Windows freezing randomly


  1. Posts : 5
    Win7 7100
       #1

    Windows freezing randomly


    So I just pieced together a new system, specs:

    i7 930 @ 4.0GHz 1.28V
    EVGA x58 SLI LE
    6GB GSkill Ripjaws
    Sapphire Toxic 4890
    Corsair HX520W PSU
    Win7 Pro x64

    I have tested the overclock to be fully stable under 12 hours of Prime95 blend, 20 runs of max RAM LinX and IBT. Temperatures are solid across the board and I have run Memtest on the RAM and tried switching sticks out of the DIMM sockets, etc.

    I'm freezing only when I'm doing essentially nothing. Browsing the internet generally, and most often when I open up a video or stream. Other times it will just happen while I'm literally doing nothing but moving the mouse around on the desktop. Now, it's a hard freeze, and as far as I can tell it isn't generating a memory dump because it never even goes to a BSOD. What would cause this? I'm fully stable under stress testing and gaming, but as soon as I have the gall to do nothing, it crashes?

    I have my eyes on the power supply as it is 3 years old and a little on the low side for my new system. I also can't rule out the motherboard completely as I have no LGA1366 alternatives.
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  2. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #2

    I believe you may be correct about the PSU.. You may want to consider replacing it with a larger one .. Dont cheap on your PSU though, get the best that you can afford ....
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  3. Posts : 5
    Win7 7100
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Tews said:
    I believe you may be correct about the PSU.. You may want to consider replacing it with a larger one .. Dont cheap on your PSU though, get the best that you can afford ....
    Oh I won't, this is just a holdover from my old system, never intended to keep it much longer.
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  4. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #4

    Despite all of the testing--stop overclocking and see if the problem goes away.
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  5. Posts : 5
    Win7 7100
    Thread Starter
       #5

    karlsnooks said:
    Despite all of the testing--stop overclocking and see if the problem goes away.
    Yeah I have tried that. I also tried disabling hyperthreading and changing back and forth virtually every BIOS setting that I could decipher.
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  6. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #6

    Set the bios to defaults. Leave it that way.

    What are "solid temperatures"?
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  7. Posts : 5
    Win7 7100
    Thread Starter
       #7

    karlsnooks said:
    Set the bios to defaults. Leave it that way.

    What are "solid temperatures"?
    35-40C idle, 70-75C load on the CPU. NB hits around 55C, SB around 40C.
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  8. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #8

    A suggestion:
    WIN + X key combo | in the Battery Status section, select "Balanced" or "Power Saver"

    Your max temp will drop.

    WIN is the key with the wavy flag on it.
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  9. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
       #9

    Here are my temps:
    Attachment 92811
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