WIN 7 Graphics Freeze/Lockup...but NO BSOD

mdharrington

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Brand new build of Win7 computer...OS installed last week.

The screen is locking up on me....1-2 times a day requiring a hard rest. Since this does not produce a BSOD there is no log I can check for errors (that I know of)

I have done all the traditional troubleshooting I can find on google....usually focusing on video card driver issues.

I have removed the drivers in safe mode and used driversweeper to remove any entries.
Run memtest for a few hours with no errors...
Run furmark and have my GPU's up to 93 degrees Celsius for an hour or so (seemed hot to me, but Nvidia says these cards are rated to 105 degrees)
done driver verify ect ect

Kinda at a loss now

The symptoms are complete screen freeze up...and no response from keyboard or mouse....and never returns (I have waited 20 minutes max)

Today a strange thing happened were it froze up and there was no response...but my pen could move the cursor (for 2 minutes) but not click on anything. And a status bar pop up appeared.

So not 100% frozen but 99.5%
I posted a video on youtube of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8s2OpaqXmU

I have never had an issue like this before.
This is a fresh install of Win 7, with a brand new 1200 watt PSU

I have also attached the win7 forums files from that nifty little program
Thanks for your help
 

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win 7 home premium 64 bit
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win 7 home premium 64 bit
The problem still persists...
Have had major freeze ups transferring files over USB 3

and have had a few Nvidia error code 3 instances

any insight would be appreciated
 

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win 7 home premium 64 bit
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win 7 home premium 64 bit
Have you attempted to remove the extra peripherals such as your pen device?
From your video, you state that it seems that the monitor doesn't catch up. How about audio? Try playing some music in the background and perform some normal tasks until you encounter the "freeze" again.

Also what case model and fans are you using? Seems like cooling may be an issue as well. Even though 90C is acceptable, no cards should ever run that high under normal operation especially for long periods of time. Try installing either Nvidia Precision or CCC depending on your GPU.

Can you give us more specs on your system as well?
 

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Windows 7 Pro x64Intel Core i7 920Corsair XMS3 12GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1333EVGA GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 DX11
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Windows 7 Pro x64
CPU
Intel Core i7 920
Motherboard
ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
Memory
Corsair XMS3 12GB (3x2GB) DDR3 1333
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 DX11
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW246H | ACER AL2216W
Screen Resolution
3600x1080
Hard Drives
1x Corsair Vertex 3 SSD (120GB)
1x Corsair Vertex 2 SSD (60GB)
2x Western Digital Black (500GB/1TB)
1x External WD Green eSATA (1TB)
PSU
Corsair 850HX
Case
Velocity Micro FullTower
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1226664359.png
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome
Other Info
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround Sound
Logitech C260 Webcam
Creative Fatal1ty Headset
HAve you installed the MS Hotfix KB2575077?

Failing that you could try and disable the pagefile.

Freezes, by nature, are often caused by HW problems. Else would get a BSOD.

There are exceptions, such as the race condition addressed by the Hotfix.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1i2600kG.Skill 16GB DDR3 1600MHzASUS MATRIX GTX580
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
i2600k
Motherboard
Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Memory
G.Skill 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS MATRIX GTX580
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 128GB SATA III *2 RAID0
WD RE4-GP 2T in 2 RAID0 arrays
IRST v10.6.0.1002
PSU
Seasonic S12 Energy Plus 650W
Cooling
Water
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