Computer freezes randomly

Fralinboy

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Hello, I had built my first computer about a year ago. While there have been a few snags here and there, it has been working well. However, recently, my computer has just started to freeze randomly. If I'm listening to something with noise, it will make a scratching sound. At first, it wasn't a huge deal, it took a few hours for it to freeze and a reset would fix it. However, now it freezes about 5 minutes after startup, regardless of what I'm doing.

Specs:
P9879 Pro
GTX 680
128gb SSD
1 Tb HDD
16gb RAM
Corsair h1000w
 
Solution
Seems like you have a clue...

Try using this (OS on a flash drive)...

When running from it, do you get the same behavior. There are some great utilities on it as well...

Fralinboy

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Ok, an update on all of this. I've cleaned out my computer's registry, and run a virus scan. I detect multiple viruses, but my computer freezes before I can do anything about them. It even freezes in safe mode
 

Fralinboy

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Try using what exactly? Are you trying to send me a link. If you are, I don't see anything. Maybe I'm just being dumb. Thanks!