BSOD that often happens on Alt-Tab

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tsokoberst

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So here is the situation, I noticed that I usually get a BSOD when alt tabbing from a full-screen game (particularly Dota 2 and AC IV) to google chrome or skype. At first I thought it was just a driver conflict so I bought an SSD and installed a fresh new Windows 7 Ultimate and only installed the necessary drivers such as GPU driver, sounds & etc. I did my first alt tab from Dota 2(not even playing, only in the main menu) to google chrome and then BSOD went up. I wasn't able to write whatever the BSOD says but at least I got the following from the event viewer:

See the Event 41, Kernel Power
http://images.plurk.com/31FcBJYhSbXLj3gPrpskwA.jpg

I was hoping that this will be just a software issue, are there big chances that something like this is a hardware problem(eg. defective ram or something? Although I wouldn't mind changing my 700watt PSU)

Here are my specs:

1. Intel Core i7-4770K
2. G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB)
3. MSI Gaming N770 TF 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-bit GDDR5
4. MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming mboard
5. Just an Enermax Air cooling
6. Samsung 840 EVO SSD 120GB
7. Western Digital HDD
8. Corsair GS 700 PSU
9. Also using a dual monitor setup although I was already experiencing this BSOD prior to having two monitors.

Let me know if there is any other information that I should provide.

Thanks a lot in advance.
 
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Screen shot isn't helpful, this just means Windows exited unexpectedly.
To test your memory, download memtest86+ as an iso image, burn a CD, boot from the CD and allow it to perform a number of passes (this will take a few hours, but you don't have to watch it).
You are better to install the latest drivers rather than just the minimal ones you need. Other drivers probably come from Windows but may have issues fixed in the downloaded drivers.
If this doesn't find the issue, you need to write down details of the BSOD. Look for dll names or any hint of which driver may have caused it.
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Screen shot isn't helpful, this just means Windows exited unexpectedly.
To test your memory, download memtest86+ as an iso image, burn a CD, boot from the CD and allow it to perform a number of passes (this will take a few hours, but you don't have to watch it).
You are better to install the latest drivers rather than just the minimal ones you need. Other drivers probably come from Windows but may have issues fixed in the downloaded drivers.
If this doesn't find the issue, you need to write down details of the BSOD. Look for dll names or any hint of which driver may have caused it.
 
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tsokoberst

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Thanks for the quick respond. I did the memtest but I'm not sure what this thing means. I apologize for being a newbie.

Here is what I have:
http://images.plurk.com/JsHtE4HNC9qnKPFg7ZCnm.jpg

Does this confirm that my Ram are not defective?
 
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