- Mar 29, 2014
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I will try to explain this problem as detailed as I can, because I have tried everything within my realm of knowledge as far as computers go:
- I started with an Radeon HD5770 gpu and all was well.
- I upgraded to the Nvidia gtx 770 and that's when my computer started freezing when playing media such as video games, youtube videos, netflix, etc.
- I then return the 770 and get a 780 in hopes that it would go away, but it didn't
- I now start to think that maybe its nvidia drivers and such messing with my computer so I switch back to Radeon with the r9 290x. This does not solve the problem either.
- I upgrade my memory from 4gb to corsair 8gb vengeance, still freezes
- I delete all the drivers and re install them (look into my registry and find no remnants of previous drivers)
- All hope is lost. I take it to micro-center. The guy runs a hardware check and everything is sound. He does not know what is wrong with my computer as he cannot duplicate that problems that I am having. He tells me to delete all drivers and clean install. I do. It doesn't work. At least I learn that the hardware isn't the problem since he ran all my hardware.
- I give up and reformat the hell out of my computer. I do the factory recycling which takes around 4-5 hours to get rid of everything
- I reinstall Final Fantasy XIV (not a game that is hard on the gpu especially a 290x) and within the first 5 minutes it freezes. I give up. Lay on the floor. and cry. then write this thread.
I have:
Power Supply: EVGA 750w bronze certified
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon r9 290x
RAM: 8gb corsair vengeance '
Mother Board: AsRock 970extreme3
processor: amd FX six core
Ex. of problem:
Playing Final Fantasy XIV the game will freeze instantly. The sound will stutter rapidly (sounds like an chainsaw that's idling but at a really fast BPM) the mouse will be frozen, and the screen will be completely still (no image artifacts or anything just looks as if the game is paused in time) and the stutter will stop after about 2-5 seconds and then it will become silent.
When the freeze occurs, the lights on my computer remain on and nothing inside the computer seems to show any signs of issue. It is almost as if everything on my computer doesn't even know anything is wrong except for my monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
This is really all the information that I know. I've tried everything and you guys are my last hope. Please if you know anything or have a similar problem please let me know how you fixed it. I am eternally grateful to you all.
THANK YOU!!!
- I started with an Radeon HD5770 gpu and all was well.
- I upgraded to the Nvidia gtx 770 and that's when my computer started freezing when playing media such as video games, youtube videos, netflix, etc.
- I then return the 770 and get a 780 in hopes that it would go away, but it didn't
- I now start to think that maybe its nvidia drivers and such messing with my computer so I switch back to Radeon with the r9 290x. This does not solve the problem either.
- I upgrade my memory from 4gb to corsair 8gb vengeance, still freezes
- I delete all the drivers and re install them (look into my registry and find no remnants of previous drivers)
- All hope is lost. I take it to micro-center. The guy runs a hardware check and everything is sound. He does not know what is wrong with my computer as he cannot duplicate that problems that I am having. He tells me to delete all drivers and clean install. I do. It doesn't work. At least I learn that the hardware isn't the problem since he ran all my hardware.
- I give up and reformat the hell out of my computer. I do the factory recycling which takes around 4-5 hours to get rid of everything
- I reinstall Final Fantasy XIV (not a game that is hard on the gpu especially a 290x) and within the first 5 minutes it freezes. I give up. Lay on the floor. and cry. then write this thread.
I have:
Power Supply: EVGA 750w bronze certified
GPU: Gigabyte Radeon r9 290x
RAM: 8gb corsair vengeance '
Mother Board: AsRock 970extreme3
processor: amd FX six core
Ex. of problem:
Playing Final Fantasy XIV the game will freeze instantly. The sound will stutter rapidly (sounds like an chainsaw that's idling but at a really fast BPM) the mouse will be frozen, and the screen will be completely still (no image artifacts or anything just looks as if the game is paused in time) and the stutter will stop after about 2-5 seconds and then it will become silent.
When the freeze occurs, the lights on my computer remain on and nothing inside the computer seems to show any signs of issue. It is almost as if everything on my computer doesn't even know anything is wrong except for my monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
This is really all the information that I know. I've tried everything and you guys are my last hope. Please if you know anything or have a similar problem please let me know how you fixed it. I am eternally grateful to you all.
THANK YOU!!!
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