New computer freezes completely

[Wilard]

Recently built myself a computer, which runs fine until some point at which the entire machine freezes and produces a buzzing sound. temperatures are all fine (below 40c) and the load can be as minimal as watching a video online. any reason why or any way to fix it?

 

[Lannister in the North]

can you figure out where the buzzing is coming from? Could be a certain component dying. From the buzzing sound and freezing i would say it is the hard drive failing.
Do you have a model number for it?

 

[Wilard]

can you figure out where the buzzing is coming from? Could be a certain component dying. From the buzzing sound and freezing i would say it is the hard drive failing.
Do you have a model number for it?

the buzzing is coming through my earpiece, not from the machine, the only physical change to the machine is that sometimes the fans may increase in speed, but not all the time.

 

[Lannister in the North]

Alright, in that case we still need to narrow down which component is causing the failure.
Can you post your full system specs?

 

[Wilard]

Alright, in that case we still need to narrow down which component is causing the failure.
Can you post your full system specs?

AMD FX series processor (not sure of exact one)
Gigabyte motherboard
Sapphire Radeon r9 280x graphics card
Raptor Corsair 16 Gb Ram cards
seagate 1Tb hard drive
Runs on windows 8 and has an added internet card and dvd/ blu-ray drive

 

[Lannister in the North]

Is it possible there is some kind of trigger for the freezing? Or does it seem completely random?

If you can find a trigger we can investigate this as a possible software issue;

If not it is likely a hardware/driver issue;

In case of the latter you could try some tests to try narrow down the problem:

I would start off by checking the hard drive with seatools:
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-win-master/

If it has no issues, you can check the memory with memtest:
http://www.memtest86.com/

I would start off by checking these components because they are relatively easy to fix (read: replace);

 

[Wilard]

Is it possible there is some kind of trigger for the freezing? Or does it seem completely random?

If you can find a trigger we can investigate this as a possible software issue;

If not it is likely a hardware/driver issue;

In case of the latter you could try some tests to try narrow down the problem:

I would start off by checking the hard drive with seatools:
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-win-master/

If it has no issues, you can check the memory with memtest:
http://www.memtest86.com/

I would start off by checking these components because they are relatively easy to fix (read: replace);

all the hardware is new and all drivers are up to date, and both of those tests passed. but there is no trigger, it just happens randomly when playing a game(usually within 1/2 an hour)

 

[ganjaker]

it could be so many things.but most of the time its the hdd.if u could try other hdd on the machine to make sure its not it.

 

[Wilard]

there are a couple of things to add. this mainly happens when using the internet, so could possibly be the network card (someone tell me if that's possible) and also each time i check the temperature when it's frozen (suing my hand) there is a small heat sync on the motherboard(presumably has something below it) that seems to be quite hot( I'd guess about 50-60'C) anyone know if any of these could be the cause

 

[Wilard]

I know this is a few years late, but the issue was with the drivers for the network card being incompatible with the operating system.