Windows 8 fresh install crashing at random

MrSentry

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Hi. My fresh install of Windows 8 keeps freezing, can anyone figure out which of these is causing it?

Here is the info from Event Viewer that stands out as happening in the last hour (last freeze happened 15 minutes ago):
Critical:
Kernel-Power (ID 41) (I thought this was it because it's the only critical one, but my research shows that it just means the system did not shut down correctly, which is obvious considering that when it freezes I have to do a manual shutdown).

Error:
Bonjour Service (ID 100) (3 errors past hour)
Device Setup Manager (ID 131) (1 error past hour)
Dhcp-Client (ID 1001) (1 error past hour)
EventLog (ID 6008) (1 error past hour)

Thank you to anyone who can help me figure out what is causing this freezing!
 
Solution
When you install Windows it should re-partition and reformat the drive.

When the installation works - boots to windows - then you need to update motherboard and GPU drivers.

MrSentry

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Desktop PC, modified iBuyPower
Specs:
AMD FX 4100 Quad-Core Processor @ 3.6 GHz
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti
8GB RAM
1 TB HD
Coolermaster 750W PSU

Reinstalled Windows with the original disk, and I did have another drive in but took it our as I thought it may be causing the problem
 

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So just went through the whole process again, worked fine for a while, and finally another freeze. I deleted everything off of the Windows partition on the hard drive, but did not touch the system partition. Should I do anything with that or will that not allow my computer to run as it contains the drivers?