I'd strongly suggest investigating the cause of the high temperatures when running FurMark.
Check to be sure that the video card cooler is clear of dirt/dust/etc
That it's fan is working
That any power connectors are firmly seated (and the card is firmly seated in it's slot)
And that the video card cooler is not getting hot air blown into it by another component
If you're technically able, you may also want to check to see if the video card cooler is properly and securely mounted to the video card (with thermal tape/paste included)
I think I'll skip this, because I will order another video card tonight. So, if the BSOD are caused by this specific card, they should stop.
I will report if it changed.
I know, that I made a BIOS update shortly after receiving the motherboard (around June/July) and I think I installed the F5 version. So I guess I've got the newest BIOS.I can't recall if I've asked you to look for a UEFI/BIOS update.
Some Gigabyte boards have had BSOD issues that were fixed with a recent UEFI/BIOS update (even though they had relatively new UEFI/BIOS installs - like you do)
FYI - if you have revision 1.0 of your board, then it's likely that the F5 version (which you have) is the latest available
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win8.1 x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- CPU
- Intel i5-4460
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-Z97P-D3
- Memory
- 8GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Asus AMD R9 270X
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 1TB