I actually let it hard lock for a good thirty minutes (felt like torturing a small animal) and this is what I found
Windows
Summary
Video hardware error
Date
26/05/2013 1:03 PM
Status
Not reported
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 4105
Files that help describe the problem
WD-20130526-1303.dmp
sysdata.xml
WERInternalMetadata.xml
Extra information about the problem
BCCode: 117
BCP1: FFFFFA80091524E0
BCP2: FFFFF88004962010
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 768_1
Are there any workarounds for this? I assume my GPU is fried.