set everything to Default settings.

See, that's the problem. I can't access BIOS. Here's what happens:

1. I turn on the computer, it stays on for about 2 seconds then it switches off. The screen/monitor is blank.
2. The computer turns on by itself. Turns off after 5-10 seconds. Again nothing on the screen.
3. Once again the computer turns on by itself. Only this time it doesn't turn off at all. The lights of the case are on, cooling fans are blowing etc. but the screen stays blank. Only way to turn off the system in this state seems to be to cut the power from the back of the case.


Edit: This is such a weird issue that I'm calling the shop that put the computer together in hope that they could do something about it. Just because I changed the DRAM voltage to the correct voltage set by manufacturer shouldn't mess up the whole system up to the point where you can't even boot or access BIOS.

Edit 2: So I called the shop and they told me to look for "Jumper" in my mobo's manual. I followed the instructions (remove the power cord and the small battery on the motherboard) but I couldn't reach the jumper cap which was supposed to reset the BIOS settings when put on a specific pin for 5-10 seconds. Luckily for me, removing the mobo's battery for a little while seemed to do the trick and when rebooting the computer BIOS asked for new boot settings. Now the computer is up and running again. I'll get back to playing with only 2gb RAM. And by the way, lesson learned: don't **** around with BIOS.

Woohoo! No BSODs in four weeks! Completely removing the second RAM stick really did solve the problem. I guess the mobo didn't like having over 3 gigs of RAM stuck on it. Anyway, thanks to all of you who helped me.

Yes! Asus boards and RAM are a common issue especially the amount coupled with the OS. Thanks for getting back to us.