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Weird problem that has shown up since I got new RAM.

Occassionally I will be either playing WoW or browsing the web or watching a movie and my PC will beep very similarly to a POST beep and then I can hear something start to tick, perhaps like a drive kick on or something similar, and then the computer will lock up for approx 30sec, browser, everything. The one weird thing is if i'm in Mumble I can still hear people talking and sometimes I can still communicate and sometimes i'm just locked out of talking for those approx 30sec. This can happen minutes into the computer being turned on or hours later. And sometimes the frequency can be once and hour, or once every 3 hours, or as short as 3 times in 10 minutes. It's a very weird problem that I'd like to get sorted out. I had asked around about the compatability of my RAM with my Mobo and most people said just try it out and see if it works, and since it works exceptionally well I'm hoping that isn't the issue, but like I said, I didn't notice this problem till I got the new RAM...

Here are a few specs.

CPU - i5 760
RAM - 16GB Corsair Vengence
GPU - GTX 470
Mobo - MSI H55M-ED55


As far as drivers go I believe everything is up to date. I generally check ever other month for non GPU drivers.
 
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My bet is those are "day-1" reviews.
I've never had a issue with a Seagate drive.
To test your PSU: get a multimeter (or something that reads voltage) and put the + into the yellow hole on a molex connector and the - into a black hole. You should have 12v. Then move the + to the red wire (5v). If you get lower than 11.5v /4.7v or higher than 12.5v / 5.3v I would replace the PSU.
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I've done that and no problems detected. I had a similar issue that happened with my previous RAM and it having a spontaneous issue with WoW, and it came about after i got a new HD. It was a surprisingly common problem with no known cause or solution, so I changed RAM and that issue went away, but now I have this new issue...and the only thing that could be the problem is the RAM or the HDD. Since the other problem with WoW went away with the new RAM I'm doubthing its the RAM but I will try the test again. Does this issue sound more like it could be the RAM or the HDD?
 
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Ok I'll do that when I get home, but what am I looking for when it's done?
 
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And it's a genetic PSU not a good one. That PSU may have already damaged your components or may be providing dirty power to your components when it gets to a certain temperature. I would advise you try with another PSU and avoid going cheap on PSUs.
 
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Why would my PSU be the problem all of a sudden? Not to mention is fairly highly rated. Basically you implying its my PSU seems very unlikely simply because it's not a major brand. I have had no problems with this PSU in over 3 years of use.
 
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3 years is old for a no brand PSU. I'm saying its PSU because it is the low level part of the PC. If the PSU is giving to much or to little voltage as it heats up that will cause a range of issues and possible damage to the system.
 
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And somehow 730W isn't enough to power everything? Now if it is the PSU why would it happen now? I mean, I had this HD since June but the problem never arose till approx November. Seems odd that it would be the PSU randomly.
 
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1. A cheap PSU will never output its rated wattage and normally will struggle to produce 50% of its rated wattage.
2. PSUs fail randomly.
3. I have no idea why the HDD is spinning down apart from that the PSU is providing a lower voltage.

You could try the HDD in another PC?
 
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Is there anyway to test that it's my PSU because I'm highly doubtful it's my PSU. My HD being a Seagate and having all these problems seems far more likely, not to mention out of 2500 reviews that PSU mantained a 4 star rating.
 
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My bet is those are "day-1" reviews.
I've never had a issue with a Seagate drive.
To test your PSU: get a multimeter (or something that reads voltage) and put the + into the yellow hole on a molex connector and the - into a black hole. You should have 12v. Then move the + to the red wire (5v). If you get lower than 11.5v /4.7v or higher than 12.5v / 5.3v I would replace the PSU.
 
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