Damn PC Build Freezing after literally every single thing

[herooftwilight7]

Freezes when I turn it on, off open a program, when I’m just moving the mouse, sometimes the screen goes completely black, and downloading shit is a nightmare. Someone please help.

Specs-
CPU- Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor

Motherboard- Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM- Crucial - 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

GPU- EVGA GTX SC 1060 6GB

POWER- EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

 

[reedo_43]

That PSU is $29.00 on Amazon!

 

[clarkjd]

Freezes when I turn it on, off open a program, when I’m just moving the mouse, sometimes the screen goes completely black, and downloading shit is a nightmare. Someone please help.

Specs-
CPU- Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor

Motherboard- Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

RAM- Crucial - 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

GPU- EVGA GTX SC 1060 6GB

POWER- EVGA - BT 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Freezes tend to be memory related. Is your memory listed as supported in the QVL for your motherboard?

 

[clarkjd]

That PSU is $29.00 on Amazon!

And according to this:
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
It is a tier 5 unit, really only suitable for office productivity applications, not gaming!

 

[jankerson]

Well that PSU is a POS and they only have 4GB of ram.

Yeah there will be problems.

That system was set up for failure from the start.

 

[engineer5261]

Try removing your 1060 and running on integrated graphics to reduce power load and that will be a test to see if it's the PSU being overloaded and causing your freezes.

 

[reedo_43]

^ great idea!

 

[jankerson]

Try removing your 1060 and running on integrated graphics to reduce power load and that will be a test to see if it's the PSU being overloaded and causing your freezes.

Or just do what they should have from the beginning.

Get a Dual channel 8 GB kit and a quality PSU.

Instead of that train wreak setup they have now.

 

[herooftwilight7]

Ok, I’m looking into a new PSU. Until then is there anything I can change in my BIOS to get it running smoother? I’ve tried putting the pc on intergrated graphics but I have the same problem.

 

[clarkjd]

Ok, I’m looking into a new PSU. Until then is there anything I can change in my BIOS to get it running smoother? I’ve tried putting the pc on intergrated graphics but I have the same problem.

It is what it is. With only 4GB of ram, you are going to be experiencing a LOT of paging to the swap file, which slows down data access to hard drive speeds instead of ram speeds.

 

[herooftwilight7]

So what would be best? A new PSU or another stick of RAM?

 

[clarkjd]

So what would be best? A new PSU or another stick of RAM?

You need a new PSU, just for safety. You need the ram just for a usable PC.

If you MUST choose, "Safety first!"

 

[herooftwilight7]

So what would be best? A new PSU or another stick of RAM?

You need a new PSU, just for safety. You need the ram just for a usable PC.

If you MUST choose, "Safety first!"

Ok thank you. This has helped so much as a first time pc builder

 

[jankerson]

So what would be best? A new PSU or another stick of RAM?

You need a new PSU, just for safety. You need the ram just for a usable PC.

If you MUST choose, "Safety first!"

Exactly, he needs BOTH ram and a good PSU, like I said before.