If you've completed all the stress/hardware tests, then that rules out a lot of hardware - but not all of it.
If you've completed all the stress/hardware tests, then the hard drive isn't a likely problem as it was the first test that was suggested. What hard drive test did you use, and what results did you get?
It can be drivers since not all of the drivers are up to date (see the dates on the drivers in the previous post)
But, it's not just older drivers that are a problem - drivers can become corrupted and can cause problems.
Please run Driver Verifier as I requested - and it may just confirm that this isn't a 3rd party driver problem.
With memory dumps we fix things in this order (from most likely to least likely)
- 3rd party (non-Windows) drivers (most likely)
- hardware
- Windows drivers (least likely)
Also, it's very difficult to draw conclusions from just one memory dump. It usually takes me 4 or 5 memory dumps before I'll commit to calling an error a hardware error (and only after fixing all 3rd party driver suspects).
And "hardware errors" are usually one of the following types of errors:
- borked (broken) hardware (several different procedures used to isolate the problem device)
- overclocking - You'll know if you're overclocking or not. If uncertain we can suggest things to check.
- compatibility issues (3rd party hardware/drivers)
- low-level driver problems
- or even
malware (scanned for when we ask for hardware diagnostics from
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Please note that these "hardware" issues are, in some cases, actually caused by drivers. That further complicates the analysis!
The hardware stress tests/diagnostics aren't 100% accurate either. But after running the tests we suspect that the hard drive, the memory (RAM, mobo, and CPU), the video card(s), and the CPU are OK, and that the system is malware free - and we operate on that assumption until other evidence either confirms or refutes that conclusion.
Further hardware troubleshooting revolves around removing the parts that we haven't tested. And, if the parts are essential, then you'll have to find replacements that are known to be good in order to test those components. If you don't have similar hardware laying around to test with, then this can get rather expensive (I usually suggest buying stuff from a shop that will take returns)!