So I built my first PC a few weeks ago and everything has been running pretty smoothly except for one issue. Every once in a while the motherboard's LEDs will freeze, and shortly after the PC screen will go unresponsive. The PC does not shut down or blue screen, but freezes up and becomes entirely unusable forcing a turn-off and on. It’s also somewhat gradual, all of the programs will stop working but you can still move your mouse, and then a few seconds later, mouse movement will stop as well.
From what I can tell, this isn't a heating issue. I've been checking my thermals while playing games and they've all been in safe and standard temperatures. Also, the PC has not only crashed while in games and graphically intensive tasks, but also when doing very basic tasks like watching youtube. It is worth noting that I'm using a fan CPU cooler rather than water cooling.
My power supply should be enough to power my PC, and I have no reason to believe this is an issue there. I made sure to buy a power supply that has a better wattage than necessary for my GPU. Remember that the PC does not shut down, it just goes unresponsive forcing me to turn it off and on again.
I’ve checked and made sure my BIOS and drivers are all updated. I’m really just confused and don’t know what to do next. Any suggestions or help?
From what I can tell, this isn't a heating issue. I've been checking my thermals while playing games and they've all been in safe and standard temperatures. Also, the PC has not only crashed while in games and graphically intensive tasks, but also when doing very basic tasks like watching youtube. It is worth noting that I'm using a fan CPU cooler rather than water cooling.
My power supply should be enough to power my PC, and I have no reason to believe this is an issue there. I made sure to buy a power supply that has a better wattage than necessary for my GPU. Remember that the PC does not shut down, it just goes unresponsive forcing me to turn it off and on again.
I’ve checked and made sure my BIOS and drivers are all updated. I’m really just confused and don’t know what to do next. Any suggestions or help?