- Dec 9, 2000
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I'm having an odd freeze up issue with one of the pc's in my house and would like to get some help and opinions.
Here are the key components in the pc:
CPU: AMD 965BE with V8 cooler, not overclocked
MB: Asus M4A97T Deluxe, latest BIOS installed
GPU: MSI N570GTX OC, no additional overclock applied
RAM: 2x4 Mushkin Redline 1600MHz 8-8-8-24, BIOS setup to match ram timings and voltage
Power supply: 1000w, dont have the name handy, but I think it's a Thermaltake, it was new and free when installed
2 500GB hard rives
2 DVD drives
The issue:
Since being built almost two years ago, whenever my kid plays a game, like WOW LOL, the machine will freeze up between 30-45 minutes into the game, no bsod, no black screen, or restart, just a freeze with the screen showing the last game image displayed. No issues are ever encountered doing desktop activities; office apps, interneting, photo, and music apps, just games.
Now this only happens once during a session. After the pc is restarted, the same game, or others can be played without issues. Weve left the machine on for days and the freeze didnt reoccur. It only occurs after an initial cold start, during the first game that is played.
The following has been tried:
1. Prime95 has been ran many times, a few runs 20-24 hours, without failure
2. Memtest 86+ has been ran many times successfully
3. Kombuster runs without issues
4. Unique Heaven runs without issues
5. DX has been reinstalled
6. Other GPU drivers were tried; full clean-up using driver sweeper before each install
7. CPU voltages have been adjusted, but the condition still occurs
8. Other BIOS settings have also been tried
The ram and GPU listed above were not in the original build, but were added as replacements to see if they were the issue. The original ram was a 4x2 set of Kingston 1333, 9-9-9-27, and the original gpu was a 285GTX. The OS has been reinstalled a few times, with a full format of the drives being done before the install.
Has anyone heard of this type of issue? Ive seen the ones where the computer freezes more or less continually, not just once and where after a restart all is fine until the next cold start.
Thanks,
BayouL
Here are the key components in the pc:
CPU: AMD 965BE with V8 cooler, not overclocked
MB: Asus M4A97T Deluxe, latest BIOS installed
GPU: MSI N570GTX OC, no additional overclock applied
RAM: 2x4 Mushkin Redline 1600MHz 8-8-8-24, BIOS setup to match ram timings and voltage
Power supply: 1000w, dont have the name handy, but I think it's a Thermaltake, it was new and free when installed
2 500GB hard rives
2 DVD drives
The issue:
Since being built almost two years ago, whenever my kid plays a game, like WOW LOL, the machine will freeze up between 30-45 minutes into the game, no bsod, no black screen, or restart, just a freeze with the screen showing the last game image displayed. No issues are ever encountered doing desktop activities; office apps, interneting, photo, and music apps, just games.
Now this only happens once during a session. After the pc is restarted, the same game, or others can be played without issues. Weve left the machine on for days and the freeze didnt reoccur. It only occurs after an initial cold start, during the first game that is played.
The following has been tried:
1. Prime95 has been ran many times, a few runs 20-24 hours, without failure
2. Memtest 86+ has been ran many times successfully
3. Kombuster runs without issues
4. Unique Heaven runs without issues
5. DX has been reinstalled
6. Other GPU drivers were tried; full clean-up using driver sweeper before each install
7. CPU voltages have been adjusted, but the condition still occurs
8. Other BIOS settings have also been tried
The ram and GPU listed above were not in the original build, but were added as replacements to see if they were the issue. The original ram was a 4x2 set of Kingston 1333, 9-9-9-27, and the original gpu was a 285GTX. The OS has been reinstalled a few times, with a full format of the drives being done before the install.
Has anyone heard of this type of issue? Ive seen the ones where the computer freezes more or less continually, not just once and where after a restart all is fine until the next cold start.
Thanks,
BayouL