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So this recently started happening to me about 2 weeks after building my new computer. Specs are as follows:
So here's what happened:
I've been using this computer since I built it about 1 month ago, during the build process, I messed up the cooler installation and smeared thermal paste all over the CPU - I cleaned it off the CPU and smeared it back into shape on the cooler and thought no more of it, I'm not sure if this is related but I felt it may be useful info.
Anyway, I've mainly been playing The Witcher 3 and light games: I've had no problem in the past month, getting a smooth 50-60fps on ultra. However I recently started a new game and I've been getting huge lag spikes (down to 0 for often 5 seconds at a time), especially in parts which involve the cursor in a GUI (not sure if this is related), but at seemingly random moments in general.
I thought nothing of it until today, when I loaded up chrome, was playing some music and changed tabs - my mouse froze, then my screen turned black, the music started buzzing and nothing was responsive, I had to manually turn off the computer by holding the power button.
So as you can probably tell I'm pretty worried right now.
All my drivers are up to date, and my temps seem to be pretty normal - here's a HWMonitor screenshot with the same sort of chrome tabs and programs open.
https://gyazo.com/6c193230f36e135a691fa3877e7c89d7
My temps in game are around: CPU: 50-60 Degrees Celsius GPU: 60-75 Degrees Celsius.
If anyone has any solutions or possible ways I can diagnose the problem I would very much appreciate it!
PCPartPicker part list: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/KMkXqk
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/KMkXqk/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£57.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.88 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card (£177.23 @ BT Shop)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.95 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX - XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.84 @ More Computers)
Total: £488.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-17 17:37 BST+0100
Price breakdown by merchant: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/KMkXqk/by_merchant/
CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor (£51.99 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: Asus - PRIME B250M-K Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£59.39 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory (£57.60 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£41.88 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 480 4GB Dual Video Card (£177.23 @ BT Shop)
Case: Phanteks - ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case (£60.95 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX - XT 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£39.84 @ More Computers)
Total: £488.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-17 17:37 BST+0100
So here's what happened:
I've been using this computer since I built it about 1 month ago, during the build process, I messed up the cooler installation and smeared thermal paste all over the CPU - I cleaned it off the CPU and smeared it back into shape on the cooler and thought no more of it, I'm not sure if this is related but I felt it may be useful info.
Anyway, I've mainly been playing The Witcher 3 and light games: I've had no problem in the past month, getting a smooth 50-60fps on ultra. However I recently started a new game and I've been getting huge lag spikes (down to 0 for often 5 seconds at a time), especially in parts which involve the cursor in a GUI (not sure if this is related), but at seemingly random moments in general.
I thought nothing of it until today, when I loaded up chrome, was playing some music and changed tabs - my mouse froze, then my screen turned black, the music started buzzing and nothing was responsive, I had to manually turn off the computer by holding the power button.
So as you can probably tell I'm pretty worried right now.
All my drivers are up to date, and my temps seem to be pretty normal - here's a HWMonitor screenshot with the same sort of chrome tabs and programs open.
https://gyazo.com/6c193230f36e135a691fa3877e7c89d7
My temps in game are around: CPU: 50-60 Degrees Celsius GPU: 60-75 Degrees Celsius.
If anyone has any solutions or possible ways I can diagnose the problem I would very much appreciate it!
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