Random games on steam keep blue screening on the exact same spot [Help]

greyshot · 08-03-2012, 08:52 PM

Random games on my computer keep Blue Screening
I have had this problem for a while now, I built my rig this summer and games I installed on here have been working just fine. But as soon as I got Left 4 dead, and a bunch of other games on steam. I've noticed a lot of game BSOD'ing (blue screen of death) on me. I had fix the problem for a little bit before i went on vacation by editing the seatings in steam and changing the server I was using from one in Australia to one in Houston closer to where I live. But as soon as I came back the problem came back as well and this wont fix it anymore. Every time I start up games like left 4 dead 2, they consistently blue screen in the exact same spot. Left 4 dead 2 blue screens before I even get to the main menu, after the opening cinematic. Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 blue screens as soon as I hit the log in button. Killing floor blue screens as soon as I hit any buttons associated with LAN. This does not affect all games, online games likke counter strike source work with no problems, and offline games like Arkham Asylum work as well. all these games crash (blue screen) in the exact same spot every time. I have tried invalidating the files and checking for corrupt or missing files on all these games, but It never fixes the problem.

These are the games i have had the problems with:
Alien swarm: wont boot, BSOD after the first loading screen
Dead Island: BSOD after selecting my character for campaign
Killing Floor: BSOD when click on LAN tab for finding games, BSOD when trying to host a game.
Left 4 dead: BSOD after loading screen before main menu
Left 4 dead 2: same as left 4 dead 1.
Operation Flash point: Dragon Rising: BSOD before game even starts.

I have tried re installing these games, and the problem still persists.
Here are my Computers Specs:
Intel Core i7-2600 CPU 3.400GHz 3.70 GHz
8GB RAM
64-bit Operating System
NVIDIA GeForce 560 2gb

Here are some of my NVIDIA control panel settings:

[3d settings 1]

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/7...panelsetti.jpg

[3d settings 2]

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/744...panelsetti.jpg

[nvidia card info 1]

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7...panelsetti.jpg

[nvidia card info 2]

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7...panelsetti.jpg
Edit: Just found out that Rainbow 6 vegas 2 has the same problem, blue screened just as soon as clicked on internet games under terrorist hunt.
Here was the Error Statement:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF800036890A3
BCP3: FFFFF8800EE55E90
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 768_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\122611-27097-01.dmp
C:\Users\(myname)\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-62259-0.sysdata.xml

Losse · 08-03-2012, 09:35 PM

The first thing I do when I get blue screens is test ram overnight.

http://www.memtest.org/

And or run the windows built in memtest. Good news is some memory has decent warranty, if its memory.

seseorang · 08-04-2012, 06:55 AM

What is your experience in building a computer?
What is the PSU?
Your graphics drivers are of an older variety. You have 285 and 301 is more recent.

I would reseat the components, and update your operating system to SP1

greyshot · 08-09-2012, 02:30 PM

[Update]
OK. So, I uninstalled my graphics card by carefully removing it from the mobo ( i grounded my electricity before or whatever) and let it sit out for a couple of hours. I also removed my 4 sticks of ram and re-installed them as well. After I re-installed the card and plugged it back in I uninstalled the current drivers for the card, and re-installed the latest ones. After this I uninstalled all my steam games, uninstalled steam, ran malwarebytes, and re-installed steam. I did a full scan with malwarebytes, and no malicious identities were detected. After I re-installed steam I downloaded left 4 dead 2 again. So basically I started over again. Well I started up left 4 dead 2 in hopes that all this solved the problem...nope. Still blue screened at the exact same spot. Damn. I've pretty much given up hope. I think the only thing I have left to do is to return my graphics card and get a new one. Anyone got any suggestions that may help?
Here is the error report on the latest blue screen:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 3b
BCP1: 00000000C0000005
BCP2: FFFFF800038DC4E3
BCP3: FFFFF8800D994D80
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\080912-25521-01.dmp
C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-5742974-0.sysdata.xml

Read our privacy statement online:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...8&clcid=0x0409

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C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt

DieVerboten · 08-09-2012, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Losse

The first thing I do when I get blue screens is test ram overnight.

The first thing I do when I get a BSOD is to decode the BSOD. THEN I figure out what to do next.

Bluescreenview

Whocrashed

YahooElite · 08-09-2012, 09:08 PM

Why do you have pre rendered frames set to 0?

geri85 · 08-21-2012, 06:48 AM

I have had same problem for a long time but since i turned down the overclock from 4.5 to 4.3 and updated driver to 301.42 haven't had a single crash.
System:
CPU:- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 2600k @4.3 ghz
Motherboard:- Asus P8Z68-V Pro ( also updated bios to 3402)
GPU:- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 Super Overclock
RAM:- 2x4GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz Kingston HyperX Blue Series
PSU:- Cooler Master GX 750W
Cooler:- Corsair H100
SSD:- Patriot Pyro 120 GB Sata III
HDD:- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 500-GB Hard Drive

greyshot · 08-21-2012, 09:45 PM

can anyone explain what this means?

On Sat 8/18/2012 2:17:54 AM GMT your computer crashed
crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\081712-26972-01.dmp
This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x7F1C0)
Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF800038D94E3, 0xFFFFF8802549FD80, 0x0)
Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION
file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
company: Microsoft Corporation
description: NT Kernel & System
Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code.
This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem.
The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time.

YahooElite · 08-22-2012, 01:57 AM

Well thats a Windows process..

could be caused by bad RAM, Failing hard drive, bad Windows installation or other such issues.

no telling what driver it could be conflicting with.

i had system service exceptions and other such blue screens on my previous system which was caused by a bad RAM stick.

seseorang · 08-22-2012, 07:15 AM

Still didn't mention what PSU they have ...

fincher234 · 08-22-2012, 04:55 PM

"I uninstalled the current drivers for the card, and re-installed the latest ones."

Did you install the same driver version or a different version?

when you say this has been going on for a while. Has it been going on since the machine was built or was the machine running fine for a while and then it started?

greyshot · 08-23-2012, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fincher234

"I uninstalled the current drivers for the card, and re-installed the latest ones."

Did you install the same driver version or a different version?

when you say this has been going on for a while. Has it been going on since the machine was built or was the machine running fine for a while and then it started?

Well, no I think I've always had this problem, but didn't notice it till around December 2011, I got the computer in September 2011. By uninstalling the graphics drivers I meant that I uninstalled the NVIDIA drivers, and installed the latest drivers for my card.

fincher234 · 08-23-2012, 04:19 PM

Is the bugcheck code always 3b? You can download the blue screen viewer dieverboten linked to and check the bccodes.

What motherboard brand/model do you have and what power supply brand model?

08-03-2012, 08:52 PM	#1
greyshot Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 4	Random games on steam keep blue screening on the exact same spot [Help] Random games on my computer keep Blue Screening I have had this problem for a while now, I built my rig this summer and games I installed on here have been working just fine. But as soon as I got Left 4 dead, and a bunch of other games on steam. I've noticed a lot of game BSOD'ing (blue screen of death) on me. I had fix the problem for a little bit before i went on vacation by editing the seatings in steam and changing the server I was using from one in Australia to one in Houston closer to where I live. But as soon as I came back the problem came back as well and this wont fix it anymore. Every time I start up games like left 4 dead 2, they consistently blue screen in the exact same spot. Left 4 dead 2 blue screens before I even get to the main menu, after the opening cinematic. Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 blue screens as soon as I hit the log in button. Killing floor blue screens as soon as I hit any buttons associated with LAN. This does not affect all games, online games likke counter strike source work with no problems, and offline games like Arkham Asylum work as well. all these games crash (blue screen) in the exact same spot every time. I have tried invalidating the files and checking for corrupt or missing files on all these games, but It never fixes the problem. These are the games i have had the problems with: Alien swarm: wont boot, BSOD after the first loading screen Dead Island: BSOD after selecting my character for campaign Killing Floor: BSOD when click on LAN tab for finding games, BSOD when trying to host a game. Left 4 dead: BSOD after loading screen before main menu Left 4 dead 2: same as left 4 dead 1. Operation Flash point: Dragon Rising: BSOD before game even starts. I have tried re installing these games, and the problem still persists. Here are my Computers Specs: Intel Core i7-2600 CPU 3.400GHz 3.70 GHz 8GB RAM 64-bit Operating System NVIDIA GeForce 560 2gb Here are some of my NVIDIA control panel settings: [3d settings 1] http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/7...panelsetti.jpg [3d settings 2] http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/744...panelsetti.jpg [nvidia card info 1] http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7...panelsetti.jpg [nvidia card info 2] http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/7...panelsetti.jpg Edit: Just found out that Rainbow 6 vegas 2 has the same problem, blue screened just as soon as clicked on internet games under terrorist hunt. Here was the Error Statement: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 3b BCP1: 00000000C0000005 BCP2: FFFFF800036890A3 BCP3: FFFFF8800EE55E90 BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_1_7600 Service Pack: 0_0 Product: 768_1 Files that help describe the problem: C:\Windows\Minidump\122611-27097-01.dmp C:\Users\(myname)\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-62259-0.sysdata.xml

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08-03-2012, 09:35 PM	#2
Losse Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 33 Posts: 494	The first thing I do when I get blue screens is test ram overnight. http://www.memtest.org/ And or run the windows built in memtest. Good news is some memory has decent warranty, if its memory.

08-04-2012, 06:55 AM	#3
seseorang Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 683 Posts: 7,228	What is your experience in building a computer? What is the PSU? Your graphics drivers are of an older variety. You have 285 and 301 is more recent. I would reseat the components, and update your operating system to SP1

08-09-2012, 02:30 PM	#4
greyshot Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 4	[Update] OK. So, I uninstalled my graphics card by carefully removing it from the mobo ( i grounded my electricity before or whatever) and let it sit out for a couple of hours. I also removed my 4 sticks of ram and re-installed them as well. After I re-installed the card and plugged it back in I uninstalled the current drivers for the card, and re-installed the latest ones. After this I uninstalled all my steam games, uninstalled steam, ran malwarebytes, and re-installed steam. I did a full scan with malwarebytes, and no malicious identities were detected. After I re-installed steam I downloaded left 4 dead 2 again. So basically I started over again. Well I started up left 4 dead 2 in hopes that all this solved the problem...nope. Still blue screened at the exact same spot. Damn. I've pretty much given up hope. I think the only thing I have left to do is to return my graphics card and get a new one. Anyone got any suggestions that may help? Here is the error report on the latest blue screen: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 1033 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 3b BCP1: 00000000C0000005 BCP2: FFFFF800038DC4E3 BCP3: FFFFF8800D994D80 BCP4: 0000000000000000 OS Version: 6_1_7601 Service Pack: 1_0 Product: 768_1 Files that help describe the problem: C:\Windows\Minidump\080912-25521-01.dmp C:\Users\Richard\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-5742974-0.sysdata.xml Read our privacy statement online: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?link...8&clcid=0x0409 If the online privacy statement is not available, please read our privacy statement offline: C:\Windows\system32\en-US\erofflps.txt

08-09-2012, 09:08 PM	#6
YahooElite Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 782 Posts: 6,954	Why do you have pre rendered frames set to 0?

08-21-2012, 06:48 AM	#7
geri85 Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 1	I have had same problem for a long time but since i turned down the overclock from 4.5 to 4.3 and updated driver to 301.42 haven't had a single crash. System: CPU:- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 2600k @4.3 ghz Motherboard:- Asus P8Z68-V Pro ( also updated bios to 3402) GPU:- Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 Super Overclock RAM:- 2x4GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz Kingston HyperX Blue Series PSU:- Cooler Master GX 750W Cooler:- Corsair H100 SSD:- Patriot Pyro 120 GB Sata III HDD:- Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 SATA 3Gb/s 500-GB Hard Drive

08-21-2012, 09:45 PM	#8
greyshot Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 4	can anyone explain what this means? On Sat 8/18/2012 2:17:54 AM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\081712-26972-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: ntoskrnl.exe (nt+0x7F1C0) Bugcheck code: 0x3B (0xC0000005, 0xFFFFF800038D94E3, 0xFFFFF8802549FD80, 0x0) Error: SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION file path: C:\Windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe product: Microsoft® Windows® Operating System company: Microsoft Corporation description: NT Kernel & System Bug check description: This indicates that an exception happened while executing a routine that transitions from non-privileged code to privileged code. This appears to be a typical software driver bug and is not likely to be caused by a hardware problem. The crash took place in the Windows kernel. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver which cannot be identified at this time.

08-22-2012, 01:57 AM	#9
YahooElite Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 782 Posts: 6,954	Well thats a Windows process.. could be caused by bad RAM, Failing hard drive, bad Windows installation or other such issues. no telling what driver it could be conflicting with. i had system service exceptions and other such blue screens on my previous system which was caused by a bad RAM stick.

08-22-2012, 07:15 AM	#10
seseorang Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 683 Posts: 7,228	Still didn't mention what PSU they have ...

08-22-2012, 04:55 PM	#11
fincher234 Join Date: Jun 2012 Reputation: 920 Posts: 1,924	"I uninstalled the current drivers for the card, and re-installed the latest ones." Did you install the same driver version or a different version? when you say this has been going on for a while. Has it been going on since the machine was built or was the machine running fine for a while and then it started?

08-23-2012, 04:19 PM	#13
fincher234 Join Date: Jun 2012 Reputation: 920 Posts: 1,924	Is the bugcheck code always 3b? You can download the blue screen viewer dieverboten linked to and check the bccodes. What motherboard brand/model do you have and what power supply brand model?