Installed a new CPU and PC restarts OR freezes over time.

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MrZebra1771

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Hello, my new CPU I just ordered FX8320e seems to work fine and installed it fine, but if I have the PC running for 10-15 minutes it will freeze/restart itself, it's random if it chooses to restart or freeze and have to manually restart.

I've heard the magic you guys do on this site and would like some help :)

I've also put in my old CPU, and it works fine without problems,

Mainboard: https://gyazo.com/8c2ee8f33a2dc092a2c8b2b77cfa7616
Memory: https://gyazo.com/8daaba8718a9a0c736a0c5ee65970b4f
CPU: (This is my old CPU Phenom II X6 as my new one can not run 5 minutes before freezing.) https://gyazo.com/e8ea9043c63e408be9bbc0127e749cfa
Cache: https://gyazo.com/45918b79e58d966fbf341015e0ebc513
GPU: https://gyazo.com/1b9147d765a40d7e8d09cff12f5c3838

Thanks for all the replies!
 

MrZebra1771

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They work with PCWorld/Currys so they should be fine, I know not to pay extra for shite I don't need. haha :p
 

MrZebra1771

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Anyway I'll contact you again once I've gone to see the techy guys. Thanks for all the help!
 

MrZebra1771

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Hey went to the tech guys, Do you think they just get paid to install software or I'm out of there league for knowing what a PSU and CPU is lawl.

I went, they didn't know a thing about PC's even though they are charging £50 for PC repairs. Seems I will have to fix it myself.
 

MrZebra1771

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Hey Countmike! I've mostly found the problem!

here is a summary of what I did.
I opened AMD OverDrive and the MHz of the CPU were going from 3500 to 4000, and would cause my PC to restart/freeze,I underclocked it to 2800 and stable at that MHz and hasn't crashed since (1 hour or so) what would cause it no to be able to run at 3.5/4MHz? I'm guessing power supply?