Immediately after fresh install(Win 7 ultimate) on SSD it started freezing. No black screen, no blue screen, just frozen mouse with audio buzzing. The first freeze came while installing Chrome and before installing any video/audio drivers.
I finally managed to get through the BIOS update and poof, problem gone for a full 24 hours. Since then, it's been back and almost completely isolated to browsers/video streaming. I am completely stumped!
I reformatted and left off any unnecessary drivers/utilities related to my hardware. Problem was gone for 2 full days until coming back for the last 3 or so. This issue is pretty much completely isolated to videos playing in browsers, YouTube and Twitch being the main two offenders.
Things I have noticed:
- Streaming video produces this freeze within 1 minute almost every time
- Has happened on just the desktop but only a few times(not since last reformat)
- Has NEVER happened when under load or when gaming
- Sometimes will be fine for hours at a time, only to return later
- Happens in any browser
- Games are installed on a HDD while programs causing the lockup are installed on the SSD
Things I have tried:
- All temps are well within acceptable range when idle and when under load
- Updated all mobo drivers
- Updated all flash, audio, video drivers
- Memory tests had 0 errors (ran for 10 hours)
- Disabling hardware acceleration in flash does nothing
- SSD tests all error free
- Rolled back version of Flash, disabled duplicate chrome plugin, didn't help
- Uninstalled Nvidia HD Audio driver
- Disabled all Add-ons
- Disabled Google Updater in services.msc
- Many more
Specs:
Intel i7 4770K @ 3.5 Stock
MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming
G Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB @ 1866mhz
Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB SSD
EVGA Geforce GTX 770 4GB
650w 80+ Bronze PSU
I have spent countless hours trying everything I have searched and thought of with no change whatsoever. I appreciate all help that can be provided, thank you.
I finally managed to get through the BIOS update and poof, problem gone for a full 24 hours. Since then, it's been back and almost completely isolated to browsers/video streaming. I am completely stumped!
I reformatted and left off any unnecessary drivers/utilities related to my hardware. Problem was gone for 2 full days until coming back for the last 3 or so. This issue is pretty much completely isolated to videos playing in browsers, YouTube and Twitch being the main two offenders.
Things I have noticed:
- Streaming video produces this freeze within 1 minute almost every time
- Has happened on just the desktop but only a few times(not since last reformat)
- Has NEVER happened when under load or when gaming
- Sometimes will be fine for hours at a time, only to return later
- Happens in any browser
- Games are installed on a HDD while programs causing the lockup are installed on the SSD
Things I have tried:
- All temps are well within acceptable range when idle and when under load
- Updated all mobo drivers
- Updated all flash, audio, video drivers
- Memory tests had 0 errors (ran for 10 hours)
- Disabling hardware acceleration in flash does nothing
- SSD tests all error free
- Rolled back version of Flash, disabled duplicate chrome plugin, didn't help
- Uninstalled Nvidia HD Audio driver
- Disabled all Add-ons
- Disabled Google Updater in services.msc
- Many more
Specs:
Intel i7 4770K @ 3.5 Stock
MSI Z87 GD65 Gaming
G Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB @ 1866mhz
Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB SSD
EVGA Geforce GTX 770 4GB
650w 80+ Bronze PSU
I have spent countless hours trying everything I have searched and thought of with no change whatsoever. I appreciate all help that can be provided, thank you.
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