Symptoms of CPU failue? Short freezes but no BSOD?? Something else? Can someone give me TESTING METHODS?

[thisdugan]

My computer had recently started to freeze for a few seconds and the work normally again. The freezes are sometimes accompanied by a strange noise through my headset and sometimes they are silent. I have run Memtest for about 10 hours with no errors (could still be RAM maybe?). I still have the freezes without my GPU (using integrated graphics). I have the freezes without my HDD plugged in. Could it be my SSD? I just purchased a new motherboard which did not fix the problem.

My PC:
i5 4670k (stock clocks)
GTX 980ti
TX650 PSU
Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H / Gigabyte Gaming 7
Samsung 840 EVO
2 tb Seagate HDD

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[Karsten75]

Sounds like a driver issue. I had stuff like that on some PCs in the past. Really hard to diagnose. Look in Performance Manager and see if you can see high interrupt counts/delays.

There is a tool (can't remember now) that is used by audio enthusiasts to pick up laggy drivers.

Maybe someone with a fresher memory this early in the morning will answer.

Try BIOS update, make sure CPU .inf drivers from Intel is correct and re-check all other drivers.

 

[Karsten75]

This is a good place to start looking:

 

[thisdugan]

So if the CPU goes under 100% it means its a CPU driver? I reinstalled windows earlier and the problem continued. I also installed the latest mobo drivers and pulled the battery for a few minutes.

 

[thisdugan]

Also are there even intel drivers for the CPU?

 

[Karsten75]

Also are there even intel drivers for the CPU?

Yes, the.inf drivers.

However, today I'm running into no results searching Intel's site.

Try by downloading and installing this utility and see if it yields results. It's the Intel Driver Update Utility

http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect?iid=dc_iduu

 

[thisdugan]

Only thing that needed to be updated was the graphics driver that I don't even use. I updated but problem still persists.

 

[Karsten75]

Try this: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/1145/Intel-Chipset-Software-Installation-Utility

 

[thisdugan]

I didn't mean to give best answer if someone could get rid of that. I bought a new mobo and updated drivers and the problem is still happening. Is it my CPU?

 

[Karsten75]

I didn't mean to give best answer if someone could get rid of that.

I removed the Best Answer. Hope you find help. If not, then sometimes starting a new thread can get new eyes on the issue. Good luck.

 

[thisdugan]

I didn't mean to give best answer if someone could get rid of that.

I removed the Best Answer. Hope you find help. If not, then sometimes starting a new thread can get new eyes on the issue. Good luck.

Thank you. All of my drivers were up to date.

 

[thisdugan]

Can %100 confirm it is not
-GPU
-HDD
-Case
-Mobo
-RAM

95% confirm it is not
-PSU (tried friends. New PSU is coming in thursday)

Can not confirm
-CPU (Possible. I can not replicate the freeze with a stress test. How can I test?)
-SSD (S.M.A.R.T. says it is fine, do not know how to test otherwise. how can I test?)
-Wifi Adapter (I know its out there but so is this problem. New mobo has a broken ethernet port so I have to wait to test it.)

Does anyone have any ideas or ways to test my CPU/SSD/wifi adapter?

Tests I have tried for those three
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Intel possessor diagnostic tool
- Stress tests on both and at the same time

 

[Karsten75]

Try running this: http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml

It may give you a hint as to where to look. Took me hours to find the link again.

 

[thisdugan]

I think I might have fixed it. My computer has not frozen up in a day now, all I did was take out the wifi adapter.

 

[gamerk316]

Its not the CPU. If the CPU is faulty, it will be readily apparent because nothing else will work. Sounds like a driver side issue, and the fact the problem appears to have gone away when you pulled the Wi-fi card out isn't surprising.