Computer Constantly Freezing During Gaming (MGSV & Witcher 3)

alexng30

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Hey guys, my new computer has been freezing up constantly ever since I started playing the witcher 3. It's the characteristic buzzing sound which is probably the sound played back on the loop, this requires a hard reset all the time. The computer is completely frozen, not just the graphics driver (I pressed the num and caps lock keys and the lights didn't light up on my keyboard). I've already run the windows memory tester so there shouldn't be anything wrong with the RAM. This happens daily, many times a few times/day. I was wondering if you guys had any idea what it is and how I could fix it?

My Build:
Case: Corsair 750d airflow edition
CPU: i7 5820k
GPU: ASUS 980ti Strix
PSU: Corsair RM750 (ik its not the best but people have said it was reliable and gets the job done, it was on sale anywas)
Storage: One 500gb Samsung 850 EVO
RAM: 16gb (2x8) Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4
Mobo: Asrock x99 extreme 4
CPU Cooler: Corsair h110i
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

This is my first ever build so I don't know if I might have screwed something up? This has been going on ever since I booted it up the first time and the freezing seems very prevalent during graphics intensive games.

The GPU stays under 75 degrees even under full load while I've heard that 80+ is the danger zone.

Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
Hopefully I won't have to RMA anything :(
 

turbopixel

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Which tool did you use for reading the temperature? I don't say it is, but one another thing to consider is, that reading and calculating value is not correct. This can be an issue with motherboard or graphics card functionality or with that used program. There is a small chance that your graphics card or cpu does overheat.

Other than this, I can't think of anything else. I would suggest to update mainboard firmware and drivers. And the. Use different tools to read and watch temperatute. Maybe someone else have a better idea.
 

alexng30

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Thanks for the reply, my CPU is watercooled and is constantly under 50 degrees. My GPU, I get my temps from the gpu tweak software that comes bundled with the card.