BSOD Win 7 x64 Solved

[Solar]

All,
    Just put together a new rig that is the bomb! Instantly after loading it up & getting ready to go I had a real annoying problem. The reason I am posting this is to help anyone with an issue like this.
When in AH flying with the best frame rates ever BAM BSOD Bad_Pool_Caller. It took me about 6 hours  to track this down, but I found the issue. If anyone is using the Saitek programing software with profiles make sure your profile name is not over 8 characters long. If the name is over this you will experience this same issue.
I hope this helps if anyone is having this problem. ~S~ Solar.   

Rig Info:
Intel BOXDX58SO2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz 6 x 256KB L2 Cache 12MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980X
COOLER MASTER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible
LG Black 10X Blu-ray Burner - Bulk SATA WH10LS30 LightScribe Support
24 Gig G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9T-12GBRL
COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel Case
Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Plus Bronze Certified, Modular Cable Design, Active PFC"Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply
2 HIS H577FK1GD Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ Eyefinity
6 ea Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000BLFS 300GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s. 4 are set in a Raid 5 & 2 in a Raid 0. Just could not bite off the price for SSD’s, that will come later!
Creative PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series Sound Card
All this on a LG 32" 1080p LCD, with a Saitek x52 stick & CHpro rudders & I still suck!     Windows Exp 6.9   

[Tigger29]

Wow!  All that hard-core equipment all powered by a Rosewill power supply!

I can't really speak though... it might be a fine piece of equipment I'm just surprised that you chose it.  Rosewill is usually made by another company and rebranded, so it all comes down to who actually made it.  Regardless, I can't say that I would have made that choice.

My desktop is powered by a Corsair power supply that is a "Seasonic" in disguise.  It's only a 650 Watt but my system doesn't have near the power requirements that yours does.

My G/F's computer was powered by a 550 Watt "Apevia" Power Supply.  A no-name brand that weighed practically nothing, but came with the fancy purple 'cube' case that she wanted.  Her system is nothing special but it runs Sims3 just fine for her.  Ever since I built it, she's had issues with occasional blue-screens on bootup, very intermittent hard-locks, and her Sims3 would crash at first load EVERY TIME (but then work reasonably reliably on the second load).  I double checked the power supply's stats and it should have been plenty enough to power up her 9800GTX video card.  I was thinking maybe a RAM chip going bad but decided to wait until the problem became less intermittent before spending time trying to pinpoint the problem.

About a month ago her power supply started making a high-pitched 'screeching' kind of noise.  I investigated it and determined that it was in fact coming from the power supply and that it was NOT in fact coming from the power supply's fans.  This morning her replacement power supply came in and I installed it.  This time I purchased a Corsair CX600 power supply and while this one is not made by Seasonic, I got a great deal on it ($50 with free shipping) and it has fantastic reviews.  I noticed instantly that it easily weighs three times more than the other power supply.  It's advertised 12v amperage is actually the same as the previous power supply's but still higher than what the video card requires.

Anyway, a long story short the noise is gone.  Sims3 no longer crashes.  No more blue-screens exist.  The system is a LOT more 'snappier' - before it seemed to stutted any time the hard drive was accessed.  It no longer does this.  She's happy.  I'm happy.  And the old power supply has been laid to rest in the basement, along with the rest of my junk.

Moral of the story?  The power supply is VERY IMPORTANT!  Make sure you do your research especially on a high end system.

[Bino]

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Moral of the story?  The power supply is VERY IMPORTANT!  Make sure you do your research especially on a high end system.

 

Personally, I hate trying to track down intermittent odd glitches like that.  When I built my machine last Summer (see CPU info link in signature, below), I took Skuzzy's advice to heart and bought a SeaSonic X750.

[guncrasher]

I have an nzxt 810w ps that people said was crap.  it still holding strong after 2 years.  also have the 1tb hitachi deskstart, people here also said was not as good quality.  I actually dropped in twice and has some brocken  case pieces but it's working just as good after two years.  on the other hand i replaced my ch fighter stick after 1 year of disappointment.  I guess what I am trying to say is if his ps is holding up good, then no need to replace it. as for new ps who knows who builds what for which company.  I think there's like 3 manufacturers all in china. I hope their ps are better than their baby milk.

semp

[Tigger29]

I have an nzxt 810w ps that people said was crap.  it still holding strong after 2 years.  also have the 1tb hitachi deskstart, people here also said was not as good quality.  I actually dropped in twice and has some brocken  case pieces but it's working just as good after two years.  on the other hand i replaced my ch fighter stick after 1 year of disappointment.  I guess what I am trying to say is if his ps is holding up good, then no need to replace it. as for new ps who knows who builds what for which company.  I think there's like 3 manufacturers all in china. I hope their ps are better than their baby milk.

semp

Oh yes definitely.  I'm not saying for certain that his power supply is junk, but when I see a 1000 watt power supply being sold for $130 (with free shipping) I really have to wonder about its quality.  I do hope I'm completely wrong and that he has years of trouble free service out of his power supply, but all I can say is that if I were dropping that kind of dime on a fast system like that, there is no way I'd skimp and take my chances with a Rosewill power supply.

Also what I'm saying is that you can have a power supply that seems to be working just fine, but it CAN cause intermittent glitches including BSOD and hard locks.  On my g/f's system, Sims3 would crash on first load every time.  It would also usually crash about once every hour or so.  No warning.. just quit to desktop.  Also an intermittent Blue Screen upon bootup about every third time(I forget the exact error but it translated into a possible driver fault), and once in a rare while it would get to the logon screen and the second she clicked on her name everything would freeze up.  If it wasn't for the power supply starting to make noise last month, I would never have suspected it.

With the new power supply, she played for hours last night with no issues at all.  I have rebooted the computer about twenty times with no problems.  I loaded Sims3 about a dozen times with no crash upon loading.  It literally has fixed ALL of her computer's issues.