Computer Freezes After Playing Games for a While

SimplyWillis · Jan 29, 2016

I've had this problem for a while now where, after playing games for a while, my computer will hard freeze, meaning the screens will display whatever was being displayed at the time of freezing. Waiting does nothing and the only way to fix it is a reboot. I've upgraded all the drivers for my graphics card and run stress tests on the gpu, cpu, and ram, and nothing came out of that (no errors or overheating or anything) and I have been watching my temperature levels and they don't get too high (after 4 or so hours of playing games, the gpu tops at about 83 degrees C on max settings). I don't know what else could be causing this issue. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Specs
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W BX80637I73770 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000
16GB Ram (Corsair vengeance)
EVGA 02G-P4-2660-KR G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP
CORSAIR HX Series HX750 750W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
ASUS P8H77-V LE LGA 1155 Intel H77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 2.5" 240GB SATA III 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDCR240GB-7

siviprime · Jan 30, 2016

Is your CPU/GPU overclocked? If so, at what settings? Possibly a BIOS-related error

SimplyWillis · Jan 30, 2016

siviprime :

Neither are overclocked. How could I tell if it were a BIOS-related error?

siviprime · Jan 30, 2016

Firstly, clear your motherboard's CMOS (take out battery, wait for 30 seconds, then put back in)
Then try running MemTest86 if you haven't done so. If you find any errors, take out one of the RAM sticks and change their lanes.

Next try taking your GPU out and using integrated graphics. The GPU is most likely gonna be the cause.

SimplyWillis · Jan 30, 2016

siviprime :

If I take out the gpu and try to use integrated graphics, I wouldn't be able to play games and recreate the freezing problem though, would I? Isn't there another way to tell if the GPU is for sure the problem? I've run a few long (4-8 hours) benchmark tests on it, and it wasn't overheating or anything, and the problem didn't crop up, but it has done it while playing games during long sessions.

renz496 · Feb 3, 2016

The last time i had freezing issues in game (need physical reboot) it was power supply issue.

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