hdd power down sound & crash

Filip b

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Dec 6, 2013
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Hi guys..I recently built my pc and I have problems with it.The main problem is that while playing games such as battlefield 4 after a while I get a blue screen ,red screen or the image freezes especially on Operation Locker map and in every case I have to restart the pc.A couple of seconds before the pc freezes I can hear the hdd making a noise like the one you hear when you power up your pc ..
My pc specs are:
-Cpu: Intel core i5-4670K @3.40ghz
-Mobo:ASUS Z87M-plus
-Ram: 8gb ddr3 @1600mhz
-Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 280x
-Hdd: WD 500gb@7200rpm Caviar Blue KX
-Power supply: Corsair VS650
-OS: win 8

I ran furmark and had no problems the pc was stable throughout the tests .Furthermore while running hdd tune I saw random drops in the transfer rate.
After those crashes I got a new hdd as it was still in guarantee.I was able to play a couple of days until I started playing on Operation Locker again ..the power down sound started kicking in and before I knew it ..red screen ..now I can't even power up my pc as it restarts frequently ..I am sure it is the hdd as in the period in which I changed the hdd I used a friends hdd and had no problem what so ever.
 

Filip b

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Dec 6, 2013
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I used a seagate hdd which worked flawless in the period when I sent the first wd hdd back in service (they said the wd hdd had some problems and sent my anew one with which I am having problems right now)..I had the psu tested a couple of months ago with a voltmeter and it looked ok(should I test it again?)