- Apr 16, 2018
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Been racking my brain for a month trying to figure out why my custom built PC freezes while gaming. Final Fantasy 15 pc is unplayable. Locks PC 10 minutes in every time. Nier Automata however I can get 5- 6 or so hours then I get to a certain spot it lags then freezes the pc. It varies. Some times it doesn't do it at all. As a somewhat newbie, I have done all the research I can think of and I absolutely cannot figure out what the problem is. I am at my wits end with frustration so I respectfully ask for help. I post in the Mobo section because it's the only possibility I can think of being an older bios. It does have an AMI bios and I thought about trying to get an updated bios from AMI but I wasn't sure if that is was right before I asked here. I also have a problem driver that I cannot update or get rid of. It always reinstalls. The MS PS/2 mouse in device manager has a yellow sign but I never use it as I use a USB wireless kb/mouse. I read if you have multiple mouse/kb drivers they can clash. Not getting any BSOD after I replaced the CPU. Just freezing requiring a hard rest. I also have a logitech g13 gameboard as well. I would greatly appreciate any advice and thank you for your time. Things Ive tried (not in order):
1. Full clean reinstall of Win 10, all drivers (3 times)
2. Stripped down to bare minimum (removed sound card, etc.).
3. Removed old faulty AMD FX-6200 to a new(ish) unopened box AMD FX-8370
4. Scannow
5. Mem tested 86
6. All drivers up to date. (except Mobo's newest bios update is 12/2013)
7. Temps are good (thermal margin never goes below 20c under load).
8. Nothing OCed
9. No viruses
10. Updated chipset
11. Turned off powersavers in bios and windows. Set to performance.
12. BIOS set to default
My rig:
Name AMD FX-8370 Black edition
Specification AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core Processor
Package Socket AM3+ (942)
Core Stepping OR-C0
Technology 32 nm
TDP Limit 125.2 Watts
Core Speed 4120.3 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 20.5 x 201.0 MHz
Base frequency (cores) 201.0 MHz
Base frequency (ext.) 201.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 2612.9 MHz
Stock frequency 4000 MHz
Motherboard:
Jetway HA-18
Northbridge AMD RD9x0 rev. 02
Southbridge AMD SB910/950 rev. 40
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 12 GBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 670.0 MHz (3:10) (Is this right?)
GPU: (MSI) Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 2G
PSU: 650w modular (can't remember brand off hand)
SSD: New Samsung Evo-860
HD: 6 month old WD 1TB black storage drive
Liquid cooler: Corsair H-75
RAM: Corsiar 12g (3 x 4g)
1. Full clean reinstall of Win 10, all drivers (3 times)
2. Stripped down to bare minimum (removed sound card, etc.).
3. Removed old faulty AMD FX-6200 to a new(ish) unopened box AMD FX-8370
4. Scannow
5. Mem tested 86
6. All drivers up to date. (except Mobo's newest bios update is 12/2013)
7. Temps are good (thermal margin never goes below 20c under load).
8. Nothing OCed
9. No viruses
10. Updated chipset
11. Turned off powersavers in bios and windows. Set to performance.
12. BIOS set to default
My rig:
Name AMD FX-8370 Black edition
Specification AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core Processor
Package Socket AM3+ (942)
Core Stepping OR-C0
Technology 32 nm
TDP Limit 125.2 Watts
Core Speed 4120.3 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 20.5 x 201.0 MHz
Base frequency (cores) 201.0 MHz
Base frequency (ext.) 201.0 MHz
Rated Bus speed 2612.9 MHz
Stock frequency 4000 MHz
Motherboard:
Jetway HA-18
Northbridge AMD RD9x0 rev. 02
Southbridge AMD SB910/950 rev. 40
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 12 GBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 670.0 MHz (3:10) (Is this right?)
GPU: (MSI) Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 2G
PSU: 650w modular (can't remember brand off hand)
SSD: New Samsung Evo-860
HD: 6 month old WD 1TB black storage drive
Liquid cooler: Corsair H-75
RAM: Corsiar 12g (3 x 4g)
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