Blue screening when I try to play.

So I am pretty computer savvy I think. But I just can't figure this out. When i19 came out I had a note on my login screen to update my drivers for my 9800GT card. So I did, from 197.13 to 260.99. Two days later my screen freezes at WW and I'm forced to do a hard restart. A day later it happens again and my computer goes to the BSOD. This happens repeatedly and I eventually have to restore back to 2 days prior. I attempted to get rid of the drivers but for some reason it wouldn't let me, and with Drive Sweeper it wouldn't even boot to Safe Mode (thus the restore).

I eventually did a clean install of Windows 7 and wiped everything. I went back to my previous drivers which had been working perfectly fine until I updated with i19. But I still keep crashing and getting a variety of blue screen messages. IRQL, Memory, Page_Fault or just a black screen sometimes. It's only when I try to play COH though, although I have not yet tested another game. I ran Memtest to see if it was my ram, but after 20 minutes at 100% it came back with no errors.

I've read a few threads here about others having issues, but do you think this is a game issue or my hardware? The blue screens worry me, but I was having 0 problems before i19. Just a coincidence?

I have an Alienware Area-51 7500
750w PSU
9800GT
Intel Core 2 Duo e8400
nForce 680i SLI MB

Thanks.

Any other games or programs causing blue screens?

If your getting BSODs after a clean install, it makes me "suspect" that the graphics card might be the problem.

I had this with an 8800GT and 2 days later it was dead.

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Originally Posted by Nerina So I am pretty computer savvy I think. But I just can't figure this out. When i19 came out I had a note on my login screen to update my drivers for my 9800GT card. So I did, from 197.13 to 260.99. Two days later my screen freezes at WW and I'm forced to do a hard restart. A day later it happens again and my computer goes to the BSOD. This happens repeatedly and I eventually have to restore back to 2 days prior. I attempted to get rid of the drivers but for some reason it wouldn't let me, and with Drive Sweeper it wouldn't even boot to Safe Mode (thus the restore). I eventually did a clean install of Windows 7 and wiped everything. I went back to my previous drivers which had been working perfectly fine until I updated with i19. But I still keep crashing and getting a variety of blue screen messages. IRQL, Memory, Page_Fault or just a black screen sometimes. It's only when I try to play COH though, although I have not yet tested another game. I ran Memtest to see if it was my ram, but after 20 minutes at 100% it came back with no errors. I've read a few threads here about others having issues, but do you think this is a game issue or my hardware? The blue screens worry me, but I was having 0 problems before i19. Just a coincidence? I have an Alienware Area-51 7500 750w PSU 9800GT Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 nForce 680i SLI MB Thanks.

I got the blue screen of death too but it was shorting after i18. I don't think it had anything to do with the game though. But I haven't been able to get my computer working again ever sense.

I'm on my lap top right now but it's not built for gaming. I use it as a work computer. To play the game I've been going to use my Dad's computer when he goes to work so my gaming times for like the last 2 months has been Mon-Fri after 2 pm PST.

Anyway, my dad's computer is better than mine anyway and he said he's getting a new computer soon and giving me his old one. Hopefully that will be happening this weekend.

Anyway, how did you even get your computer restored after the BSOD? Mine won't even start up anymore after having it. It gets to a certain point and then reboots or goes back to the blue screen before it's even all the way on. We've tried everything we can think of to fix it and looked online for ways to fix it and nothing works. Replaced the hard drive, replaced the memory sticks, reinstalled windows, still get the same results.

Sounds like your video card died. It could be a couple of other things but I've seen too many nvidia 8 and 9 series video cards fail in the last year I just shake my head.

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Originally Posted by Rial_Vestro I got the blue screen of death too but it was shorting after i18. I don't think it had anything to do with the game though. But I haven't been able to get my computer working again ever sense. I'm on my lap top right now but it's not built for gaming. I use it as a work computer. To play the game I've been going to use my Dad's computer when he goes to work so my gaming times for like the last 2 months has been Mon-Fri after 2 pm PST. Anyway, my dad's computer is better than mine anyway and he said he's getting a new computer soon and giving me his old one. Hopefully that will be happening this weekend. Anyway, how did you even get your computer restored after the BSOD? Mine won't even start up anymore after having it. It gets to a certain point and then reboots or goes back to the blue screen before it's even all the way on. We've tried everything we can think of to fix it and looked online for ways to fix it and nothing works. Replaced the hard drive, replaced the memory sticks, reinstalled windows, still get the same results.

Just want to give an update - it was my video card. I guess the updated drivers pushed it over the edge somehow. The new 460 works well, I did have one glitch in-game though that made me crash to the desktop, but otherwise working well.