**I apologize if this is in the wrong category, let me know if there's a better place I could put this**
I've had my custom pc for a few years, and it has worked great. However, a couple weeks ago, it randomly froze while trying to play a game, and it began to freeze earlier and earlier into the boot thereafter. There was a point where it froze in the BIOS, but that was only one time. Here are the specs of my custom build for reference:
i5 750 OCed to around 3.8 GHz (watercooled)
2 HDD (1 10,000 rpm drive [150 GB] and 1 7200 rpm drive [1 tb]
GTX 660
8GB RAM
EVGA p55 ftw mobo
520 W PSU
At first, the computer was not even letting me boot into the login screen to hold SHIFT to boot into recovery options and restore it and reinstall windows. When I was finally able to do that, the computer would freeze mid-restore or stop and say that the restore couldn't be completed. I have tried the restore for only one drive and have done both the quick restore and the longer, "recycle your PC" full restore. Both with no avail. Also, if you're wondering, I wouldn't think (though I could be wrong) that the high OC would be the problem (it's standard clock is around 2.67), but the temps are usually pretty low and it's been at that OC for a long time with no problems. Anyways, I tried pressing the physical reset button on the mobo which didn't fix it. Next, I pulled out the circular cell battery on the mobo to reset the mobo and BIOS, which temporarily fixed it. I was able to reinstall windows, reinstall all my programs, and even play a game (LOL if you're wondering). During this whole process (for about a day), the computer did not freeze at all. However, while playing LOL, the fps dropped significantly and abnormally to about 9, when it was getting around 350 a few hours before. The next day, I ran a stress test on the max setting, and it froze my computer. It wouldn't boot correctly and froze again, so I tried the same method as before -- pulling out the cell battery for a few minutes and trying to reinstall windows again. And this is where I'm at now. {and when I say reinstall windows, I've been doing that via a bootable flash drive}. When I access the recovery options menu through the bootable drive, I try resetting the computer as aforementioned and the process can't be completed. I also try reinstalling windows on BOTH drives, but it freezes during the install.
Now, I guess my question for all of you guys is if you have any suggestions at all for me to try to fix it, or if there's anything you could narrow down the problem to (like a specific part). I know that my parts are also fairly old, and I'm hoping this isn't due to my computer's age. I'll be happy to provide any more information if needed and try anything that might work. Thanks in advance.
I've had my custom pc for a few years, and it has worked great. However, a couple weeks ago, it randomly froze while trying to play a game, and it began to freeze earlier and earlier into the boot thereafter. There was a point where it froze in the BIOS, but that was only one time. Here are the specs of my custom build for reference:
i5 750 OCed to around 3.8 GHz (watercooled)
2 HDD (1 10,000 rpm drive [150 GB] and 1 7200 rpm drive [1 tb]
GTX 660
8GB RAM
EVGA p55 ftw mobo
520 W PSU
At first, the computer was not even letting me boot into the login screen to hold SHIFT to boot into recovery options and restore it and reinstall windows. When I was finally able to do that, the computer would freeze mid-restore or stop and say that the restore couldn't be completed. I have tried the restore for only one drive and have done both the quick restore and the longer, "recycle your PC" full restore. Both with no avail. Also, if you're wondering, I wouldn't think (though I could be wrong) that the high OC would be the problem (it's standard clock is around 2.67), but the temps are usually pretty low and it's been at that OC for a long time with no problems. Anyways, I tried pressing the physical reset button on the mobo which didn't fix it. Next, I pulled out the circular cell battery on the mobo to reset the mobo and BIOS, which temporarily fixed it. I was able to reinstall windows, reinstall all my programs, and even play a game (LOL if you're wondering). During this whole process (for about a day), the computer did not freeze at all. However, while playing LOL, the fps dropped significantly and abnormally to about 9, when it was getting around 350 a few hours before. The next day, I ran a stress test on the max setting, and it froze my computer. It wouldn't boot correctly and froze again, so I tried the same method as before -- pulling out the cell battery for a few minutes and trying to reinstall windows again. And this is where I'm at now. {and when I say reinstall windows, I've been doing that via a bootable flash drive}. When I access the recovery options menu through the bootable drive, I try resetting the computer as aforementioned and the process can't be completed. I also try reinstalling windows on BOTH drives, but it freezes during the install.
Now, I guess my question for all of you guys is if you have any suggestions at all for me to try to fix it, or if there's anything you could narrow down the problem to (like a specific part). I know that my parts are also fairly old, and I'm hoping this isn't due to my computer's age. I'll be happy to provide any more information if needed and try anything that might work. Thanks in advance.