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bulbasaur

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- i7 3770 Processor
- 16 gb g.skill ram
- Asrock z77 extreme6 Motherboard
- Kingston 120 Gb SSD (Boot/programs)
- WD 1 TD (For storage)
- MSI GTX 760 2gb GPU
- 680W PSU

Hey guys,
here is my problem
I purchased all the parts for my new build
installed them, and installed windows 7
Now when windows loads it randomly freezes
Sometimes as soon as it loads up or before it loads all the way.
sometimes when you try to install a program
sometimes when opening up firefox

things I've tried.
- Updating the bios
- updating the intel chipset
- reinstalling nvidia drivers
- reinstalling windows
- changing PCI slots
- checking the PSU voltage needed

Notes:
CPU and GPU temps are normal
Have ran and completled multiple graphics benchmarks

So now I turn to the grand wizards for advice
 
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Could also be a bad power supply. One of the most common problems that are fairly difficult to diagnose, especially if it is random. Even a simply PS tester may not see the problem. You didn't say what brand you have, but here a list of many PS's. If you do have a cheapy, it is wise to see a high quality PS as an investment in quality for 7+ years of not having to worry about whether or not the $50 PS is the problem. Anything less than $100 is typically a budget PS ( there are some exceptions to close-out deals on some high end PS's if you are lucky enough to know them when you see them!) Anyway, enough lecturing, perhaps yours is high quality and not your problem, but here is the list...
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dfryda

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One thing you might want to look at is your memory. If you have a bad stick of RAM you'll get intermittent errors and freezing from time to time. Remove all your memory but one DIMM, run your computer and if it runs fine, add each additional stick one by one until you find the one that is causing your system to hang. But first make sure you run MEMTEST first and see if that locates your bad RAM.
 
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avjguy2362

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Could also be a bad power supply. One of the most common problems that are fairly difficult to diagnose, especially if it is random. Even a simply PS tester may not see the problem. You didn't say what brand you have, but here a list of many PS's. If you do have a cheapy, it is wise to see a high quality PS as an investment in quality for 7+ years of not having to worry about whether or not the $50 PS is the problem. Anything less than $100 is typically a budget PS ( there are some exceptions to close-out deals on some high end PS's if you are lucky enough to know them when you see them!) Anyway, enough lecturing, perhaps yours is high quality and not your problem, but here is the list:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx
 
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