Computer freezes up randomly when playing videogames, have to do hard restart.

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 9, 2015

GeForce GTX 970
AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor
8.00 GB RAM (7.12 GB usuable)
1920 x 1080, 60 Hz
Driver version: 358.50
Microsoft Windows 10 home

MY roomate put in my new graphics card and power source, I was unconfident with putting in the new parts as the tutorials looked completely different from my pc.

Please help, I will try to understand as best as I can and buy new parts if I need to. Just please help.

spooky2th · Oct 9, 2015

Go into bios and turn off the integrated graphics. This will give you more of the 8GB RAM to use. Should start with setting optimized defaults in bios, then turn off the integrated graphics. Some board bios' have the option to turn on integrates graphics only if there is no PCIe graphics installed. After setting optimized defaults, make sure the memory speed and timings are correct too. The speed and timings are very important and can cause problems like you describe if they are not set up correctly. Don't forget to save bios settings and exit.

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 10, 2015

spooky2th :

How do I go into bios ect?

And how will I know when the timings, ect are correct?

spooky2th · Oct 10, 2015

Don't know what MB you have but tapping the "delete" during boot normally get's you into the BIOS. You should have a MB manual too. If not, you can download a copy of it at the board manufacturer's web site. Instructions will be in it about setting the BIOS up. Don't let it intimidate you. After you set up a BIOS once or twice you will get it.

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 11, 2015

spooky2th :

What does MB stand for?

spooky2th · Oct 12, 2015

motherboard

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 14, 2015

spooky2th :

Do i have to open the desktop to find out what motherboard I got? I tried looking in bios myself but just didn't know what was best. Not even my roomate did.

spooky2th · Oct 15, 2015

The MB model and revision will be on the board inside the case. You can download CPU-Z or even Speecy and get a lot that info too. CPU-Z will tell you about your memory too, what it is set at and what the advertised timings and speed is.

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 15, 2015

spooky2th :

I got speccy, but do I change things with it? or am I understanding this wrong?

P.S. Sorry if I am a pain, but I just have no experience with this stuff.

Edit: I got the other one too now, but sorry. I just need more guidance on this.

spooky2th · Oct 15, 2015

Speecy and CPU-Z just give you info about your system. You can get your MB model from Speecy. CPU-Z will give you more info about your memory, what the timings and speed is set to and what the advertised speeds are that should to be set up.

OnlineGamer666 · Oct 15, 2015

spooky2th :

Is it even possible for me to do this on my own? and do I have to have cpuz validate my pc? I can't find a guide for this.

I feel so powerless.

spooky2th · Oct 26, 2015

CPU-Z and other apps like it only give you info about your system and memory, that might help you to figure out what is wrong.

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