PC Keeps Freezing And Making Buzz Sound

[Soulreaper005]

So my pc that i built a few months back is amazing. It has a 980ti and an i7 6700k, 16gb DDR4 ram. So every now and then it would crash and I was just like meh. Now it is happening more and more often. Here is a video of it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j_7Ibp7b5GQtFtjANq841Dae2ZQqmDoJUg/view?usp=sharing

 

[nitrium]

More often than not this is a RAM issue. Try reseating (pull it out, and put it back) it as an initial easy thing to try.

 

[Soulreaper005]

Ok I tried it. I will update you in a couple days or maybe a week if my PC does it again.

 

[Soulreaper005]

Ok so My pc crashed again making the same loud noise.

 

[nitrium]

Ok so My pc crashed again making the same loud noise.

Download MemTest86 (http://www.memtest86.com/ ) and install it on a USB stick (a tool to do that is included) and boot to the stick. It will start testing your memory automatically. Takes a few hours.

 

[Soulreaper005]

It's not a memory problem. I passed the test with no errors.

 

[nitrium]

It's not a memory problem. I passed the test with no errors.

Ok. Next thing to try is remove your GPU and use the on board graphics and see if it still crashes (I realise that sucks, but we need to narrow it down to a specific component). I'm not sure if it only crashes during games(?), but if so you can even try playing your usual games with the onboard graphics (at the lowest settings obviously - knock down the resolution enough and most games are sorta kinda almost semi-playable on the onboard GPU).

 

[Soulreaper005]

Ok just going to have to wait a while.

 

[Soulreaper005]

What happens if it was my gpu?
Do i need a new motherboard or graphics card?

 

[nitrium]

What happens if it was my gpu?
Do i need a new motherboard or graphics card?

You'd probably need to RMA the GPU. If it still crashes without your discrete GPU in there, it is probably a defective mobo or CPU (but the latter is very unlikely imo). Troubleshooting these lockups, especially when they're sporadic (i.e. when there is no way to "make it do it" immediately) can be very time-consuming and extremely frustrating. You don't have anything overclocked do you BTW? It's critical to have everything completely stock. Also what PSU do you have? An underpowered PSU can cause stability issues also.

 

[Soulreaper005]

Everything is stock speed, and i have an Antec 750Watt which i would assume is more than enough

 

[Soulreaper005]

*bump* Update months later, almost a year, My computer stopped crashing everything was fine, but now it has started to do it again out of nowhere, I've gotten nowhere with this solution

 

[nitrium]

*bump* Update months later, almost a year, My computer stopped crashing everything was fine, but now it has started to do it again out of nowhere, I've gotten nowhere with this solution

Can you be more specific. Does it crash when browsing the web? Does it crash while loading Windows? Does it ever crash when idle? Does it only crash on a specific game? You get the idea. Is there any way you can make it crash guaranteed (e.g. within 5 minutes of playing GTA V for example).

Also have you tried rolling back to an older GPU driver?

 

[Soulreaper005]

I will start to monitor my thermals when playing games, but it is inconsistent. It will crash sometimes while playing Rocket League, and CS:GO. Also, sometimes when playing csgo, a lot of my pc will operate VERY VERY slowly. It never used to do this and its acting as like my hard drive is too slow or that my CPU is at max usage, but when i check Performance Manager in Task manager neither is the case. I don't ever see it crash when idle as i keep my pc on 24/7. Also, I am usually always playing games so its hard to tell because of how infrequent and random the crashes are. I have tried rolling back, but since the problem originated there have been many driver updates and every one seems stable. I will see if there is a way to make it crash guaranteed.