Computer freezing and locking up

[Berserkerzz]

So for sometime i have been getting computer lockups and cant do anything but having to restart. At the start i didn't really mind this but lately its been getting worse and worse.

Firstly i thought it was windows problem and decided to change it but it is still locking up, the i bought a new power supply but that dint help either. I tried running the ram in different slots, it looked like that helped but it screwed up again. When i run prime95 the computer surprisingly doesn't lock up.
I think the mobo or the cpu are the cause of this but not sure.
I'm running out of ideas what can be wrong with the computer.

Thanks for help in advance!

PC specs;
CPU- amd fx 6100
mobo- Asus sabertooth 990fx
GPU- Asus hd 6770
Ram- 16gb Gskill ripjaws z

 

[siddharthmukul007]

are there any specific situations in which your pc locks up???

 

[Berserkerzz]

are there any specific situations in which your pc locks up???

No, i mean it mostly happens when i watch youtube or just browse the internet but it also occurs when i play games

 

[siddharthmukul007]

so its a random freeze then....did you try updating the bios???


also check your pc for malwares

 

[Berserkerzz]

so its a random freeze then....did you try updating the bios???


also check your pc for malwares

Ya i have the current bios for my mobo and i have checked my pc for malwares many times before and even decided to change the os to win8.1

 

[siddharthmukul007]

memory test your ram....see if they are working correctly

 

[Berserkerzz]

memory test your ram....see if they are working correctly

I have ran the memtest and got a pass

 

[siddharthmukul007]

should be your mobo...if it were for your processor, prime 95 would have caused a freeze

 

[Berserkerzz]

should be your mobo...if it were for your processor, prime 95 would have caused a freeze

Ya thats what i think but i cant find any program to actually diagnose it. But its weird how the cpu freezes on idle a lot but when playing games it just runs fine, as if it wants to run on high frequency

 

[siddharthmukul007]

that is caused by a faulty vrm...i wont risk damaging the cpu if i were you. damage caused this way are not covered in warranty.

 

[Berserkerzz]

that is caused by a faulty vrm...i wont risk damaging the cpu if i were you. damage caused this way are not covered in warranty.

Is there any way that i can like check that the vrm is the problem?

 

[siddharthmukul007]

not 100% sure...but you would require a multi meter for that.

you can also keep an eye on the voltage, see if there are random fluctuations (but you will not be able to see changes at the time of freeze)

 

[Berserkerzz]

not 100% sure...but you would require a multi meter for that.

you can also keep an eye on the voltage, see if there are random fluctuations (but you will not be able to see changes at the time of freeze)

Well ill have to rma the mobo back to asus so.
Thanks for your quick responses!
Cheers

 

[siddharthmukul007]

welcome