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[1st Build help needed] PC Games Crashing

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September 3, 2014 5:24:17 PM

So I've just built my first ever pc. i5 4690k installed, GTX 760, 8GB RAM. ALL of my fullscreen games having been crashing on me within 10-60 minutes of game play (DayZ SA, CS GO, Black-ops). I have all the latest drivers for the GTX 760 and motherboard etc. Temperatures have been low. Maybe It's something simple & I'm just retarded Idk. It's been a long day and I've already spent quite a bit on this thing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are the specs.

Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core
MSI Z87M GAMING MotherBoard
MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB TWIN FROZR
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600
Corsair CX750W
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB HDD 7200RPM
CoolMaster N200 Micro Case

I also get the occasional blue screen with the message 'BAD_POOL_CALLER' (Forcing a reboot). At first I thought it was my PSU (500w), so I upgraded to a 750W and the problem still persists.


EDIT: Jesus christ, another BSOD. This time with the error "BAD_MEMORY". & Now Origin just decided to crash when trying to download BF3. PC just rebooted without warning, without BSOD. Hmmm Is something seriously wrong here? Should I just turn it off? Holy shit I need help.


Final Edit: Thankyou guys for the help, I'm all sorted now. I made a few changes that seemed to work for me. I realised that inside of the GTX 760 box, there was a 6pin to 8 pin connector. I also failed to mention I was using an old 8GB Ram stick (upgraded now to corsair vengeance). I also managed to fix the error 'No drivers for communications controller', which then allowed me to install the latest chipset for intel. Not quite sure which of these was the fix, but all is good now. I'm so happy so thanks again guys.

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September 3, 2014 5:33:50 PM

Would really need more information. Does the BSOD screen name a specific file? This can be caused by several things, from bad drivers to a peripheral to a bad stick of RAM.
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September 3, 2014 5:42:04 PM

Have you flashed the BIOS to the latest version?
You're using a Haswell-R CPU with a Z87 mobo, that usually requires a BIOS update for it to function correctly.
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September 3, 2014 5:44:22 PM

DSzymborski said:
Would really need more information. Does the BSOD screen name a specific file? This can be caused by several things, from bad drivers to a peripheral to a bad stick of RAM.


Doesn't name a specific file no. Just gives me something like this (Google image) - http://www.reviversoft.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013...
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September 3, 2014 5:45:24 PM

Vexillarius said:
Have you flashed the BIOS to the latest version?
You're using a Haswell-R CPU with a Z87 mobo, that usually requires a BIOS update for it to function correctly.


I did that a few hours ago, should that have been one of the first things to update? Or does it not matter?
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September 3, 2014 5:51:56 PM

As long as you updated it you should be fine. Are both six pin ( or one six pin and one eight pin) cables plugged in to your 760?
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September 3, 2014 5:56:05 PM

RazerZ said:
As long as you updated it you should be fine. Are both six pin ( or one six pin and one eight pin) cables plugged in to your 760?


They are indeed. Well, one of the two required 8pin, so I used the additional two pin connector along side it.
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September 3, 2014 5:59:30 PM

LordOfMilk said:
RazerZ said:
As long as you updated it you should be fine. Are both six pin ( or one six pin and one eight pin) cables plugged in to your 760?


They are indeed. Well, one of the two required 8pin, so I used the additional two pin connector along side it.


That's fine. You don't really need the 8 pin for one of them, 6 pin would work fine. But anyways just leave it as it is.
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September 4, 2014 4:01:43 AM

Try running Memtest86+ for a couple passes.

If it detects errors, start testing the sticks one by one. If the errors are confined to a single stick, move that stick to a different slot and try again.
If the errors persist the stick is bad, is the errors stop you'll want to put the other stick in the slot that produced errors. If that produces errors as well then the slot is bad.
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September 7, 2014 8:49:35 AM

Final Edit: Thankyou guys for the help, I'm all sorted now. I made a few changes that seemed to work for me. I realised that inside of the GTX 760 box, there was a 6pin to 8 pin connector. I also failed to mention I was using an old 8GB Ram stick (upgraded now to corsair vengeance). I also managed to fix the error 'No drivers for communications controller', which then allowed me to install the latest chipset for intel. Not quite sure which of these was the fix, but all is good now. I'm so happy so thanks again guys.
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