Random (Strange Freezes) After Rebuild

[mikespike65]

Hi everyone,

I purchased and installed nearly all new components in my computer (everything except the DVD drive, hard drives, and PSU) three months ago. After I reformatted the hard drives and installed Windows 7 onto it, I started to get random freezes that would behave very strangely. Programs would refuse to close, music would still play, and it would lock me out of the ctrl+alt+del screen. Sometimes the freezes would seemingly resolve themselves and other times it would get to the point where the computer would power down. I believe it is the power supply, but considering I've installed so many other components I'm having difficultly knowing where to start diagnosing the issue since many of them seemingly overlap.

Things I have tried: Memtest, resetting the CMOS, updating all drivers, underclocking/overclocking the processor, checking voltages (tbh, I'm not sure what voltages I'm supposed to be seeing).

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU: AMD FX-6300 Vishera
MB: MSI 970A-G43 AM3+
GFX: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560
RAM: 2 x 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 1600
PSU: Antec Earthwatts 600W
HDD: Three 7800RPM Drives (Two Seagates, One WD)
CD: Some Random Drive That Works

If you guys need any more information just lemme know! Thanks for the read.

 

[arges86]

check the Hard drive
i would first run a check disk on your primary drive (open command promt and type with out the quotes "chkdsk"). If that comes up with errors, try running a 'chkdsk /f' the /f forces it to try and fix after a reboot.

I would also tech event viewer and see if there are any errors ('Windows Key' + 'R' then type "eventvwr") and look in the 'Windows Logs' folder to see if there are any errors that occur when your computer is freezing, they may point you in the right direction

 

[mikespike65]

check the Hard drive
i would first run a check disk on your primary drive (open command promt and type with out the quotes "chkdsk"). If that comes up with errors, try running a 'chkdsk /f' the /f forces it to try and fix after a reboot.

I would also tech event viewer and see if there are any errors ('Windows Key' + 'R' then type "eventvwr") and look in the 'Windows Logs' folder to see if there are any errors that occur when your computer is freezing, they may point you in the right direction

I guess I forgot to mention I've run a check disk as well on all three of my drives and they came back without problems. I do, however, think that HDD could potentially be it since the drive I'm running everything on came from a super shitty second hand store. But it hasn't shown up with errors on anything I've tested.

Event viewer most commonly gives me this error when it freezes: Event filter with query "SELECT * FROM __InstanceModificationEvent WITHIN 60 WHERE TargetInstance ISA "Win32_Processor" AND TargetInstance.LoadPercentage > 99" could not be reactivated in namespace "//./root/CIMV2" because of error 0x80041003. Events cannot be delivered through this filter until the problem is corrected.

It gives other errors from time to time (-insert program- has stopped working types), but this seems to be coming up the most.

EDIT: In the system tab I get: The description for Event ID 14 from source nvlddmkm cannot be found. Either the component that raises this event is not installed on your local computer or the installation is corrupted. You can install or repair the component on the local computer.

^^ Is a Nvidia driver crash. I have installed several different nVidia drivers and none of them fix anything (some even worsening it). This could possibly mean that the GFX card is at fault? This seems strange since the computer NEVER freezes while in a game.

 

[arges86]

could be the GPU... its an easy part to blame
I like to run FurMark, as a good stress test. If your PC through the stress test it isn't the graphics card.
If you think its a GPU issue, you need to uninstall the drivers, reboot, and then install the new ones.

bases on the error code, you can try running this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950375

I've certainly seen a bad PSU cause random weird issues... parts don't like not having enough juice flowing to them. But yours is a decent brand. If you have a friend who is willing to let you swap to test I'd try that too.