So, for a long time now, probably going on over a year, I've been wrestling with my computer. I should get a new one, and just start from zero, but I can't afford that right now, so I'm hoping that I may be able to get some help here.
Essentially, my computer crashes a lot, sometimes randomly and sometimes with noticeable patterns. It's sometimes a BSOD (usually Memory Management, sometimes Page Fault, and I got a Driver IRQL a long time ago), and sometimes it's just a flat hang with a stuttering sound repeating until I do a hard reset.
Something I've noticed lately is it crashes more often when I have flash player up for some reason or another, but especially for streaming videos. There's also been a couple of times where first firefox and/or the flash plugin will crash, then the PC will run for a bit, but if I try to bring firefox back up it will hang or BSOD. I've gotten crashes for other reasons, though.
In addition, sometimes when I start the PC up, it won't post, saying a BIOS checksum failed and that it can't detect a keyboard. That's usually solved by restarting it once or twice more.
I've had other various errors in the past, but that's the majority of it, and what's been happening recently.
The following is the steps I've taken so far:
1. Run Memtest86+, overnight and for hours at a time, no errors.
2. Run various hard drive checking utilities, no errors.
3. Run chkdsk on both hard drives, I've gotten the occasional bad sector but hasn't changed crashes afterward.
4. Reinstalled Windows, both repair and clean. I've also done sfc /scannow afterward and everything was fine.
5. Removed Daemontools, Avast (replaced with MSE), and several other bad programs.
6. Run CCleaner and various registry fixing tools. I've had registry errors but cleaning them hasn't helped.
7. Run Full virus and malware scans, both originally with Avast, then with MSE, and also Malwarebytes, no viruses.
8. Replaced the Motherboard, Graphics Card, and CPU (at various points since the problems first started, not always as an attempt to specifically fix it, but worth mentioning).
9. Updated the BIOS on the replaced motherboard, and replaced its battery.
10. Reinstalled Flash and kept it updated, just in case. No luck.
11. Similarly, I've kept all my drivers up to date, and use Windows Update regularly.
I'm at my wit's end trying to find a way to make my PC stable. Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Logs attached per the forum instruction, but that only has the last one, due to the aforementioned reinstall and cleans. If I get a new BSOD I'll update it.
Essentially, my computer crashes a lot, sometimes randomly and sometimes with noticeable patterns. It's sometimes a BSOD (usually Memory Management, sometimes Page Fault, and I got a Driver IRQL a long time ago), and sometimes it's just a flat hang with a stuttering sound repeating until I do a hard reset.
Something I've noticed lately is it crashes more often when I have flash player up for some reason or another, but especially for streaming videos. There's also been a couple of times where first firefox and/or the flash plugin will crash, then the PC will run for a bit, but if I try to bring firefox back up it will hang or BSOD. I've gotten crashes for other reasons, though.
In addition, sometimes when I start the PC up, it won't post, saying a BIOS checksum failed and that it can't detect a keyboard. That's usually solved by restarting it once or twice more.
I've had other various errors in the past, but that's the majority of it, and what's been happening recently.
The following is the steps I've taken so far:
1. Run Memtest86+, overnight and for hours at a time, no errors.
2. Run various hard drive checking utilities, no errors.
3. Run chkdsk on both hard drives, I've gotten the occasional bad sector but hasn't changed crashes afterward.
4. Reinstalled Windows, both repair and clean. I've also done sfc /scannow afterward and everything was fine.
5. Removed Daemontools, Avast (replaced with MSE), and several other bad programs.
6. Run CCleaner and various registry fixing tools. I've had registry errors but cleaning them hasn't helped.
7. Run Full virus and malware scans, both originally with Avast, then with MSE, and also Malwarebytes, no viruses.
8. Replaced the Motherboard, Graphics Card, and CPU (at various points since the problems first started, not always as an attempt to specifically fix it, but worth mentioning).
9. Updated the BIOS on the replaced motherboard, and replaced its battery.
10. Reinstalled Flash and kept it updated, just in case. No luck.
11. Similarly, I've kept all my drivers up to date, and use Windows Update regularly.
I'm at my wit's end trying to find a way to make my PC stable. Any help or insight would be appreciated.
Logs attached per the forum instruction, but that only has the last one, due to the aforementioned reinstall and cleans. If I get a new BSOD I'll update it.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7Intel Core2 Extreme X9650 3GHz2 x 2GB OCZ Flex II DDR2 PC2-9200 (operating ...Nvidia Geforce GTX 560
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Windows 7
- CPU
- Intel Core2 Extreme X9650 3GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus Stryker 2 Formula
- Memory
- 2 x 2GB OCZ Flex II DDR2 PC2-9200 (operating at 6400)
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 560
- Sound Card
- Onboard (SoundMax)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2 16x10 monitors
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050, 1440 x 900
- Hard Drives
- Seagate Barracuda 7200, 500Gb
Western Digital 1TB
- PSU
- Thermaltake Black Widow 850W
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Firefox
