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ThePhantomOfMinecraft

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Hello,
I have been experiencing some weird situations for the past 6 months regarding my computer. (Usually when I play a game) my screen will freeze, and sound will cut out. Then I will be forced to manually restart my pc. It has been a problem for a while, but when I put a fan next to my pc and opened the case it would tend to freeze less often. Just recently it became a bigger issue when I upgraded to windows 10. Since I went back to windows 7, but it still is a problem and I would like to finally tackle this issue.
Specs:

Processor: AMDFX 9590
GPU: GTX 750TI
MOTHERBOARD: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 AMD 990FX ATX w/ UEFI Bios, XFast Technologies, GbLAN, 3x PCIe x16, 1 PCIe x1 & 2 PCI
HDD: Western Digital Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
PSU: 750 Watts - Corsair RM750 80 PLUS GOLD Certified
CPU COOLER: Cooler Master Seidon 120M Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler
RAM: ADATA USA DDR3 1600 4GB 204-Pin SO-DIMM Premier Series Memory Module (PC3 12800) AD3S1600W4G11-S x2
 
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ThePhantomOfMinecraft

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Not really, just games that are all around hard to run. (CS:GO, GTA5, etc). Also it did happen while browsing and stuff like that when I upgraded to windows 10. Once I went back it was back to the way it was before I upgraded. Oh and my computer's mobo and processor died 6 months ago, (got a different mobo and the same processor). Ever since this was a problem.
 
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I'm a noob in these matters but might I suggest opening up your PC, taking out the RAM sticks and GPU and putting them back in. Also, make sure you clear your case of any dust.

How easy is it for you to replicate the computer freeze? Does it happen out of the blue or every time you're browsing or playing a game? Also, try running the Windows checkdisk utility (a google search will bring up instructions)
 
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bmw-vision

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Possibly, it does seem strange that you have 1600mhz ram sticks. Typically desktop ram sticks have a higher clock speeds, and 1600mhz is usually used for laptops.
It would make sense for the ram to be the problem, but do you have spare ram sticks, or other computers to borrow the ram out of to check?
 
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