PC randomly freezes while playing games.

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I just got a new budget PC and the problem with it is that it completely freezes when I have any game running for about 10-40 minutes. I built this PC 2 days ago, it was something I always wanted and saved money for a long time. Yesterday I noticed something weird. When I turn on my PC and start any game I have (Skyrim, Robocraft, Just Cause 2, Trove, Unturned) it runs perfectly all the time but after about 10-40 minutes the PC completely freezes. Alt+Tab nor Ctrl+Alt+Delete don't work. The only way to fix that is I that need to shut down my PC by holding down the power button. There is a buzzing sound in my headphones when that happens. On the screen the only thing there is, is the last frame of the game before it froze up. When I restart my PC and launch the game again it freezes up way faster (about 1-2 minutes). It happened to me alot of times now and it's really annoying and frustrating.

Remember that:
I never overclock anything.
The temperatures are fine. GPU 32°C, CPU from 52°C to 62°C. (usual AMD temps)
Every part is brand new and doesn't seem damaged.
I have the latest GPU drivers and MOBO drivers
I use the stock CPU cooler.
RAM sits really close to the CPU and sometimes gets warm but not too warm.

My PC specs:
AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor
ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Avexir Core series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
GoodRam c100 120GB SSD
HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card
EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply

Please help!!
 
Assuming you have all the right drivers and haven't gotten a virus, there are couple of things you can do.

1.) check the windows event viewer for critical errors.

2.) stress test your hardware using Prime95 (Small FFTs test) and AMDOverDrive to monitor your temperature for about an hour.

3.) Use memtest86 to check for memory errors.
 

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Ok I will run those test and let you know what happens.