Hey everybody, long time lurker, first time poster. I'm going crazy with this issue and really need some help.
My computer is randomly freezing. It seems to happen after I leave it on for a while, and there is no blue screen or error log. The system just completely freezes up. No mouse movement, no keyboard, no ctrl+alt+del. It has happened with and without programs open. Something that might be key is the fact that when it happens, the reset button doesn't work. It works fine when the system isn't in one of these weird lockups, but when it locks the reset button does nothing.
Here's my stuff:
Processor: Intel I7-3770
MB: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Ram: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
GPU: NVidia GTX 570 HD
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
HDDs: 128 GB Samsung SSD (OS) + 256 GB OCZ Agility 5 SSD
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Here's what I've tested:
Ran Memtest on both sticks for 12 hours + with no errors
Ran as many HDD tests as I could get my hands on, no issues.
"Refreshed" Windows 8 multiple times and installed fresh drivers
Flashed the bios to the most recent version
Tried different ram speeds (1600 and currently 1866)
Tried different I/O devices (different mouse and keyboard, just to be sure)
Unplugged all external drives, etc.
An issue I've had: The MB once reported a faulty temperature of my CPU/MB, saying it was something like 200 deg C when it wasn't. Upon rebooting the temperature was "normal," but there was no stuttering or issue and the CPU was at something like 1%, so it must have been a faulty temp reading.
I have a Cooler Master case with tons of fans set for ideal air flow; nothing ever actually gets very hot at all. I monitor all fans/heat for everything and it always stays super cool.
At this point there's only three things I can think of: either the PSU is not powerful enough or is bad (it should be; it's around 100 W higher than the online recommendation said), the RAM isn't compatible (it's a new release of sticks; the list of compatable ram on the Asus site is awful and wasn't updated since april. Nothing on it is over 4 GB per stick), or the MB is bad. I consider the temperature fluke that one time a red flag, as with the fact the rest button doesn't work when it locks up.
I'll be honest: this is driving me so crazy I'm having trouble sleeping at this point. This is my first attempt back into builds since like 2005, and the fact I can't figure out what's broken is driving me crazy. Even worse, they all had mail in rebates, so I can't RMA any of the stuff back to NewEgg, and dealing with the manufacturers is driving me nuts.
Does anybody have any ideas on what to test or how to best test a PSU? I don't have a bunch of supplies, but if I could just figure out what was broken I could RMA it and be on my merry way.
Thank you so much for responding if you do; you're helping save my sanity (I also recently got laid off...yeah, stressful times )
My computer is randomly freezing. It seems to happen after I leave it on for a while, and there is no blue screen or error log. The system just completely freezes up. No mouse movement, no keyboard, no ctrl+alt+del. It has happened with and without programs open. Something that might be key is the fact that when it happens, the reset button doesn't work. It works fine when the system isn't in one of these weird lockups, but when it locks the reset button does nothing.
Here's my stuff:
Processor: Intel I7-3770
MB: ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Ram: G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
GPU: NVidia GTX 570 HD
PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX600 600W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
HDDs: 128 GB Samsung SSD (OS) + 256 GB OCZ Agility 5 SSD
OS: Windows 8 Pro
Here's what I've tested:
Ran Memtest on both sticks for 12 hours + with no errors
Ran as many HDD tests as I could get my hands on, no issues.
"Refreshed" Windows 8 multiple times and installed fresh drivers
Flashed the bios to the most recent version
Tried different ram speeds (1600 and currently 1866)
Tried different I/O devices (different mouse and keyboard, just to be sure)
Unplugged all external drives, etc.
An issue I've had: The MB once reported a faulty temperature of my CPU/MB, saying it was something like 200 deg C when it wasn't. Upon rebooting the temperature was "normal," but there was no stuttering or issue and the CPU was at something like 1%, so it must have been a faulty temp reading.
I have a Cooler Master case with tons of fans set for ideal air flow; nothing ever actually gets very hot at all. I monitor all fans/heat for everything and it always stays super cool.
At this point there's only three things I can think of: either the PSU is not powerful enough or is bad (it should be; it's around 100 W higher than the online recommendation said), the RAM isn't compatible (it's a new release of sticks; the list of compatable ram on the Asus site is awful and wasn't updated since april. Nothing on it is over 4 GB per stick), or the MB is bad. I consider the temperature fluke that one time a red flag, as with the fact the rest button doesn't work when it locks up.
I'll be honest: this is driving me so crazy I'm having trouble sleeping at this point. This is my first attempt back into builds since like 2005, and the fact I can't figure out what's broken is driving me crazy. Even worse, they all had mail in rebates, so I can't RMA any of the stuff back to NewEgg, and dealing with the manufacturers is driving me nuts.
Does anybody have any ideas on what to test or how to best test a PSU? I don't have a bunch of supplies, but if I could just figure out what was broken I could RMA it and be on my merry way.
Thank you so much for responding if you do; you're helping save my sanity (I also recently got laid off...yeah, stressful times )