- Jul 22, 2011
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Let me start by apologizing if I've posted this in the wrong section.
Okay, so my computer started to freeze on me a couple of weeks ago. Usually when I'm in the middle of gaming, but it has occurred twice when I've just been online with very little running in the background. Having put this build together with brand new components (listed below) only recently, I'm struggling to think of what the problem could be. More likely software or hardware related? Other than this, I've not had any issues and everything's been running smoothly for about three months.
i3 2120, Asus SABERTOOTH P67, Asus GTX 550Ti (running at 980MHz on GPU tweak), 8GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz, Coolermaster Hyper 412S, Storm Scout with 700W Silent Pro, WD 500GB Caviar Black, WIndows 7
It happens when loading (i.e. the HDD indicator is flashing), lasting between 15-90 seconds, during which time the HDD light stays fully-ON. The entire setup just halts dead in the middle of whatever it's doing, no sound, and then a short while later continues as if nothing was wrong. Temperatures are all fine, even when playing something like Metro 2033 - the graphics card struggles but I don't think it ever gets excessively hot.
Unfortunately I don't have any backup components to swap out, so I'm considering buying an external hard drive to back everything up and re-install. If anyone has any suggestions for testing what's up, I'd very much appreciate them. Obviously, if you need more details about anything, just ask.
I have been planning to upgrade my GPU to a Radeon 7870 when I can afford it, but I suppose that will have to be put on hold if there's something that needs immediately taking care of. Unless of course it's the video card which is causing the problems, in which case it almost solves itself (wishful thinking?) ...
Okay, so my computer started to freeze on me a couple of weeks ago. Usually when I'm in the middle of gaming, but it has occurred twice when I've just been online with very little running in the background. Having put this build together with brand new components (listed below) only recently, I'm struggling to think of what the problem could be. More likely software or hardware related? Other than this, I've not had any issues and everything's been running smoothly for about three months.
i3 2120, Asus SABERTOOTH P67, Asus GTX 550Ti (running at 980MHz on GPU tweak), 8GB Kingston DDR3 1600MHz, Coolermaster Hyper 412S, Storm Scout with 700W Silent Pro, WD 500GB Caviar Black, WIndows 7
It happens when loading (i.e. the HDD indicator is flashing), lasting between 15-90 seconds, during which time the HDD light stays fully-ON. The entire setup just halts dead in the middle of whatever it's doing, no sound, and then a short while later continues as if nothing was wrong. Temperatures are all fine, even when playing something like Metro 2033 - the graphics card struggles but I don't think it ever gets excessively hot.
Unfortunately I don't have any backup components to swap out, so I'm considering buying an external hard drive to back everything up and re-install. If anyone has any suggestions for testing what's up, I'd very much appreciate them. Obviously, if you need more details about anything, just ask.
I have been planning to upgrade my GPU to a Radeon 7870 when I can afford it, but I suppose that will have to be put on hold if there's something that needs immediately taking care of. Unless of course it's the video card which is causing the problems, in which case it almost solves itself (wishful thinking?) ...
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