Cpu hanging, hangs a lot after changing motherboard..

Angamk

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cpu hangs while playing games and watching movies. i changed my mother board recently, i can play for a while before it hangs sometimes for long sometimes even while i watch movies. could it be a virus problem or hardware compatibility problem, i have bitdefender installed on my pc b/w.

my specs
Operating System
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 3550 @ 3.30GHz 37 °C
Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H61M-WW (Intel Core i5-3550 CPU @ 3.30GHz) 28 °C
Graphics
LG TV (1920x1080@60Hz)
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series (ATI AIB) 34 °C
Storage
465GB TOSHIBA DT01ACA050 ATA Device (SATA) 38 °C
Optical Drives
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
OBKBM AJWX6F81 SCSI CdRom Device
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224BB ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio
 
Solution


It's very important especially if there was a change to the motherboard chipset model.

Angamk

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no i didn't is that important?
plus im thinking my processor could be damaged too. can it be damaged and still running..?

my previous motherboard was an AsRrock z77 extreme 6
 


It's very important especially if there was a change to the motherboard chipset model.
 
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Angamk

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my previous motherboard was an AsRrock z77 extreme 6

 


You went from an Intel Z77 chipset to an Intel H61 chipset.

It would be wise to do a fresh re-install of the Operating System. I know it's painful but not doing it is what's causing your problems.
 

Angamk

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ya i know... ty