Hey folks, I know I'm not the first to suffer this, just a Google search shows that many people have been in the same boat but I'm hoping someone with a similar setup to mine has had similar problems! I'm getting a system lockup/freeze in any game I play. Recently I've been playing GTAIV, Dirt3, F1 2013. Freeze up can happen after a couple of minutes or it can wait for over an hour. The screen will just freeze, the speakers continue to play sound for about 10 seconds - but it's just a buzzing noise presumably the last sound made just "frozen" then stops. Non responsive to the keyboard or mouse when this happens and even pressing capslock doesn't light the light on the keyboard. So I have to hit the reset button. Very annoying. System isn't overclocked in any way, everything is stock, latest Catalyst drivers. My system:
Windows 8.1 Pro 64
Asus M5A97 R2.0
AMD FX-6300 with Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO
AMD Radeon R9 270 (Powercolor OC model)
8GB (2x4) Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600
Corsair CX500
Sandisk SSD/Seagate Momentus 2.5 HDD
Coolermaster K280 case with three fans installed.
Windows event log not showing anything really worth noting (I don't think). Temps are good - before fitting the Hyper 212 I was getting 65-70 on the CPU making me think this was the problem, it's getting barely past 55 with the EVO fitted. GPU hits 66 max and sits there. Motherboard ambient never goes above 24. I'm also occasionally getting freeze-ups when the PC is shutting down or restarting - wonder if this is somehow related? It has frozen once or twice in general use (web browsing, videos etc etc). It's Prime95'd 12 hours no problems and it's got through 45mins of furmark fine (temps on GPU 66 max). Memtest says the RAM is good. I'm hoping it's not the PSU 'cause I thought getting a Corsair one was playing it safe!
Thankyou in advance for any ideas
Bob
Windows 8.1 Pro 64
Asus M5A97 R2.0
AMD FX-6300 with Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO
AMD Radeon R9 270 (Powercolor OC model)
8GB (2x4) Crucial Ballistix Tactical 1600
Corsair CX500
Sandisk SSD/Seagate Momentus 2.5 HDD
Coolermaster K280 case with three fans installed.
Windows event log not showing anything really worth noting (I don't think). Temps are good - before fitting the Hyper 212 I was getting 65-70 on the CPU making me think this was the problem, it's getting barely past 55 with the EVO fitted. GPU hits 66 max and sits there. Motherboard ambient never goes above 24. I'm also occasionally getting freeze-ups when the PC is shutting down or restarting - wonder if this is somehow related? It has frozen once or twice in general use (web browsing, videos etc etc). It's Prime95'd 12 hours no problems and it's got through 45mins of furmark fine (temps on GPU 66 max). Memtest says the RAM is good. I'm hoping it's not the PSU 'cause I thought getting a Corsair one was playing it safe!
Thankyou in advance for any ideas
Bob
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