Perhaps failing 460gtx Fermi hawk

RelapseespaleR

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Hello, My video driver has stopped working numerous times, but I didn't really think much of it and took my gpu and cleaned it. Fast forward like a month and after playing Starcraft 2 an extensive amount, the game artefact and then crashed with a blue screen. I tried using driver sweeper and installed the latest driver but to no avail it still happens. I still have about a month left on my warranty in case it is needed.

Spec: 3G ram
Windows 32bit Vista
460gtx fermi hawk gpu
500 Watt cosair psu
q6600 quad core processor

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Here is my bluescreenview report:

Mini072713-01.dmp 7/27/2013 5:02:33 PM 0x00000116 0xc7499090 0xdf943776 0xc000009a 0x00000004 nvlddmkm.sys nvlddmkm.sys+73f776 NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 320.49 NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 320.49 NVIDIA Corporation 9.18.13.2049 32-bit ntkrnlpa.exe+cd979 dxgkrnl.sys+7c07c dxgkrnl.sys+77829 dxgkrnl.sys+7ce25 C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini072713-01.dmp 4 15 6002 289,792 7/27/2013 5:04:03 PM
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3 items red flagged under the first section

dxgkrnl.sys dxgkrnl.sys+7c07c 0xcd8a5000 0xcd945000 0x000a0000 0x516926ce 4/13/2013 2:35:10 AM Microsoft® Windows® Operating System DirectX Graphics Kernel 7.0.6002.18107 (vistasp2_gdr_win7ip_dgt(wmbla).090924-1550) Microsoft Corporation C:\Windows\system32\drivers\dxgkrnl.sys

ntkrnlpa.exe ntkrnlpa.exe+4490a 0xe2c47000 0xe3001000 0x003ba000 0x5181c2c2 5/1/2013 6:34:58 PM Microsoft® Windows® Operating System NT Kernel & System 6.0.6002.18832 (vistasp2_gdr.130501-1537) Microsoft Corporation
C:\Windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe

nvlddmkm.sys nvlddmkm.sys+73f776 0xdf204000 0xdfad7000 0x008d3000 0x51c416ce 6/21/2013 2:03:10 AM NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 320.49 NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 320.49 9.18.13.2049 NVIDIA Corporation C:\Windows\system32\drivers\nvlddmkm.sys
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Windows Error Report:
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 1000007f
BCP1: 00000008
BCP2: E0157000
BCP3: 00000000
BCP4: 00000000
OS Version: 6_0_6002
Service Pack: 2_0
Product: 768_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini072713-04.dmp
C:\Users\Eternal Relapse\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-197918-0.sysdata.xml
C:\Users\Eternal Relapse\AppData\Local\Temp\WER3FCD.tmp.version.txt
 

RelapseespaleR

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I cleaned out all the old drivers once again and let Nvidia run their driver program to update. However when I launch Starcraft 2 it Artefacts, then Blue screen again. I even re-cleaned my case. Less graphic extensive programs sometimes cause my driver to stop working. The bluescreens all of a sudden started happening yesterday. My Gpu fans are spinning correctly, but running some tests I did notice my gpu does rise in temperature very quickly even though the case is clean and fans working.

Also tested Memtest86 and my ram and cpu are working fine.
 

RelapseespaleR

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If anyone knows how to test the gpu ram that would be nice. I uninstalled and reinstalled the driver multiple times I did memtest86, OCCT and have gpu-z in the background. I played for a solid 3-4 hours today without a problem then all of a sudden it crashed and started doing it often. The hottest my game got during sc2 was 61 degrees.