So, contrary to the thought that perhaps it was my power supply or memory which was failing, it was in fact my motherboard. This was confirmed without a doubt today by its catching fire.

Yes, that’s right, my computer caught fire and set off the alarm in the dorm. While I was gone. I was evidently wrong in assuming it was something bad happening when I played games, and was in fact something bad happening always. In conclusion, don’t buy a Gigabyte brand motherboard.