Hello Tom's Hardware community!
I've been having PC freeze up issues dating back to about a month now. My PC has fairly new hardware (< 1 yr ago) and only recently has been having freeze ups generally after running an hour. The freeze up requires a restart of the computer and usually goes away until I shut down the computer and start it up again where the same problem will occur. Before I thought it would only happen when I'm running programs or games, but even when I'm idle it sometimes locks up.
My current system specs:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel I3 540
Mobo: Intel H55TC
PSU: Seasonic 660 Watt 80 Plus Gold
Graphics XFX 9800 GTX+
Memory: Corsair Tri-channel 6gig RAM @ 1033 Mhz
HDD: WD SE 80 GB (Primary)
WD Black Caviar 500 GB (Secondary) both via 3gb SATA
I've tried fiddling around with my system by disconnecting the secondary HDD thinking that may be the issue but came back negative. I've also ran Windows 7 memory test to check if RAM was the issue, it came back clean. I'm wondering if it is even the harddrive that is causing the lock ups or possibly a faulty motherboard or voltage problems.
I'm leaning towards a possible voltage issue with memory that may cause freeze ups. The latest upgrade in my rig is the PSU. The Seasonic replaced an old Ultra 500 watt that ran my old computer more than 5 years ago. Could changing PSU's cause voltage issues? Are there any programs I can run to see what caused the freeze ups? Should I try removing a RAM stick downgrading the memory down to 4 gigs?
I've been having PC freeze up issues dating back to about a month now. My PC has fairly new hardware (< 1 yr ago) and only recently has been having freeze ups generally after running an hour. The freeze up requires a restart of the computer and usually goes away until I shut down the computer and start it up again where the same problem will occur. Before I thought it would only happen when I'm running programs or games, but even when I'm idle it sometimes locks up.
My current system specs:
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU: Intel I3 540
Mobo: Intel H55TC
PSU: Seasonic 660 Watt 80 Plus Gold
Graphics XFX 9800 GTX+
Memory: Corsair Tri-channel 6gig RAM @ 1033 Mhz
HDD: WD SE 80 GB (Primary)
WD Black Caviar 500 GB (Secondary) both via 3gb SATA
I've tried fiddling around with my system by disconnecting the secondary HDD thinking that may be the issue but came back negative. I've also ran Windows 7 memory test to check if RAM was the issue, it came back clean. I'm wondering if it is even the harddrive that is causing the lock ups or possibly a faulty motherboard or voltage problems.
I'm leaning towards a possible voltage issue with memory that may cause freeze ups. The latest upgrade in my rig is the PSU. The Seasonic replaced an old Ultra 500 watt that ran my old computer more than 5 years ago. Could changing PSU's cause voltage issues? Are there any programs I can run to see what caused the freeze ups? Should I try removing a RAM stick downgrading the memory down to 4 gigs?