i54690k OC to 4.0GHz
MSI Z97 G45 Motherboard
GTX 970 4GB
16GB RAM
1TB HDD, 2TB HDD
Windows 7 64 bit
The freezes appear to occur randomly, but more frequently while I am playing games. However, it has happened while on the desktop or in chrome. Often times, but not always, I lose connection to the internet while my PC is frozen. There is no indication of the freeze prior to it happening. When it occurs, My screen instantly freezes and I instantly lose all sound. They typically last for about one minute.
The only change recently made to my PC was that I had to have Bradford and McAfee installed on my computer as per my university's policies. I suspected this to be the problem, but after stopping their services (not uninstalling them) I played a game of PUBG and suffered the screen freeze and time out.
I have also been monitoring my temps and they seem to be fine even under load (GPU ~60 and CPU ~50). I used MSI Afterburner to measure this. I haven't cleaned my PC in a month maybe, but it isn't that dusty and the temps are fine. I would clean but I don't have compressed air at the moment. I have the most recent NVIDIA drivers and Windows updates.
My CPU was previously OC'ed at 4.3GHz and has been for the past few years. I've never had any issues but maybe its been pushed too far too long? I dont OC my GPU or RAM. I reduced the OC after the problem started but it has persisted.
My RAM in brand new and has no errors. I had 2 4GB sticks just last week and one of them died. I thought this was causing the issue, yet it remains with the new RAM. The RAM seems to have coincidentally died after I got McAfee and Bradford installed unless these programs somehow killed it.
A side note: I was recording when one of the crashes occurred and watching back the footage during the frozen period, the recording has no audio and is just a still image for the duration of the freeze, just as it appears on my monitor (idk if this is of any significance).
I'm kinda at a loss for what to do right now. I appreciate any and all help! Thanks.
MSI Z97 G45 Motherboard
GTX 970 4GB
16GB RAM
1TB HDD, 2TB HDD
Windows 7 64 bit
The freezes appear to occur randomly, but more frequently while I am playing games. However, it has happened while on the desktop or in chrome. Often times, but not always, I lose connection to the internet while my PC is frozen. There is no indication of the freeze prior to it happening. When it occurs, My screen instantly freezes and I instantly lose all sound. They typically last for about one minute.
The only change recently made to my PC was that I had to have Bradford and McAfee installed on my computer as per my university's policies. I suspected this to be the problem, but after stopping their services (not uninstalling them) I played a game of PUBG and suffered the screen freeze and time out.
I have also been monitoring my temps and they seem to be fine even under load (GPU ~60 and CPU ~50). I used MSI Afterburner to measure this. I haven't cleaned my PC in a month maybe, but it isn't that dusty and the temps are fine. I would clean but I don't have compressed air at the moment. I have the most recent NVIDIA drivers and Windows updates.
My CPU was previously OC'ed at 4.3GHz and has been for the past few years. I've never had any issues but maybe its been pushed too far too long? I dont OC my GPU or RAM. I reduced the OC after the problem started but it has persisted.
My RAM in brand new and has no errors. I had 2 4GB sticks just last week and one of them died. I thought this was causing the issue, yet it remains with the new RAM. The RAM seems to have coincidentally died after I got McAfee and Bradford installed unless these programs somehow killed it.
A side note: I was recording when one of the crashes occurred and watching back the footage during the frozen period, the recording has no audio and is just a still image for the duration of the freeze, just as it appears on my monitor (idk if this is of any significance).
I'm kinda at a loss for what to do right now. I appreciate any and all help! Thanks.
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