A few months ago my computer of a year started having an issue of crashing, and not normal crashes I am used to. There has not been a single BSOD occurrence once these lockups and crashes started happening.
The order in which things go:
-Normal activity on computer
-Cursor freezes, cannot move
-Check CPU gadget, shows CPU processing spikes
-Cursor freezes again, happens repeatedly, at about 5 to 10 second intervals, each showing a CPU process spike
-Attempt to open up task manager to get a better look at processes, computer locks up, goes to black screen, video output soon shuts off, shows that there is no video input to monitor, computer still on
-Happens maybe once a day, some days up to three or 4 times in a day
-Some occurrences I will not move into task manager, see if it will quit on it's own, will continue to freeze every 10 seconds or so at about 5 seconds freezing time, eventually it will crash on it's own
I have not installed any new hardware to my computer, and only recently have I installed more security on here (Microsoft Security Essentials), that being the only thing. Started happening up and out of no where, any advice would be much appreciated!
The order in which things go:
-Normal activity on computer
-Cursor freezes, cannot move
-Check CPU gadget, shows CPU processing spikes
-Cursor freezes again, happens repeatedly, at about 5 to 10 second intervals, each showing a CPU process spike
-Attempt to open up task manager to get a better look at processes, computer locks up, goes to black screen, video output soon shuts off, shows that there is no video input to monitor, computer still on
-Happens maybe once a day, some days up to three or 4 times in a day
-Some occurrences I will not move into task manager, see if it will quit on it's own, will continue to freeze every 10 seconds or so at about 5 seconds freezing time, eventually it will crash on it's own
I have not installed any new hardware to my computer, and only recently have I installed more security on here (Microsoft Security Essentials), that being the only thing. Started happening up and out of no where, any advice would be much appreciated!
My Computer
At a glance
windows 7 64 bitAMD FX-8150 Eight-Core processorRipjaws X Series 16GB (8GBx2) 240-Pin DDR3 SD...NVIDIA GTX560ti
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom build
- OS
- windows 7 64 bit
- CPU
- AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core processor
- Motherboard
- Asus sabertooth 990FX
- Memory
- Ripjaws X Series 16GB (8GBx2) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GTX560ti
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Hannspree
- Hard Drives
- Kingston HyperX 240GB 3kSSD
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB
Seagate External HD 350GB
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Chrome
