Computer freezes when playing games, has to manually restart

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summerock

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My computer will freeze after playing a game after about 5 to 10 minutes, and then i have to hard restart it and it happens in every game ive played so far.

AMD FX 8350
MSI 990 FXA GAMING
8 (2X4GB) DDR3 2400MHZ RAM
MSI RX 480 8GB TWIN X GAMING
EVGA 600w PSU
Windows 7 ultimate i believe
Its been going on since i built the computer, but after i changed my cpu cooler to a H110I ive been having problems, ive fixed it actually booting, and then the graphic drivers not wanting to work, but it has been increasingly doing this more and more frequently and now it doesnt take as long.Hardware was ALL new when i bought it, maybe a year and a half old, not even 2 years old. It has problems with literally any game that isnt a browser, CSGO, ARMA 3, TCR6S, RUST, All sorts of indie games, GMOD, Fallout 4. Any game that i have to launch it seems. Not overclocked, It could be the temps because its amd, but i just installed a new AIO so i dont understnad why it would be a problem, especially right now since im watching a movie, and typing this now. Everything has been hating me for along time. but its gettin to the point to were i cant even try and play a game, it used to run for a few hours before it would freeze up and crash.
 
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Run Event Viewer and look for error codes and warnings that occur just before or at the time of the freezes.

Also could be an overheating problem or a PSU problem. Check the current load on the PSU. Could be the PSU is declining while the load has increased with various hardware upgrades.

Would not rule out a possible problem with the new AIO - check the installation. Make sure that nothing is interfering with the tubes and airflows.

Check for anything blocking airflows, look for debris, clean out dust, hairs, paper pieces, insects, etc..

Make sure all internal connections, card seatings, and chips are fully in place and snug.

Use Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Performance Monitor to identify some app, process, or service consuming CPU and GPU.


 
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I dont know how to use event viewer, and it could be the PSU but i dont know how to check the load on it. and it is a brand new AIO and it has blacked out pipes, i cant see inside it. and the resources show medium use on CPU and GPU and VERY nice temps.
 
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Event Viewer

Here is a link from within this Forum:

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3128616/windows-event-viewer.html

Do not let yourself get overwhelmed.

Just explore, see how it all works and how the log information is presented.

Do be aware that large logs may take some time to load. "No Data" may be displayed. If you wait then the log entries will appear.

Right clicking on any given log entry will provide more information.
 
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