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Random Freezes, BSOD, other crashes
Hi, I built a desktop for myself in January of this year and I've had semi-random crashes a few times a week ever since. I updated all the system specs in the user pane, but basically it's Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installed on a SSD with another HDD for most of my data and stuff. The comp uses a sandybridge CPU and motherboard, but I don't think the problems are related to the issues for which those MBs were recalled.
I am unable to reproduce the crashes, but I can almost guarantee that one will happen in any given week. It doesn't seem to matter if I'm gaming, just surfing the net, using lots of apps/few apps, etc. I also can not predict when I will get a BSOD, when the computer will simply freeze, or when the screen will flash with those colors that look like a video card failure.
These crashes come sometimes a few times in a day, and at other times I can go a week or two without a problem. I have tried to keep my drivers updated, and I believe that my BIOS is the most current version as well. This is my first personal build and I've been expecting and dealing with problems like this, but I simply cannot seem to find the cause of these crashes, and it is really starting to be a bother.
This may be unrelated, but sometimes when I boot up the computer, it says it is unable to find the SSD (Where the OS is installed). I usually just reboot it and it works, and I can not predict when I will get that boot error. I've also run memtest and found no errors; I think I quadruple-checked all my wiring and such inside the case and I believe everything is set up correctly - it seems so odd that the computer will run like a dream for days on end, then suddenly just crash.
Any help you may be able to give will be greatly appreciated!