My PC was working fine until this afternoon, and now all of a sudden I am seeing my machine freeze up about every hour, almost like clockwork.
It does not seem to matter what software I am using or if the machine is completely idle. All active windows freeze, keyboard does not respond, and the only thing that is responsive is the mouse cursor.
I ran CHKDSK and got no errors on my C: drive. I uninstalled a few applications this morning, which triggered a restore point, so I tried restoring the system to its previous state. This did nothing to remedy the problem. All overclocks have be disabled and processor and GPU set to stock clocks. I also installed all optional Windows updates and still freezing.
I am running 64-bit version of Win 8.1 (legit OEM copy purchased alongside motherboard and CPU), system specs below:
i5 3570k / ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 / Radeon HD 7950 / Corsair XMS3 8 GB
DDR3 1333 (4x2) / Crucial M4 128GB + Samsung Spinpoint 1TB /
Any ideas?
It does not seem to matter what software I am using or if the machine is completely idle. All active windows freeze, keyboard does not respond, and the only thing that is responsive is the mouse cursor.
I ran CHKDSK and got no errors on my C: drive. I uninstalled a few applications this morning, which triggered a restore point, so I tried restoring the system to its previous state. This did nothing to remedy the problem. All overclocks have be disabled and processor and GPU set to stock clocks. I also installed all optional Windows updates and still freezing.
I am running 64-bit version of Win 8.1 (legit OEM copy purchased alongside motherboard and CPU), system specs below:
i5 3570k / ASRock Z77 Extreme 6 / Radeon HD 7950 / Corsair XMS3 8 GB
DDR3 1333 (4x2) / Crucial M4 128GB + Samsung Spinpoint 1TB /
Any ideas?