BF3 PC complete lockup

Sep 29, 2013
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Hello again!

So, when I play BF3, my PC freezes completely. I don't have this problem with any game, and I play a lot of games, heck, even BF4 doesn't have a single crash. It doesn't have a pattern of freezing, it could take 5 minutes, or 30 minutes, or even 2 hours...sometimes I can play well over 5 hours, and nothing, but the majority of times it takes from 30 minutes to 1:30 hours.

What I've tried so far:
-Memtest-everything ok
-Sound-Playback-Headphones-Advanced-Untick: "Allow application to take full control of this device"...still freezing

Heat is not a problem/

Here are my specs:
AMD R9 270 (from Sapphire)
AMD FX 6350
Asrock 970 Extreme3 R2.0
8GB of RAM- Kingston's HyperX red (2x4GB) 1600 MHz CL9
a 600 W PSU from B-MOVE (it might be the problem, but as I said, BF3 is THE ONLY game freezing my PC...And I also can't get another PSU)
I have 2 HDDs:
1)1TB Sata 3-a Western Digital Caviar Blue (where BF3 and the Windows are installed)
2)320GB Sata 2...well, it doesn't matter, I keep mostly photos and other stuff
Windows 8.1 (well, it still froze my PC with win 7 so it's not a windows issue)
The Sound card is the Built-in one.

I mention that I do not have any Realtek Drivers installed. (I had the drivers from Realtek installed in Win 7...and my PC froze).
I have the latest Beta Drivers from AMD: 14.6, but it freeze my PC with any driver version.

So, if any of you could help me, I would be grateful. Also, sorry for my english, but it's not my mother language.
 
Sep 29, 2013
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oh, and BTW, sometimes, instead of just freezing, my PC would dislay a red screen with looping sound and I need to restart from the button, just as a normal freeze. But again, this happens only in BF3. Can you or anyone else recommend me a good PSU, but at the same time, cheap enough? (when I say cheap, I don't say cheap like mine..but cheaper than others) :)
 

Fidgetmaster

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Wait a minute its only freezing in BF3? it doesn't do it at all in BF4 or other demanding games?..... I read that wrong apparently....Now really that doesn't sound Exactly PSU related.... but it does sound very intermittent and very weird that it wouldn't do it in BF4 being it loads system as much if not worse/more than BF3....
 

flawlessturd

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try reinstalling origin and bf3
 
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that's what I thought...It's just weird that my PC doesn't lock up in other, more demanding games (like BF4 and Watch_Dogs..and damn, WD puts my PC to the limits), but it does in BF3...so, would a reinstall of either origin or BF3 (or both) fix my problem?