Solved My New Build is Freezing

DeathCubeKX

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Hello everyone. I am having issues with my computer freezing. It's not frequent but it and it happens pretty much whenever it wants. I can be rendering a video in Premiere Pro CS5.5 or just downloading something with the system completely idle. I check the Windows System Logs after every freeze and they're no help, they just say the last system shutdown was unexpected at the time of the reboot.

I ran Memtest86+ 4.2.0 and it came up with no errors. I also ran 3DMark Vantage, I know it's not really a stability test but I wanted to see if it would cause it to freeze, which it didn't. But then I ran Prime95 on a stress test and it causes the machine to freeze after the 640K Self-Test passes everytime I run it.

I have attached a picture of where the computer freezes everytime I run Prime95, as well dump and system file collection.

I even went as far as doing a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate to see if my install could be the issue, which it wasn't. Could it be a CPU issue? Overheating or a CPU issue itself? Or could it be a memory issue even though Memtest returned no errors? Or even a power supply issue? I have enough money to drop on a new PSU or cooler for the CPU but I really don't want to have to buy a new CPU.

I built this machine in May and it seemed to perfect after the initial setup. If you need any more info just ask. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bitIntel Core i7-2600KG.SKILL Ripjaws 16GB DDR3 1600EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K
Motherboard
MSI P67A-C43 (B3)
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws 16GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 160GB - OS Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - Entertainment (Games/Media)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB - Video Projects and Personal Files
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750TW 750W
Case
Cooler Master CM 690II Nvidia Edition
Cooling
All stock air
Keyboard
Logitech K350
Mouse
Logitech M510
I solved the issue, turns out it was somehow my Firewire card. I was going to try eliminating possible RAM issues, but I suspected it was the cheap Firewire card I installed. So I pulled it, ran Prime95 and it made it all the way through the 8k test. Unfortunatly I kind of need the card, I'm going to try to RMA it and buy a different one.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bitIntel Core i7-2600KG.SKILL Ripjaws 16GB DDR3 1600EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K
Motherboard
MSI P67A-C43 (B3)
Memory
G.SKILL Ripjaws 16GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX560 Ti
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Black 160GB - OS Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB - Entertainment (Games/Media)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB - Video Projects and Personal Files
PSU
Corsair CMPSU-750TW 750W
Case
Cooler Master CM 690II Nvidia Edition
Cooling
All stock air
Keyboard
Logitech K350
Mouse
Logitech M510
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