Help diagnose cpu/motherboard issue

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phanph01

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Hello all,

I currently have a QX6850 + nVidia N680SLI mobo + 4 x 2GB DDRII.
This has been a reoccurring issue. Once in a while (quite a few times a week), my system will just stop - everything becomes irresponsive, cursor frozen, ctrl + alt + del wouldn't work. The only way was to press the power or reset button. Has anyone ever encountered similar problems?
Thanks for all your feedbacks!
 
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Does it crash once it stops. Maybe it could be a problem with your GPU or CPU cooling. I've know of some motherboards that have safety precautions to save your system from literally cooking itself. What is your cpu cooler?
 
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phanph01

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What do you mean by "crash"? I just stopped and froze, like pressing a pause button while watching a movie - and it would stay that way forever, unless I reset the system. I'm not sure what the CPU cooler is but it looks ginormous - an aftermarket cooler which my friend got. Also, I've been monitoring my temp quite frequently (using speedfan) and CPU never got over 57 while gaming (Witcher 2), GPU maxed at 65.
 
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That's strange. The only other reason I'd see is that windows was corrupted on your hard drive, this has only happened to me once but there is a possibility. Have you re-installed windows.

 
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phanph01

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This actually had been an issue for my friend before he gave the system to me. I'm using a different HDD and have re-installed the OS. Problem persists.
The issue is not so big that makes the computer unusable. It just happened frequently enough to be quite annoying; and frustrating since I could not pinpoint what is wrong!

 
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phanph01

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Hmm. I'm not so convinced, since my friend had the same issue w this rig and a different video card.
 
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