Recent content by bastuna

Did some hardware testing today. Ran 3 hours and 15 minutes of AIDA64's stability stress test (CPU, FPU, cache, system memory) and everything was normal. CPU usage was always at 100% while the throttling levels were always at 0%. No errors, warnings, or any other unwanted or unexpected...

Well, I can safely exclude any problems with the RAM as well since it completed over 3 hours of testing with Memtest86 with no errors. I'm now almost sure it was a software problem. What exactly does the ACPI.sys driver do?

This is the first BSOD I have received in two years. The last one was when I was on Windows 7 in July/August of 2011, I think. And I haven't gotten another one since morning. It's been a one-time 'experience' so far. I hope it stays that way! Checked my HDD's SMART with 3 different programs...

Unfortunately, Event Viewer doesn't list anything additional/specific that the other apps aren't able to. It's funny how I try to keep my Windows installation clean and tidy, and yet problems still occur. I try not to overclock, I install only stable/final programs and certified drivers, don't...

My PSU is Cooler Master Silent Pro Gold 800W. I think it should be enough. And, yes, the additional power connectors are plugged-in as well. The current Razer Lycosa driver I'm using is 3.03 for Windows 8 (downloaded from their official page; it's also the latest driver). And I've had it...

Hello. This is the first time in two years time that I've received a BSOD. I woke up this morning, turned on my PC as usual, the OS reached the start-up picture (the one with a date and time on it), and it then spew the BSOD out on me. 1. Nothing is over-clocked. Everything is working on its...