New
#1
Windows 7 64-bit Random Freezing
Hi, I have random freezing and don't know what it is. It completely stops responding and sometimes loops whatever sound is on at the time. The keyboard won't even respond when hitting num lock or caps lock. I've used memtest86+ 4.00 from a bootable cd and have no errors. What other tests should I run?
My system is custom built with -
MB - Newegg.com - ASUS M4A77TD AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
CPU - Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X3 720 2.8GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Black Processor - Processors - Desktops
Memory - Newegg.com - Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1800 (PC3 14400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 996602 - Desktop Memory
Power Supply - Newegg.com - Rosewill Stallion Series RD450-2-SB 450W ATX V2.2 Power Supply - Power Supplies
Hard Drive - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Video Card - Amazon.com: MSI N250GTS Twin Frozr 1G OC - Graphics adapter - GF GTS 250 - PCI Express 2.0 x16 - 1 GB GDDR3 - DVI ( HDCP ) - HDTV out: Electronics - I got this from newegg but i couldn't find it on their so here it is on amazon.
It only seems to happen when playing a game and usually within the first 15 minutes of starting it up. I played dirt2 and sacred 2 so far on my computer and they both freeze up almost every time. When checking the event log it says:
Log Name: System
Source: Kernel-Power
Event ID: 41
Level: Critical
User: SYSTEM
OpCode: Info
Task Category: (63)
Keywords: (2)
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
Please help me narrow down what the problem is. I was thinking maybe I need a bigger power supply? Thanks.