new pc crashes

[sss]

my new pc keeps crashing in games

its a gigabyte board runnning 2 gigs of dual ddr
amd64 3500+
and a xfx geforce 6600gt 256mb

it crashes(freezes) then you get the blue screen of death saying " windows has stoped so that no damage will be caused..." and then reboots

i've updated my mobo bios!

done the latest video drivers!

only crashes during gameplay of any games!

i need a memory tester... but i dont have a stiffy drive to boot off so my current memory tester doesnt cut it!

[Ruslan74]

create a boot disk on your USB memory stick... cant recall the procedure but you can google it i think.

have you re-installed windows after doing the upgrade by the way?

[sss]

yep... fresh install... problem is this memory tester actually makes its own boot disk.. own os... own stuff... so i cant make a dos usb boot and then just run it

[TG]

www.memtest86.com - there's a 2mb ISO you can write and boot off.

Here's a quick link to the download: http://www.memtest86.com/memtest86-3.2.iso.zip

[Albereth]

You might well find your problem is due to insufficient power.

Wot u got?

[sss]

500watts

[rainy]

I think you have a memory problem. Use Memtest or some such, and if your board allows it, clock the memory down. That worked for me...

[sss]

i'll try that image tonight... but i'm not gonna underclock just to make the thing work.. i'll send it back to the shop! we bought 2 machines identical boards... but mine came with 2 gigs and my mates came with 1 gig... and the ram vendor was different!

[RotoRouterZA]

Is it an nforce4 board? Try disabling the onboard components like sound and network. Also have you installed the nforce firewall?

[sss]

yip nforce 430....

i'm busy using the onboard audio and lan at the moment!!!

no nforce firewall ... unless its so discreet that i've never noticed it