Hey all, thanks for anyone taking the time to read through my question. I'm sure the answer is obvious.
I've built a new computer recently, my first proper solo build.
A Gigabyte b450m DS3H motherboard, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and a a Radeon RX570. I have a Corsair TX650 powering it all. Everything has booted fine (although no motherboard beep. I haven't properly fiddled with the inside of a computer for about six years. Do they just not beep anymore?) and I generally get very good use out of the machine - for about ten or so minutes.
The computer will hard lock, and, if I leave it for long enough, cut to a black screen and produce strange graphical effects. Not good. As far as I can tell this does not occur in BIOS.
I'm paranoid at the moment that it's something to do with my CPU. Viewing temperatures with multiple programs, running the BurnInTest, or using any other CPU stress applications prompts the crash. However, the crash can also occur during regular use. My CPU idles in BIOS at around 30c and spikes up to 40-50 when running windows idle. I'm concerned about my thermal grease, as I had some difficulty seating the worst-designed-cooler ever, the stealth wraith. I'm able to reapply the thermal paste to see if it helps, but I've read lots online warning against doing that if possible.
If it's not the CPU, I have very little idea what else it may be. I'm running two brand new SSD's as well as an old HDD (should I try booting with only my boot drive installed?). I've reseated the RAM, double checked all my connectors and done my absolute best to create a good airflow. Does anyone have any ideas on what may be causing this freeze?
Let me know if there's any other information I can provide to help figure this out. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
I've built a new computer recently, my first proper solo build.
A Gigabyte b450m DS3H motherboard, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 and a a Radeon RX570. I have a Corsair TX650 powering it all. Everything has booted fine (although no motherboard beep. I haven't properly fiddled with the inside of a computer for about six years. Do they just not beep anymore?) and I generally get very good use out of the machine - for about ten or so minutes.
The computer will hard lock, and, if I leave it for long enough, cut to a black screen and produce strange graphical effects. Not good. As far as I can tell this does not occur in BIOS.
I'm paranoid at the moment that it's something to do with my CPU. Viewing temperatures with multiple programs, running the BurnInTest, or using any other CPU stress applications prompts the crash. However, the crash can also occur during regular use. My CPU idles in BIOS at around 30c and spikes up to 40-50 when running windows idle. I'm concerned about my thermal grease, as I had some difficulty seating the worst-designed-cooler ever, the stealth wraith. I'm able to reapply the thermal paste to see if it helps, but I've read lots online warning against doing that if possible.
If it's not the CPU, I have very little idea what else it may be. I'm running two brand new SSD's as well as an old HDD (should I try booting with only my boot drive installed?). I've reseated the RAM, double checked all my connectors and done my absolute best to create a good airflow. Does anyone have any ideas on what may be causing this freeze?
Let me know if there's any other information I can provide to help figure this out. Any help is appreciated, thanks!