Computer started freezing

[Petercze]

AMD FX-6300
R9 270 2GB
MB: MSI 970A-G43
Kingston 1600Mhz 4GB CL9 DDR3 x2 (one is Genesis, other is Savage)
SSD Crucial
PSU: STRAIGHT POWER 10, 500W

I build my pc 2 years ago, changed PSU and got more ram 1 year ago. 3 days ago it started freezing. I need to know which part is most likely to cause this.

About the freezing:
- sceen stays frozen
- sound stops
- all usb devices stay light up
- all fans keep spinning
- keyboard Caps/Num/Scroll locks dont light up when pressed
- it can happen any time, so far it froze when: starting windows, the screen where it asks if you want to start windows normally after hard reset, playing games, browsing
- usually it starts freezing after several hours of use but first time it froze after 5min. I turned it on and then ran smoothly for hours
- I dont get any BSODs


So far I tried:
- clean the pc
- test other hard disk
- run only with 1 of the memories(still kept freezing)
- reinstalled windows

Today I cleaned the pc better(took all apart) and visually checked MB and GPU but didnt find anything wierd. Then I ran some stress tests(FurMark and HeavyLoad), everything went OK. I guess it will freeze later today.

My guess is MB or PSU. The MB has pretty high temperatures since I bought it, up to 81C in load, 40C idle. But it is because it is just crap. I found other ppl have the same temperatures. I think I should claim the warranty on MB first.

Thanks for all help.

 

[thejackal85]

If you worked with the RAM and reinstalled Windows, that only leaves two other possibilities; the board and the processor. Unfortunately the only way to know for sure is to test with a spare of each. However, one thing I would do is take the processor out, reseat it, apply some thermal and put the heatsink back. If it turns out the processor is overheating (which can cause this), the thermal paste will help. So if it turns out that is it, you will know because it still happens but it's not as frequent.

 

[Petercze]

@thejackal85: but CPU wasnt overheating

since I took my pc apart 2 days ago I didnt get any freezes so I guess it might be solved
possible solutions:
- clean more dust
- reseat CPU
- I put my MB a bit higher bc I read someone had similar problem when his MB was touching the metal under it
- I think the JFP1 connector wasnt connected right and +- was messed up

 

[thejackal85]

Oh okay! Well, if it turns out there aren't any further freezes, that might have done the trick. Something wasn't either seated right or whatever the case may have been. Nice job!

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