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Computer crashes randomly esp. while gaming URGENT HELP NEEDED

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October 7, 2014 4:32:44 PM

Hello everyone,

Problem: My laptop is crashing randomly for the last 2 months. Sometimes it crashes after 4 hours sometimes after 1 hour. It happens quicker while playing games. Temps are all fine CPU 70C GPU 50C. I brought PC to repair to apply new Thermal paste cleaned everything out. What's weird though is once it crashes it sometimes crashes several times. Meaning PC restarts (after crash) i get to windows it crashes again. Then it can go again for several hours without crashing and crashes again....

I tried reformatting 3 times no results updated all drivers to newest and still no results.

Can anyone tell me what it could be ? Power Supply maybe or RAM? How do i check?

I'm losing my mind please help me! :( 

Thanks

PC information: (Custom made from a company online xoticpc)

1 x FORCE 1761 / MSI 1761 ()
Display 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Matte Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Matte Screen (1920x1080) (SKU - X1R553)
Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM, 2.2-3.1GHz, (32nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Limited Availability (SKU - X2N167)
Thermal Compound Stock OEM Thermal Compound ( IC Diamond Thermal Compound - CPU + GPU Provided FREE with Processor Upgrade!)
Graphics Video Card nVidia GeForce GTX 570M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11 (SKU - X3R454)
Ram 8GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Memory (2x4GB SODIMMS) (SKU - X4N203)
Exterior Finish Standard Finish
Primary Hard Drive 500GB (w/ 4GB SSD Memory) Seagate XT 7200RPM NCQ Hybrid 32MB Cache (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s) (SKU - X5R429)
Raid HDD Raid Settings - OFF
Optical Drive Bay Hard Drive Caddy No Extra Optical Bay Hard Drive Caddy
Wireless Network Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (Includes 3rd Antenna) (SKU - X8R108)
Wireless Network Accessories No Network Accessory
Sound Card Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
Battery Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell

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October 7, 2014 4:56:27 PM

I would say do a memory dance, Remove one of the sticks memory and if it crashes then test the other one on its own.

Also when the system crashes does it shut down completely and you have to manually turn it on or does it restart on its own?
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October 7, 2014 5:00:58 PM

Sometimes I need to manually close it myself. Most of the time it restarts automatically.
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October 7, 2014 5:03:54 PM

If its bluescreening upload the dmp files somewhere. Then post the link
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October 7, 2014 5:05:14 PM

It is not bluescreening.... I tried Whocrashed no reports found :( 
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a b G Storage
October 7, 2014 5:06:47 PM

I would look in event viewer about the time it happens. Under windows log / system.
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October 7, 2014 5:13:33 PM

Thanks Paul I posted several Errors i found:

Critical: The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly. (Something about Kernal Power)

The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
amdkmafd

I made screenshots:

Link 1: http://snag.gy/enEY5.jpg
Link 2: http://snag.gy/PcQZP.jpg
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a b G Storage
October 7, 2014 5:26:57 PM

That maybe a power / PSU related. Got a spare adapter?
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October 7, 2014 5:29:53 PM

Its a laptop... therefore you think it could be the battery that is broken?
I should also mention that I had a weird issue today where after the crash my PC would stay black.

I had to follow the guide online and reset the battery by taking it out pressing 15 sec. on the power botton with the battery out then plug in without the battery in the laptop and it worked again.
Do you think that is relevant to the problem?

Is it the battery or the adapter? I'm quite confused :/ 

Thanks for the help Paul I really appreciate it
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October 7, 2014 5:35:06 PM

Paul i also used HD Tune Pro and it says end to end error detection failed 89 89 99 11.

I did a screenshot here:

Could the hard drive also be the problem or def. the battery/adapter ??? http://snag.gy/yS3bg.jpg
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October 7, 2014 5:35:58 PM

Cyklos can you be more specific on how the system crashes/shuts down.

Also what kind of motherboard do you have on the system?
As the driver that failed to load is showing AMD i am not seeing any of your specs show from AMD wondering to see if your motherboard has anything related to AMD Chipset.
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a b G Storage
October 7, 2014 5:40:09 PM

Take the battery out run it on power. If it reboots with the same event id: 41 errror it maybe the adapter or even internal

I dont know what the hdd error means

But here http://www.overclock.net/t/1256011/end-to-end-error-det... it says dont worry about that error unless it gets higher. Then it may die

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October 7, 2014 5:55:33 PM

So it shuts down mostly when i play games randomly sometimes after 1 hour sometimes after 4 really depends. And it restarts automatically most of the time. I dunno which motherboard i have it is not listed in my order. I will contact MSI tomorrow and ask.
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October 7, 2014 6:03:56 PM

Thanks Paul I will try this, however, I am not sure if my laptop can handle video games without the battery in it?
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a b G Storage
October 7, 2014 6:05:00 PM

Thats what power is for
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October 7, 2014 6:07:40 PM

But if it should fail again it could also be the hard drive correct? If it is the power adapter or even internal what can I do in order to fix the problem? I'm running a Seagate diagnostic tool now in order to find out if my hard drive is problematic.
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a b G Storage
October 7, 2014 6:12:53 PM

If its internal, you'll have to go to a pc shop to get it fixed. Or the power replace the adapter.
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