- Oct 6, 2013
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Hi
After having the PC running non-stop for 10+ hours (mostly non-stressful things like surfing, watching movies etc.) the first crash occurred when I started playing Dota2.
The crash itself was fairly strange, everything froze but I could keep talking to my friend on Skype for a few minutes then I manually restarted. After the restart I got a BSOD when Windows tried to open normally again. Trying to get back into the game as fast as I can I bypassed the windows repair etc. and when all failed I shut the PC down, opened the case and started the PC again, just to see if there was any Fan not working etc. since I couldn't check the temps at the time of first crash.
Funnily after a shutdown Windows opened normally and I thought all is good - just a random event. About 5 minutes later it crashed again, this time the game froze, computer accepted no input from the mouse or keyboard but on my 2nd screen I could see the Temperatures, the usage percentages etc. still being updated, and I was still able to talk on Skype. After a few minutes though weird noises came out of the speakers so I shut down the PC. So long story short I finished that game with coming back from crashes 7 times.
So here is a brief list of what I know so far;
- First of all the system runs absolutely normally the first 3-5 minutes I open it. Nothing I do seems to speed things up or cause the crash.
- Never had a crash with BSOD. The crashes seem to follow a rather odd pattern. First it feels like the CPU is under pure %100 load, even if I just right click something the mouse icon keeps turning. Then everything freezes out but I can keep watching a youtube video or keep talking on Skype for a little more while. Then the sound gets screwed up. Honestly I never waited any longer to see what will happen next
- After each crash windows will always send a BSOD after the restart. A shut down will fix the issue and Windows can run again.
- The CPU / GPU temperatures are never above 50 at the time of crash.
- It doesn't seem to matter what I do before a crash, I tried doing absolutely nothing for 5 minutes after Windows comes up and it still crashes the same way.
- Tried Safe Mode once running Prime 95, all 4 cores were at %100 load for 5 minutes, the same crash happened nevertheless - honestly I wished for a BSOD to say the CPU is the culprit
- Visually checked the Capacitors on Mobo but failed to identify any deformation whatsoever.
- The system has been running without a single problem for over 8 months or so.
Since all this feels like a 5 minutes time bomb and doesn't feel absolutely random I don't think its CPU, and RAM would simply cause a BSOD. Knowing that after a crash a Shutdown is required (restart will only cause a BSOD) I eliminated the Software option too.
I think the most specific Hint here is that a Shut Down instead of a restart is required to gets things running again and the system basically is a 5 min time bomb whatever you do with it. I'm hoping that someone can pinpoint the issue to the MOBO or PSU with this knowledge
One final note - the computer is fairly new, maybe a year old however the PSU has suffered 3-4 years of hard work on my previous computer.
The Computer Specs are:
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
CPU: Intel i5-3570K
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 660
Ram: GSKILL 8GB (2x4GB) RipjawsX DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5V
HDD: Corsair 120GB Force GS SSD
PSU: Corsair HX 650W
Any help / comments will be greatly appreciated
Thanks in Advance.
After having the PC running non-stop for 10+ hours (mostly non-stressful things like surfing, watching movies etc.) the first crash occurred when I started playing Dota2.
The crash itself was fairly strange, everything froze but I could keep talking to my friend on Skype for a few minutes then I manually restarted. After the restart I got a BSOD when Windows tried to open normally again. Trying to get back into the game as fast as I can I bypassed the windows repair etc. and when all failed I shut the PC down, opened the case and started the PC again, just to see if there was any Fan not working etc. since I couldn't check the temps at the time of first crash.
Funnily after a shutdown Windows opened normally and I thought all is good - just a random event. About 5 minutes later it crashed again, this time the game froze, computer accepted no input from the mouse or keyboard but on my 2nd screen I could see the Temperatures, the usage percentages etc. still being updated, and I was still able to talk on Skype. After a few minutes though weird noises came out of the speakers so I shut down the PC. So long story short I finished that game with coming back from crashes 7 times.
So here is a brief list of what I know so far;
- First of all the system runs absolutely normally the first 3-5 minutes I open it. Nothing I do seems to speed things up or cause the crash.
- Never had a crash with BSOD. The crashes seem to follow a rather odd pattern. First it feels like the CPU is under pure %100 load, even if I just right click something the mouse icon keeps turning. Then everything freezes out but I can keep watching a youtube video or keep talking on Skype for a little more while. Then the sound gets screwed up. Honestly I never waited any longer to see what will happen next
- After each crash windows will always send a BSOD after the restart. A shut down will fix the issue and Windows can run again.
- The CPU / GPU temperatures are never above 50 at the time of crash.
- It doesn't seem to matter what I do before a crash, I tried doing absolutely nothing for 5 minutes after Windows comes up and it still crashes the same way.
- Tried Safe Mode once running Prime 95, all 4 cores were at %100 load for 5 minutes, the same crash happened nevertheless - honestly I wished for a BSOD to say the CPU is the culprit
- Visually checked the Capacitors on Mobo but failed to identify any deformation whatsoever.
- The system has been running without a single problem for over 8 months or so.
Since all this feels like a 5 minutes time bomb and doesn't feel absolutely random I don't think its CPU, and RAM would simply cause a BSOD. Knowing that after a crash a Shutdown is required (restart will only cause a BSOD) I eliminated the Software option too.
I think the most specific Hint here is that a Shut Down instead of a restart is required to gets things running again and the system basically is a 5 min time bomb whatever you do with it. I'm hoping that someone can pinpoint the issue to the MOBO or PSU with this knowledge
One final note - the computer is fairly new, maybe a year old however the PSU has suffered 3-4 years of hard work on my previous computer.
The Computer Specs are:
Mother Board: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
CPU: Intel i5-3570K
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 660
Ram: GSKILL 8GB (2x4GB) RipjawsX DDR3 1600MHz CL9 1.5V
HDD: Corsair 120GB Force GS SSD
PSU: Corsair HX 650W
Any help / comments will be greatly appreciated
Thanks in Advance.
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