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BSOD 0x00000116 nvlddmkm.sys on boot

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  • Intel i5
  • Foxconn
  • Boot
  • CPUs
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  • Blue Screen
  • Graphics Cards
September 9, 2014 1:44:21 PM

PC specs:

Foxconn H55M-S MB
i5 760 2.8GHz CPU
Palit Nvidia GTX 460 1GB
8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM
Novatech 600W PSU
Windows 7 SP1 64-bit

I think my graphics card is borked, but I wanted to double-check before I get a new one in case I end up with the same issues.

Had this PC for 4-5 years now, pre-built with pretty cheap components but I've had few issues with it and it's served me well until recently. I've never OCed. About a week ago I booted up a game (Divinity: Original Sin if it makes any difference), already put 30+ hours into this game with no issues. Immediately after loading my game, I got some weird graphical artifacts and a few seconds later a BSOD. Rebooted, loaded up a different game, same thing happened. Upon the next reboot I got BSOD straight after the Windows loading screen with bug check code 0x00000116, blaming nvlddmkm.sys and have been unable to boot to Windows normally since (I can however boot with Windows default VGA drivers or in safe mode without any weird artifacts). No recent hardware/software changes I can think of.

I've read a lot of forum posts about people having similar problems, and I gather it can be caused by any number of things. I've tried many potential fixes but nothing seems to work, a few of the more notable things I've done:

- Clean install of latest and legacy drivers as outlined here.
- Clean install of Windows.
- Virus/malware/rootkit check.
- Removed all dust buildup from GPU, CPU and case fans.
- Ran chkdsk, no issues.
- Ran sfc.exe /scannow from command prompt, no issues.
- Tried booting with only one stick of RAM, same problem.
- Ran 9 passes of memtest86+, no issues.

I'm thinking it's an issue with my graphics card because I downloaded this video memory stress test, and upon running the bootable version of it I got tens of thousands of errors. I'm still not sure if it could be something to do with my PSU or MB though, and as I said I'd hate to buy a new card and discover that wasn't the issue.

I'd really appreciate some advice on anything else I can try to either fix or diagnose the exact cause of the problem.

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