yes artic sliver
Okay, that's no longer the best but still
much better than thermal pads, which in themselves are far superior to nothing.
With new build problems, I worry about extra standoffs getting screwed in. Cases are designed to support 1000s of motherboards, of various sizes. The ATX Form Factor standard only stipulates where motherboard mounting holes (in the case and in the motherboards) "can" be, not where they "will" be. Meaning, there are always more mounting holes in the case then there are in your motherboard. If a standoff is used in the case where no corresponding motherboard mounting hole exists, several circuits running on the bottom of the motherboard may be shorted to ground.
This PC being a month old would suggest you don't have any out of place. But then again, most motherboard makers apply a protective, non-conductive coating to motherboards. After a month of fan and drive motor vibrations, the coating may be getting thin.
Those error messages come with a text messages that help define the problem. For example, with a Stop0a code, it might say, "IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL", which might point to driver problems. So what is the exact error message (you don't need to post all the 0x000… stuff)?
You should also look in Event Viewer for events that are written in the seconds before the BSOD.
Did you look in Device Manager for errors (yellow and red)?
What are your temperatures?
Does it BSOD in Safe Mode?
If me, and I knew the system was free of malware, and the error messages were not helpful (like that ever happens - ;)) - I would disconnect all unnecessary devices and try again. That includes optical drives, extra hard drives, and especially USB devices, then see what happens. I would even remove all but one stick of RAM.
You can also test your RAM using one of the following programs. Both require you to create and boot to a bootable floppy disk or CD to run the diagnostics. Using the floppy method is generally easier and yet another reason I still include floppy drives in all my new PC builds. However, the CD method is just as effective at detecting RAM problems. Allow the diagnostics to run for several passes or even overnight. You should have
no reported errors.
Windows Memory Diagnostic - see the easy to follow instructions under Quick Start Information.
or
MemTest86+ (for more advanced users) - an excellent how-to guide is available here.
If still a problem, I would consider swapping out power supplies, just to rule that out as the problem.
