Okay I'm not too sure what to do with this issue I have. I recently upgraded both my motherboard to an Asus M5a99FX PRO R2.0 and my CPU to an AMD FX 8350 and I've been experiencing some complete freezes playing games like Battlefield 4, Shadow Warrior and Skyrim. In my old build (with a Gigabyte 880GM-USB3L and a Phenom II x4 955BE) the same games would perform okay and I never really experienced any crashes or freezes. I can also confirm I've locked up running heaven benchmark after about 20 minutes.
The problem now is that at what are apparently random intervals no longer than 15 minutes during gaming my computer will completely freeze, audio stops, I cannot open the task manager and I even tried toggling Caps Lock and the LED on my keyboard wouldn't toggle. I would leave it stuck there for a couple of minute but nothing would happen, forcing me to hard reset the system.
I can use the computer for regular browsing and video streaming (I think I can also play some older games without freezing) without freezes too, which is kind of odd.
My PC specs would be:
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Mobo: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 BE (not overclocked)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660Ti GC 3GB (not overclocked either)
Memory: 2 modules of some 4GB Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 RX 650W
HDD: Seagate ST2000DM001 (2TB)
So far what I've done to try to find a solution to the freezing is rolling back video drivers, then installing the most recent ones again, upgrading to the most recent version of the BIOS for my mobo and my chipset drivers, I've checked the connections on the mobo to make sure everything is installed fine, I've reseated the RAM and the GPU, I've run 2 cycles of memtest86+ to find no errors, I've also run Furmark's GPU burner and CPU burner (both for about 20 minutes) and I haven't crashed on them. My temperatures also don't get too excessive (CPU does't go over 43C and my GPU doesn't go over 64C). I also removed the Realtek Audio drivers and the freezing persisted. Recently I also did a fresh install of Windows 8.1 but it was to no avail.
I don't know what to do now to keep troubleshooting and would appreciate any help I could get, since I just recently got these components and they're not working for their intended purpose: gaming. If something's wrong in my post I'll gladly correct it and if further information is required I'll gladly do everything I can.
The problem now is that at what are apparently random intervals no longer than 15 minutes during gaming my computer will completely freeze, audio stops, I cannot open the task manager and I even tried toggling Caps Lock and the LED on my keyboard wouldn't toggle. I would leave it stuck there for a couple of minute but nothing would happen, forcing me to hard reset the system.
I can use the computer for regular browsing and video streaming (I think I can also play some older games without freezing) without freezes too, which is kind of odd.
My PC specs would be:
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
Mobo: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0
CPU: AMD FX-8350 BE (not overclocked)
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660Ti GC 3GB (not overclocked either)
Memory: 2 modules of some 4GB Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 RX 650W
HDD: Seagate ST2000DM001 (2TB)
So far what I've done to try to find a solution to the freezing is rolling back video drivers, then installing the most recent ones again, upgrading to the most recent version of the BIOS for my mobo and my chipset drivers, I've checked the connections on the mobo to make sure everything is installed fine, I've reseated the RAM and the GPU, I've run 2 cycles of memtest86+ to find no errors, I've also run Furmark's GPU burner and CPU burner (both for about 20 minutes) and I haven't crashed on them. My temperatures also don't get too excessive (CPU does't go over 43C and my GPU doesn't go over 64C). I also removed the Realtek Audio drivers and the freezing persisted. Recently I also did a fresh install of Windows 8.1 but it was to no avail.
I don't know what to do now to keep troubleshooting and would appreciate any help I could get, since I just recently got these components and they're not working for their intended purpose: gaming. If something's wrong in my post I'll gladly correct it and if further information is required I'll gladly do everything I can.