Hi there, I suddenly started seeing my computer randomly freeze regularly a few times a day and I need some help figuring out what could be wrong. All replies are highly appreciated!
So, what happens?:
I'm sitting there working in sony vegas, after effects or playing some games, talking on skype\mumble etc.
Suddenly I see my mouse cursor completely freeze, along with everything else, all sounds just stop.
NO bluescreen, NO changes in computer fans or sounds in general.
This leaves me with no other choice than to hold down the power button on my case for about 5 seconds to force it to shut down, then start it up again.
Wierd stuff!:
1. On one occasion, the computer froze only for about 4-5 seconds, then resumed as nothing had happened.
That only happened once, I do not know if this is in any way relating to the issue or not, but I suspect it does since it was of the same fasion.
2.One time after this happened I forced shutdown and turned the PC on again and when I started the PC, after it showed the Asus logo and went on to loading windows, it just showed a white underscore blinking in the upper left part of the screen.
I needed to force a restart yet again.
3.Another time this happend, as usual, I forced a shutdown and turned it back on, when it came to the Asus motherboard logo, it stayed there for a good while, I started to wonder what had happened...and I tried pushing CTRL+ALT+DEL to re-boot.
It did not respond, completely freeze actually.
I've checked:
*It's not overheating, my HDD's, graphics card and CPU are all stable at 41 degrees celcius on idle and about 50 degrees on full load.
Here's the PC Specs:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Ultimate 64-bit (I have all the latest updates)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz (Stock cooler, stock clock speeds) "This one is aprox 3 years old"
RAM: 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 533Mhz (8-9-9-24) (2 sticks from kingston) these are about 1 year old.
Motherboard: ASUS P5E3 Deluxe (LGA775) - This one is fairly new, about 1.5 years.
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 from XFX, with latest drivers.
HDD's: 488GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device + 78GB Seagate ST308110AS ATA Device + 488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 ATA Device
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE with custom drivers from Daniel K (god damn creative -,- )
Other info:
*I have no anti-virus or anti-spyware and stuff like that but I did run some scans a couple of weeks ago just to be sure, didn't find anything at all.
*I've had this windows installation for about 2-3 years without reformatting so there could be some Registry problems, although I checked using some sort of registry problem scanner\fixer thingy, I don't remember what it's called but it was supposed to be quite good.
Thanks!
So, what happens?:
I'm sitting there working in sony vegas, after effects or playing some games, talking on skype\mumble etc.
Suddenly I see my mouse cursor completely freeze, along with everything else, all sounds just stop.
NO bluescreen, NO changes in computer fans or sounds in general.
This leaves me with no other choice than to hold down the power button on my case for about 5 seconds to force it to shut down, then start it up again.
Wierd stuff!:
1. On one occasion, the computer froze only for about 4-5 seconds, then resumed as nothing had happened.
That only happened once, I do not know if this is in any way relating to the issue or not, but I suspect it does since it was of the same fasion.
2.One time after this happened I forced shutdown and turned the PC on again and when I started the PC, after it showed the Asus logo and went on to loading windows, it just showed a white underscore blinking in the upper left part of the screen.
I needed to force a restart yet again.
3.Another time this happend, as usual, I forced a shutdown and turned it back on, when it came to the Asus motherboard logo, it stayed there for a good while, I started to wonder what had happened...and I tried pushing CTRL+ALT+DEL to re-boot.
It did not respond, completely freeze actually.
I've checked:
*It's not overheating, my HDD's, graphics card and CPU are all stable at 41 degrees celcius on idle and about 50 degrees on full load.
Here's the PC Specs:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Ultimate 64-bit (I have all the latest updates)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40Ghz (Stock cooler, stock clock speeds) "This one is aprox 3 years old"
RAM: 4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 533Mhz (8-9-9-24) (2 sticks from kingston) these are about 1 year old.
Motherboard: ASUS P5E3 Deluxe (LGA775) - This one is fairly new, about 1.5 years.
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 from XFX, with latest drivers.
HDD's: 488GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device + 78GB Seagate ST308110AS ATA Device + 488GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0 ATA Device
Soundcard: Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE with custom drivers from Daniel K (god damn creative -,- )
Other info:
*I have no anti-virus or anti-spyware and stuff like that but I did run some scans a couple of weeks ago just to be sure, didn't find anything at all.
*I've had this windows installation for about 2-3 years without reformatting so there could be some Registry problems, although I checked using some sort of registry problem scanner\fixer thingy, I don't remember what it's called but it was supposed to be quite good.
Thanks!