So long story short, I had my brother build me a computer for my birthday last year. I saw how good his was (also built by him) so I decided I would have him build me one. About a month after this was all finished, my computer started crashing when I when run over 3 programs. For example, an online game, a music player (spotify), skype, and a browser with a few tabs open. The way it would crash is the screen will freeze and a buzzing noise will come from whatever audio device I am using (headset, speakers) I took it to a computer tech guy and he told me my cooling system was inadequate. SOOO he led me to buy a CORSAIR H75 Liquid cooling system. Everything was good for about a week, and now it just did the same thing again. I am so freaking over this guys and I really need some help figuring out what the heck is wrong, I dont care how long it takes, just please help me.
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My computer keeps crashing and I just want it FIXED
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swifty_morgan
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too many programs open ( shut down skype ). several sound drivers/devices conflicts. don't know what spotify is.
list specs.
list specs.
okay let me know if I miss anything, not very tech savvy is this area so please for the love of God be patient.
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz 7.7 5.9
Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB 7.9
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 7.6
Gaming graphics 4096 MB
Total available graphics memory 7.6
Primary hard disk 1601GB Free (1863GB Total) 5.9
64-bit operating system
Im really really sorry if that is confusing
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you can work on keeping the card cooler. more direct fresh air flow.
seeing that the fan and fins don't have build up or blockage.
you can under clock the cards processor and ram.
you can lower game settings so the card doesn't work so hard.
seeing that the fan and fins don't have build up or blockage.
you can under clock the cards processor and ram.
you can lower game settings so the card doesn't work so hard.
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I don't know. you can try a water cooling set up. but you'll need to make sure the power circuitry and the ram gets cool too.
you can check the voltages.
you can reset cmos. \
you can try some of the previously mentioned fixes.
if the power supply is in good shape it shouldn't be a problem. the cx brand aren't that great but............... wouldn't be the first place I'd look under these circumstances.
link card.
what hard drives do you have............. also, any ssd's ??
you can check the voltages.
you can reset cmos. \
you can try some of the previously mentioned fixes.
if the power supply is in good shape it shouldn't be a problem. the cx brand aren't that great but............... wouldn't be the first place I'd look under these circumstances.
link card.
what hard drives do you have............. also, any ssd's ??
Okay all I took out a big panel right in the middle towards thefront of the computer to make more space and thus had to move my hard drive closer to the bottom. Is it safe if the hard disk has little space? Like it had breathing space plus a cheap stock fan system on it, I think this will help a TON, I just need to know if the hard drive will be okay. It is a Seagate barracuda 2000gb
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did you try any of the stuff suggested above? it's good information and not really hard to accomplish. don't let it intimidate you.
Okay I will try it. I also found this video of a guy talking about a game, with the main point being the crash that happens during the game. This is the SAME thing my computer does, being non responsive and the most noteworthy of all, the buzzing noise... I hope this helps you understand it in some way.. unless it is just a normal thing. Anyways, here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-wJ4-eAAWw And if you dont link following links, just type in youtube "Battfield 3 for PC lock up freeze crash fail" by iReviewGoods.
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you have a few different sound devices installed. these can create the same type of problem.............
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game is fully patched?
this might be an annoying suggestion but............. pull the board from the machine. pull the heat sink off the cpu. clean up and reapply thermal paste. reinstall the heat sink while the board is out of the case. that way you can see as well as hear that the cpu heat sink hold down pins are fastened correctly. also, do them in a crisscross pattern. don't go around it in a clock wise or counter clock wise direction. I usually hold the motherboard up and physically look at the pins coming through and make sure they hold right. even off a little bit can mean a heat build up and shut down............. \
\I would also go into the device manager and disable any sound related driver I wasn't using. don't let windows reinstall them.
this might be an annoying suggestion but............. pull the board from the machine. pull the heat sink off the cpu. clean up and reapply thermal paste. reinstall the heat sink while the board is out of the case. that way you can see as well as hear that the cpu heat sink hold down pins are fastened correctly. also, do them in a crisscross pattern. don't go around it in a clock wise or counter clock wise direction. I usually hold the motherboard up and physically look at the pins coming through and make sure they hold right. even off a little bit can mean a heat build up and shut down............. \
\I would also go into the device manager and disable any sound related driver I wasn't using. don't let windows reinstall them.
I linked the video so you could see what exactly happens during the crash, not playing that specific game. It could be anything from surfing the web to downloading something. So why disable sound drivers? It doesnt seem like that could cause the entire computer to crash
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i'm not going to suggest it again. you came here looking for advice. I gave some. if you don't want to help yourself troubleshoot you'll have to be satisfied with the way it runs.
Also, I checked the event viewer on my computer and it seems that the same event occurs each time it has crashed. Not sure if this helps. The event is critical level, titled: "EVENT 41,KERNEL-POWER....The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
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Can you download HWMonitor and see if there's any components going above ~70℃?
Please try to stay civil.
Please try to stay civil.
So I ran the HWMonitor for about 4 hours with pretty intensive gaming, along with a movie going on over on my second monitor. Me GPU got up to 70 maximum the entire time. As well as all of the Core Numbers under the "Intel Core i7 3770K" Category (Core #1, 2, 3, and "package") were all around 70 C. Aside from that, nothing really else to note. No crashes tonight though!
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install a ups.
the house....... have old wiring?
try disconnecting anything in that room except for the computer. go around house and turn off unnecessary appliances/electronics. if you have an air conditioner running shut it down.
the house....... have old wiring?
try disconnecting anything in that room except for the computer. go around house and turn off unnecessary appliances/electronics. if you have an air conditioner running shut it down.
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what I'm alluding to is too much power or too little power. here's a manufacturers take.
Why you need it: When power goes out for even a second it can result in data loss and hardware damage which can shorten equipment life expectancy. This battery backup unit provides sufficient emergency runtime power to allow for safe closure of open files and proper shut down of electronics when an outage occurs. In addition, it safeguards electronics from commonly occurring power surges caused by storms, activity on the power grid or high-powered equipment turning on and off. Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) stabilizes incoming voltage, preventing chronic problems caused by minor but frequent power fluctuations.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102048
Why you need it: When power goes out for even a second it can result in data loss and hardware damage which can shorten equipment life expectancy. This battery backup unit provides sufficient emergency runtime power to allow for safe closure of open files and proper shut down of electronics when an outage occurs. In addition, it safeguards electronics from commonly occurring power surges caused by storms, activity on the power grid or high-powered equipment turning on and off. Automatic Voltage Regulation (AVR) stabilizes incoming voltage, preventing chronic problems caused by minor but frequent power fluctuations.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842102048
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also up top you mentioned a tech installed an H75 or something.............. what's cooling the power circuitry around the processor now?.......... that was cooled by the air blowing through and exhausting from the heat sink prior to the h75 install..??
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