Hi,
Recently I've been having an issue where my computer just starts hanging/freezing for a few seconds every 20-30 seconds or so, on and off.
The annoying thing is, the issue happens very randomly. For example, it can go away for a few days and then come back at any point. Doesn't matter what i'm doing, I could be gaming, browsing, watching movies, etc. and it'll come back. It straight just keeps hanging/freezing on and off with no indication of what's causing it; no mouse movement, no keyboard input, the sound stutters, etc. every time it hangs.
Even worse, the issue does not leave any errors in Event Viewer, nor does it cause any blue screens, making it difficult to isolate the issue. It goes away when I power cycle my computer, but if i restart my computer without fully powering down (the windows 10 restart option), it persists even from the windows 10 loading screen.
Furthermore, I've had this same issue a few weeks ago at which I thought it was because of my RAM, since after the first few times it happened I scanned my RAM using Memtest86 and it had 3-4 errors, so I swapped it out with an older set from a previous build which I then scanned and it had 0 errors (I even rescanned it last night to make sure). It went away for 2-3 weeks, but the issue came back a couple days ago.
I'm not even sure if it's hardware or software related at this point. I feel like if it was hardware it would bluescreen or give me some type of indication in event viewer? but i'm not really sure. It's also hard to say if the issue is software related because it happens so randomly, even if i boot into safe mode to test it, how could I tell since it just might not happen at that time.
Side notes:
Also, sorry if this is the wrong section, since i'm not sure what's causing it, i just put it under windows 10.
Recently I've been having an issue where my computer just starts hanging/freezing for a few seconds every 20-30 seconds or so, on and off.
The annoying thing is, the issue happens very randomly. For example, it can go away for a few days and then come back at any point. Doesn't matter what i'm doing, I could be gaming, browsing, watching movies, etc. and it'll come back. It straight just keeps hanging/freezing on and off with no indication of what's causing it; no mouse movement, no keyboard input, the sound stutters, etc. every time it hangs.
Even worse, the issue does not leave any errors in Event Viewer, nor does it cause any blue screens, making it difficult to isolate the issue. It goes away when I power cycle my computer, but if i restart my computer without fully powering down (the windows 10 restart option), it persists even from the windows 10 loading screen.
Furthermore, I've had this same issue a few weeks ago at which I thought it was because of my RAM, since after the first few times it happened I scanned my RAM using Memtest86 and it had 3-4 errors, so I swapped it out with an older set from a previous build which I then scanned and it had 0 errors (I even rescanned it last night to make sure). It went away for 2-3 weeks, but the issue came back a couple days ago.
I'm not even sure if it's hardware or software related at this point. I feel like if it was hardware it would bluescreen or give me some type of indication in event viewer? but i'm not really sure. It's also hard to say if the issue is software related because it happens so randomly, even if i boot into safe mode to test it, how could I tell since it just might not happen at that time.
Side notes:
- Checked RAM (ran memory test twice now on this set - 0 errors)
- Checked Overheating (CPU stays around 30-40c casual use, up to 60c when gaming | GPU at 53c idle - fans don't spin when idle, up to 70-75c if gaming)
- Checked CrystalDiskInfo for my storage health, nothing unusual
- I haven't installed anything suspicious on my PC
- Scanned with Malwarebytes nothing came up
- I don't mind reinstalling Windows 10, but i'd rather not have to if avoidable.
- BIOS is on latest version for this board (4.30)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K Stock speeds
- GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 Gaming SC 8GB Stock speeds
- MOBO: AsRock Z390 Taichi
- STORAGE: Samsung 860 EVO 500GB (OS), Intel 660P m.2 NVME (Games), WD 500GB 7200RPM HDD (files)
- PSU: EVGA B3 650W
- OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Also, sorry if this is the wrong section, since i'm not sure what's causing it, i just put it under windows 10.
Last edited: