Hello internet,
I built a PC back in February; it ran great for about 6 months, but then one day it shut off randomly while I was playing a game (didn't touch the BIOS or change anything). Once I rebooted it, it was only a few minutes before it froze. Rebooted it again and the same thing happens. I can't use my computer for more than 5 minutes before it freezes again (a still image stays on the screen, but it is completely unresponsive - I have to force the computer to shutdown by holding the power down). I'm hoping I could find some help here. Here are my specs:
Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
ADATA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000 3000 MHz Memory AX4U3000W8G16-DGZ
GTX 980 TI Video Card
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 Power Supply
Windows 10
More info that may be useful:
Any help will be greatly appreciated!! This has been causing anxiety for several weeks now, so I'll be ecstatic if anyone can help me out with this
I built a PC back in February; it ran great for about 6 months, but then one day it shut off randomly while I was playing a game (didn't touch the BIOS or change anything). Once I rebooted it, it was only a few minutes before it froze. Rebooted it again and the same thing happens. I can't use my computer for more than 5 minutes before it freezes again (a still image stays on the screen, but it is completely unresponsive - I have to force the computer to shutdown by holding the power down). I'm hoping I could find some help here. Here are my specs:
Gigabyte GA-Z170N-WIFI Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
ADATA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000 3000 MHz Memory AX4U3000W8G16-DGZ
GTX 980 TI Video Card
EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2 Power Supply
Windows 10
More info that may be useful:
■ I have played around with all CPU overclocking settings, nothing (including MB defaults) seems to stop the freezing.
■ I first tried resetting my BIOS to the defaults, but then my computer wouldn't boot into Windows 10. I was able to get my PC to power on after manually setting the vcore voltage to 1.3 gHz in the BIOS. I didn't have any freezing issues for about a week before they started frequently again
■ The freezes have only happened while I'm in Windows, I haven't had it freeze on me while I'm in the BIOS
■ I removed the GPU and ran off the integrated graphics. Froze once I opened my browser
■ I tried switching out the power supply unit. I was previously using a Rosewill Valens 700M, but I'm having the same problem now using the SuperNOVA
■ I tested each stick of RAM individually by removing the other one. Still had freezes on each stick
■ I changed my memory's voltage and timings in BIOS to its rated values
■ I've only checked my CPU temps, but they are always fine when it freezes (between 50-60c)
Any help will be greatly appreciated!! This has been causing anxiety for several weeks now, so I'll be ecstatic if anyone can help me out with this
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