My lad was playing a game on my pc the other day and and suddenly got a bsod. He tried another game and the same thing happend again.
I looked at the event viewer and this was the error report.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: System Error
Event Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003
Date: 13/12/2008
Time: 14:43:13
User: N/A
Computer: *******
Description:
Error code 10000050, parameter1 9727413f, parameter2 00000001, parameter3 bfb2e21c, parameter4 00000000.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45 System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72 rror Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65 ror code
0018: 20 31 30 30 30 30 30 35 1000005
0020: 30 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d 0 Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 39 37 eters 97
0030: 32 37 34 31 33 66 2c 20 27413f,
0038: 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 00000001
0040: 2c 20 62 66 62 32 65 32 , bfb2e2
0048: 31 63 2c 20 30 30 30 30 1c, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 30 0000


Thing is i have no clue what it means and all the info ive found on the net seems to give different advice. So, can any of you clever people on here help me out with whar could be wrong.
Thanks in advance:)

What games? CD based games or downloaded ones? We need more info on the symptoms of the crashes so we can work out the cause, also what OS? Linux isn't designed for gaming, and problems with Windows XP is why I gave up on PC gaming years ago when I got the Xbox.

Also. if you have the error code, you can look it up on the Microsoft Knowledge Base, on www.microsoft.com.

Its xp pro and both games are disk based ( i dont do downloaded ones).
The games are COD4 and COD5.
I looked on microsofts knowledge base but cant seem to find the exact problem im having.
:)

whats the spec of the machine?

whats the spec of the machine?

Its a core2duo 3ghz.
Evga 9800+ superclocked
Evga 680i mobo
2gig ddr
160 gig hdd
Enermax galaxy psu
Auzentech xmeridien sound card.
:)

Its a core2duo 3ghz.
Evga 9800+ superclocked
Evga 680i mobo
2gig ddr
160 gig hdd
Enermax galaxy psu
Auzentech xmeridien sound card.
:)

Update the Grpx driver, and mobo drivers, if its still happening after that it could possibly be a duff PSU, Edit:actually looking over it again, i'd lay bets on an underpowerd PSU, what watt is it?

Edit again:one way to see if its due to stress on the system is run a stress test, prime 95, or similar, might also be worth downloading a motherboard monitor to check temps aren't getting too high.
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Update the Grpx driver, and mobo drivers, if its still happening after that it could possibly be a duff PSU, Edit:actually looking over it again, i'd lay bets on an underpowerd PSU, what watt is it?

Edit again:one way to see if its due to stress on the system is run a stress test, prime 95, or similar, might also be worth downloading a motherboard monitor to check temps aren't getting too high.

Hi, thanks for that and ill try the new drviers and also stressing my system.
My psu is the 1000w enermax galaxy.
Ive been keeping an eye on temps already and my gfx temps are between 53 to 58 idle and up to 75 on full load.
Thanks for your help and ill post back as soon as ive installed everything and run the tests
:)

Hi, thanks for that and ill try the new drviers and also stressing my system.
My psu is the 1000w enermax galaxy.
Ive been keeping an eye on temps already and my gfx temps are between 53 to 58 idle and up to 75 on full load.
Thanks for your help and ill post back as soon as ive installed everything and run the tests
:)

No problem, your psu is certainley powerful enough, and the temps seem fine. If its when your in the game it could also be direct x?
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It sounds like a power supply, or RAM problem,
a blue screen when playing games usually indicates either not enough power getting to your graphics card, CPU or other components, or..

Your Ram,, go to memtest.org, download it, stick it on a CD and boot to that CD then leave the program running for a while (either till its 100%, just over an hour, or you see RED! - Which ever comes first)

If you don't see red, that means no problems with your ram, and its likeley a PSU problem..


Secondly, Its not all about PSU wattage, 1000 watts might sound enough, but it is overkill, its about Ampage and Quality mostly, the 12Volts ampage rating is the most important, my 2 year old 600watt Power supply is running my machine below.

High End Asus Gamers Motherboard (Maximus Extreme)
Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
ATI Radeon HD3870 x2
ATI Radeon HD3870 Standard
2x SATA HDD's
2x IDE HDD's
2x SATA DVD/RW Drives
4 Case Large Fans

So it just goes to show, its not all about wattage :)

It sounds like a power supply, or RAM problem,
a blue screen when playing games usually indicates either not enough power getting to your graphics card, CPU or other components, or..

Your Ram,, go to memtest.org, download it, stick it on a CD and boot to that CD then leave the program running for a while (either till its 100%, just over an hour, or you see RED! - Which ever comes first)

If you don't see red, that means no problems with your ram, and its likeley a PSU problem..


Secondly, Its not all about PSU wattage, 1000 watts might sound enough, but it is overkill, its about Ampage and Quality mostly, the 12Volts ampage rating is the most important, my 2 year old 600watt Power supply is running my machine below.

High End Asus Gamers Motherboard (Maximus Extreme)
Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
ATI Radeon HD3870 x2
ATI Radeon HD3870 Standard
2x SATA HDD's
2x IDE HDD's
2x SATA DVD/RW Drives
4 Case Large Fans

So it just goes to show, its not all about wattage :)

Sorry for the delay in replying.
Ive ran memtest and it came up with no errors so the ram seems to be ok.
I have no concerns about the quality of my psu as its an enermax and is well capable of running the system and a lot more besides. I know the wattage is a little on the overkill side but i got it to leave plenty of room for upgrading.
I had a good look in the case and it was filthy. Dust everywhere. I gave it a good clean and also updated direct x as Bonjon said it may be that thats the problem and im happy to say it seems to have fixed the issue. I got the lad to give it some hammer and do lots of gaming and there hasnt been one bsod.
Fingers crossed its all sorted now but if it starts th happen again ill post back.
Thanks for all the help guys, its much appreciated:thumbsup::)

Dust can cause the problems, I used to advise to check that but people on here kept slating me for it.

Dust = less cooling = more heat = problems. so yea :)

Glad you fixed it any ways. :D

Dust can cause the problems, I used to advise to check that but people on here kept slating me for it.

Dust = less cooling = more heat = problems. so yea :)

Glad you fixed it any ways. :D

Cheers Ghozer, i didnt realise quite how dusty it had got until i opened it up. Ive seen an 8 degree drop in my temps for my gfx card and a 7 degree drop on my cpu and it also means my fans arent having to work so hard so its much, much quieter too:thumbsup::):thumbsup:

When you see dust bunnies bouncing about inside a case always means trouble:hihi: