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Nick's computer problem: daily hangs or BSODs, unknown source
I recently put this new computer together. Specs are in my profile. Everything seems to run smooth but I have one problem: about once or twice a day, my computer will just hang up. Sometimes it'll be when I've left it idle for a while and other times it'll be while I'm in a game or browsing. While I tend to leave a browser open, I can't determine if it is due to any specific program or some other problem.
These hangs tend to just be hard locks. Sometimes there's a 2 to 5 seconds where the mouse still moves but nothing happens and then everything hangs up and nothing works except resetting - less frequently, I get a BSOD (usually a STOP: 0x00000101 error with "A clock interrupt was not received on a secondary processor within the allocated time interval").
I've been reading up on solutions and potential problems. One suggestion was an overheating issue, but I have a good set of fans installed and as far as I can tell, I run at reasonable temps. I'm logging it and it seems that I don't have high temps after crashes.
I just purchased all the parts and put this computer together. Two other possibilities I've heard are 'something is bad and needs to be replaced' (which I honestly hope is not the problem) and 'maybe something is wired wrong; strip apart and press everything in tight and check for loose stuff' (which is what I'm going to do if nothing conclusive is determined here). The final option is the nuke it all from orbit option: re-install everything fresh, which is do'able but not an action I'm eager to do.
To stress, I can't determine what if anything is the common problem: sometimes it'll go good for a day or two, other times it'll have hung up after an hour or while I'm doing anything on it, be it browsing or playing a of game. I can't determine the root cause.
Any help would be appreciated.
(Attached here is the SF-Diagnostic Tool information, zipped up and ready for reading.)