- Aug 27, 2013
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Hello all, I've had some good help from this forum in the past so here I am yet again with another issue.
Problem: My PC randomly freezes and only a restart will fix it. However, sometimes it takes multiple restarts to get it back in running order. What I mean is that it may freeze several times either on the Win 7 loading screen, as soon as the desktop appears, or will load without sound. It seems to only freeze when a program which uses audio is running, but not necessarily while any audio is playing. Over the past few months I have been systematically replacing/upgrading old parts to stop other problems I've been having, and the sound card is one of the last parts left. It was purchased in 2007 and has been in use ever since. I wasn't planning on replacing the sound card just yet, so I am wondering if there is anything I can do to possibly hold off. I hate feeling like I'm walking on egg shells when I use my PC for fear of it freezing during something important. I have checked that the drivers for the sound and video cards are updated, and am also current for windows updates. When I load the PC in safe mode everything is fine (since there's no sound). Thanks in advance and I'll include my specs below.
Specs:
CPU: Intel i5 4670 3.4GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Ballistix
GPU: EVGA 650 Ti Boost
Sound card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
PSU: Corsair TX650M
Problem: My PC randomly freezes and only a restart will fix it. However, sometimes it takes multiple restarts to get it back in running order. What I mean is that it may freeze several times either on the Win 7 loading screen, as soon as the desktop appears, or will load without sound. It seems to only freeze when a program which uses audio is running, but not necessarily while any audio is playing. Over the past few months I have been systematically replacing/upgrading old parts to stop other problems I've been having, and the sound card is one of the last parts left. It was purchased in 2007 and has been in use ever since. I wasn't planning on replacing the sound card just yet, so I am wondering if there is anything I can do to possibly hold off. I hate feeling like I'm walking on egg shells when I use my PC for fear of it freezing during something important. I have checked that the drivers for the sound and video cards are updated, and am also current for windows updates. When I load the PC in safe mode everything is fine (since there's no sound). Thanks in advance and I'll include my specs below.
Specs:
CPU: Intel i5 4670 3.4GHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z87X-UD4H
RAM: 8GB DDR3 Ballistix
GPU: EVGA 650 Ti Boost
Sound card: Sound Blaster X-Fi Platinum
PSU: Corsair TX650M
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