I very recently built my own computer for the first time, but I'm getting constant crashes and freezes when trying to download large video games from Steam. At first I used BlueScreenView and found that the NIC driver was potentially at fault. After trying different versions of the driver I was unable to solve the problem. Because I had just about nothing of value on the computer and it failed Prime95, I reformatted it.
It's still crashing or freezing when using Steam, but now BlueScreenView is not pointing to any specific driver (not highlighting anything in red). I tried Safe Mode w/ Networking and it crashes to BSoD while downloading in Steam too. My RAM turned up no errors on 5 passes of Memtest86+, but I only ran the test with both 2 GB sticks in simultaneously.
I've noticed that when it freezes I can still move the mouse. I'm not sure if that is always the case, but I can remember being able to move the mouse at least twice (out of maybe four or five freezes).
Here are the basic specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, which I installed myself.
The computer is under a week old, the current installation of the OS is a matter of hours old.
CPU: Intel i3-2100 @3.1GHz
PSU: Corsair 750W PSU
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme4
Memory: 2x2GB G.Skill DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
GPU: 2x Radeon HD 6870
HDD: WD Caviar Black WD5002AALX
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
It's still crashing or freezing when using Steam, but now BlueScreenView is not pointing to any specific driver (not highlighting anything in red). I tried Safe Mode w/ Networking and it crashes to BSoD while downloading in Steam too. My RAM turned up no errors on 5 passes of Memtest86+, but I only ran the test with both 2 GB sticks in simultaneously.
I've noticed that when it freezes I can still move the mouse. I'm not sure if that is always the case, but I can remember being able to move the mouse at least twice (out of maybe four or five freezes).
Here are the basic specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, which I installed myself.
The computer is under a week old, the current installation of the OS is a matter of hours old.
CPU: Intel i3-2100 @3.1GHz
PSU: Corsair 750W PSU
Motherboard: ASRock P67 Extreme4
Memory: 2x2GB G.Skill DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
GPU: 2x Radeon HD 6870
HDD: WD Caviar Black WD5002AALX
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit