PC freezes Playing Games & Prime95 freezes

anayrama9

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Jul 19, 2016
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Custom Build Spec:

Operating System: Windows 10 (with no previous OS installation)
Motherboard: MSI 990FXA Gaming AM3+ 990FX
CPU: AMD FD9590FHHKWOF - FX 8-Core Black Edition FX-9590
GPU: MSI NVIDIA GTX 980 Graphics Card (4GB, 1152MHz, 256 Bit, DDR5, HDMI, PCI-E)
Memory: HyperX FURY Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1866 MHz CL10 DIMM Memory Module Kit - Black
Power Supply: Corsair CS850M Power Supply Unit
SSD: Samsung 2.5 inch 120 GB 850 EVO Solid State Drive
HDD: Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB SATA lll Desktop SATA Drive - Blue
Extra Fan: Cooler Master RR-212E-16PK-R1 Hyper 212 Evo
Tower Case: NZXT Phantom 530 Black Edition Full Tower Chassis without PSU

I have had my custom built PC for 3 months now and its very frustrating that its keeps freezing when trying to play games. I attempted memtest to stress test my memory and no errors were found.

When I tried to use Prime95 on the other hand the entire PC froze and a notification appeared saying there was a hardware problem. When I tested the CPU with Prime95 the usage for the CPU went up to 93% for around 3 minutes then the entire PC froze.

I am sure that there is a hardware issue but am finding it hard to diagnose exactly what.
 
Solution
Search the forums here for "FX 9590 freezing", numerous threads. It may be related to an unstable overclock, or the need to downclock the CPU. There are also issues with CPU and motherboard temps. Update your Bios to the latest version if you haven't already.
Search the forums here for "FX 9590 freezing", numerous threads. It may be related to an unstable overclock, or the need to downclock the CPU. There are also issues with CPU and motherboard temps. Update your Bios to the latest version if you haven't already.
 
Solution