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Texture corruption, often seen as artifacting or visual glitches in games, can be a symptom of a faulty graphics card or driver issues. On WindowsForum.com, users have reported texture corruption alongside BSOD errors like PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA, particularly during intensive gaming sessions. Troubleshooting steps discussed include checking GPU temperatures, testing at stock clock speeds, updating drivers, and considering RMA if the problem persists. While texture corruption may sometimes be resolved with driver updates, persistent artifacting under normal conditions often points to hardware defects.
  1. Starayo

    Windows 7 BSOD while gaming - PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

    Hello. I built this PC a few months ago and it's been, for the most part, running pretty flawlessly. However, when running one game in particular, FFXIV (being an MMO on max settings, probably one of the most intensive things to run on my system), I have occasionally gotten BSODs. I've had...
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    • artifacts benchmark bsod diagnostics driver issues drivers ffxiv gaming graphics card hardware hardware issues mmo page_fault_in_nonpaged_area pc build performance rma stress test system crash texture corruption windows
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    • Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)