Need some help PC is freezing ALOT

essenbe said:

A cap file is a BIOS update, I'm not sure about the AMD motherboards, but the Intel ones, extract them to a USB drive. Go into bios and in the tools section use the bios updater and follow the directions. However, I would try not to update bios if the computer is unstable. If you BSOD during a bios update or lose power, it can ruin the motherboard.

The drivers we are refering to are the other ones. The most important being the chipset drivers, also the sata and USB 3.0 drivers, if you have usb 3.0. There is a long list of drivers there. You will most likely need the lan drivers to enable the network adapter to get online. Just lok at them and use only the drivers you will use. If there is a wireless driver there and you won't be using wireless, don't download it, for example. All the hardware drivers need to be installed though. But, again, the chipset are the most important and should be installed first as soon as the OS installation is completed.

Also, update your graphics driver from the AMD web site. Be sure to uninstall the older drivers before you install new ones though.

Also, do you have Service Pack 1 installed? Have you completely downloaded all of the Windows updates?

Yeah I have Service Pack 1 and all the windows updates where do i find the chipset drivers?

All of the drivers seem to be up to date what is weird is that it doesn't really freeze until put under stress like gaming or just running prime95 for 5-10 minutes.

essenbe said:

OK, if you are overclocking anything stop and set everything to defaults. When you put stress on the system, if there is any hardware weakness or malfunctioning hardware, it will show up. The trick, and what's so time consuming is determining what piece that is. What errors are you getting in Prime95? There should be a text message in the prime95 folder. Go to BIOS and tell me what your +12V, +5V and +3.3V readings are. What CPU temps are you getting in Prime? You have to keep a close whatch on temps while running the test. Temps can get out of hand very quickly and cause the computer to shut down. Also, do a video card stress test with Furmark. Video Card - Stress Test with Furmark But, the same goes with Furmark, watch your graphics card temps very closely and stop the test if they get too high.

EDIT: If you don't already have it download and install CPUz from the top right hand corner of the page V 1.67. Please use the snipping tool and post screenshots (Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums) of the CPU, Mainboard, Memory and SPD tabs.

No overclocking at all would never risk it with the equipment i have video card does awesome with furmark temps are under controll when freezing happens. I'm not sure how to check for errors in prime95.

essenbe said:

Phillies Smoke, excuse me if I ask something we have already tried or discussed. But, what Brand, make and size of PSU do you have? Could you get me the PSU readings from bios as well as the CPUz screenshots please. have you run memtest86+ and did you download it from this site Memtest86+ - Advanced Memory Diagnostic Tool. And how many passes?

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