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Started by Wilard | | 7 answers
New computer freezes completely
Recently built myself a computer, which runs fine until some point at which the entire machine freezes and produces a buzzing sound. temperatures are all fine (below 40c) and the load can be as minimal as watching a video online. any reason why or any way to fix it?
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October 15, 2014 9:26:39 AM

it could be so many things.but most of the time its the hdd.if u could try other hdd on the machine to make sure its not it.
October 15, 2014 8:58:39 AM

Lannister in the North said:
Is it possible there is some kind of trigger for the freezing? Or does it seem completely random?

If you can find a trigger we can investigate this as a possible software issue;

If not it is likely a hardware/driver issue;

In case of the latter you could try some tests to try narrow down the problem:

I would start off by checking the hard drive with seatools:
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-...

If it has no issues, you can check the memory with memtest:
http://www.memtest86.com/

I would start off by checking these components because they are relatively easy to fix (read: replace);




all the hardware is new and all drivers are up to date, and both of those tests passed. but there is no trigger, it just happens randomly when playing a game(usually within 1/2 an hour)
October 13, 2014 4:18:59 AM

Is it possible there is some kind of trigger for the freezing? Or does it seem completely random?

If you can find a trigger we can investigate this as a possible software issue;

If not it is likely a hardware/driver issue;

In case of the latter you could try some tests to try narrow down the problem:

I would start off by checking the hard drive with seatools:
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-...

If it has no issues, you can check the memory with memtest:
http://www.memtest86.com/

I would start off by checking these components because they are relatively easy to fix (read: replace);


October 10, 2014 3:49:21 PM

Lannister in the North said:
Alright, in that case we still need to narrow down which component is causing the failure.
Can you post your full system specs?


AMD FX series processor (not sure of exact one)
Gigabyte motherboard
Sapphire Radeon r9 280x graphics card
Raptor Corsair 16 Gb Ram cards
seagate 1Tb hard drive
Runs on windows 8 and has an added internet card and dvd/ blu-ray drive
October 10, 2014 9:26:15 AM

Alright, in that case we still need to narrow down which component is causing the failure.
Can you post your full system specs?
October 10, 2014 8:06:17 AM

Lannister in the North said:
can you figure out where the buzzing is coming from? Could be a certain component dying. From the buzzing sound and freezing i would say it is the hard drive failing.
Do you have a model number for it?


the buzzing is coming through my earpiece, not from the machine, the only physical change to the machine is that sometimes the fans may increase in speed, but not all the time.
October 10, 2014 5:32:20 AM

can you figure out where the buzzing is coming from? Could be a certain component dying. From the buzzing sound and freezing i would say it is the hard drive failing.
Do you have a model number for it?

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