Computer freezes randomly with little or no reason

Mycrodeeth

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Recently I purchased and built myself a Tom's Hardware build (this one, to be exact) and was quite pleased with it.

I wish that was all I had to say, but a couple weeks ago the thing just decided it was going to freeze randomly. No reason whatsoever for the change, it just started. Usually it only freezes when I start up a game, but at times it has frozen while viewing Youtube videos, surfing the web, or just starting up the machine. And sometimes it doesn't freeze at all for a whole day.

I have tried memtest (it froze during that, apparently marking it as a hardware issue) and replacing the PSU (didn't help at all, forty bucks down the drain :pfff: ). Please help, I find it increasingly difficult to use my machine :(
 
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well your ram should have a warranty so RMA with the manufacturer and get some new ram.

before you do that though run memtest on each and every stick with only 1 installed at a time to see which sticks are bad. you may only have one, or they may all be bad. hard to say without testing.

i would run a hard drive test as well just to check it out once you get the new ram.
see if you can get memtest running when the pc isnt giving you any trouble. results?

do a hd test as well.

freezing up can often be bad ram or a failing hd. the good thing is that your parts should all be under a warranty.

of course it could be a strange software glitch so before you assume hardware try a system restore to before you started having issues. if that doesnt work then do a fresh reinstall after wiping the hdd with a format. if that doesnt work then pursue the hardware components.
 
well your ram should have a warranty so RMA with the manufacturer and get some new ram.

before you do that though run memtest on each and every stick with only 1 installed at a time to see which sticks are bad. you may only have one, or they may all be bad. hard to say without testing.

i would run a hard drive test as well just to check it out once you get the new ram.
 
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teddymines

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Does that motherboard have specific rules around which slots should be used when 2 sticks are installed? If not, then it sounds like the ram slot is faulty.