PC keeps freezing.

slugzee · Nov 21, 2012, 03:37 PM

Hi guys my old rig keeps on freezing. If i leave it without doing anything for 15 mins it freeze completely, if i play a game on it for awhile the system freezes and makes a really loud high pitch sound through the speakers. The error is resolved when the GPU is taken out but the Gpu works perfect in my new rig. Any ideas?

Old rig specs: Q8200, 4gb drr3, 250 gb hdd, XFX 5870. Be quiet 530w pure power.

brandonwh64 · Nov 21, 2012, 03:42 PM

Run memtest86+ by burning the ISO from the website. That can rule out memory issues. Also do some HD checks with HDtune or crystaldisk. Another thing to look for is heat issues so check the temps at idle and load with coretemp/realtemp

reverze · Nov 21, 2012, 03:53 PM

Clean format and install .. new drivers key.

slugzee · Nov 21, 2012, 04:21 PM

Ive tried a fresh install. I will try what Brandon said

slugzee · Nov 21, 2012, 05:49 PM

Ive done both test and no errors. I used prime 95 for half an hour and it never over heated im still no closer.

Radical_Edward · Nov 21, 2012, 06:43 PM

Power supply maybe? Try a different PSU.

Modern Hosting · Nov 22, 2012, 03:06 AM

Or you can upgrade your PSU. This condition should be do if you have any problem like that.

DannibusX · Nov 22, 2012, 03:35 AM

Make sure your RAM is getting proper voltage, that's what it sounds like to me, other than the possibility that your PSU is on the fritz.

corehazard · Nov 22, 2012, 04:53 AM

Try replacing your CMOS battery. I had a problem with symptoms like yours before and replacing my CMOS battery fixed them. Side note: The time was never off.

natr0n · Nov 22, 2012, 04:59 AM

My 1st thought, It's your hard drive.

Vlada011 · Nov 22, 2012, 09:24 AM

Probably motherboard...
You need to check what happen in safe mode and to try different 100% PSU.
Best borrow from someone and try...

RCoon · Nov 22, 2012, 09:38 AM

The noise you hear, does it come from the speakers, like a white noise from a radio when its not tuned in?

Aquinus · Nov 22, 2012, 09:40 AM

Lets throw out every part of the computer we haven't tested yet!

In all seriousness the 5870 draws a lot of power and if the PSU is poorly manufactured and because it is getting older and has been used a bit, I'm sure, the PSU might not be able to keep up this setup. It very well could be the PSU. I personally had a 550-watt BFG power supply that worked fine with a Phenom II 940 and a Radeon HD 4850, however when I went to go install a 6870 it was a no go until I replaced the PSU with a significantly larger Corsair 800w. The BFG I had still works with a C2D E6600 and that same 4850 in my friend's rig. So keep in mind that despite the PSU is not dead, it might degrade to a point where it won't boot or worse, could ruin your hardware. You wouldn't happen to have a backup video card that doesn't use as much power to test with, would you?

Additionally since we're talking about PSUs, how do your voltages look? Does putting the rig under load seem to expedite the freezing? I'm assuming the screen is freezing, it's not actually getting to a BSOD.

KainXS · Nov 27, 2012, 12:27 AM

make sure your psu is not dusty, then check the voltages

and look on your motherboard and video card for bad caps, wouldn't hurt to check the psu also but If you've never done that before don't do it.

slugzee · Feb 18, 2013, 01:34 PM

Just a quick reply it did turn out to be the motherboard battery. Sorry for such a slow reply.

Nov 21, 2012, 03:37 PM	#1
slugzee Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bridlington Posts: 31 (0.07/day) Thanks: 43 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	PC keeps freezing. Hi guys my old rig keeps on freezing. If i leave it without doing anything for 15 mins it freeze completely, if i play a game on it for awhile the system freezes and makes a really loud high pitch sound through the speakers. The error is resolved when the GPU is taken out but the Gpu works perfect in my new rig. Any ideas? Old rig specs: Q8200, 4gb drr3, 250 gb hdd, XFX 5870. Be quiet 530w pure power.

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Case:	zalman z11 plus
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar DG 5.1
PSU:	Xfx 650w
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Nov 21, 2012, 03:42 PM	#2
brandonwh64 Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chatsworth, GA Posts: 13,664 (9.89/day) Thanks: 2,165 Thanked 5,382 Times in 3,729 Posts System Specs	Run memtest86+ by burning the ISO from the website. That can rule out memory issues. Also do some HD checks with HDtune or crystaldisk. Another thing to look for is heat issues so check the temps at idle and load with coretemp/realtemp __________________ Cruncher's: All GPU's GPU's: 7970 3GB = 8 Threads 5770 1GB OCed = 2 Threads

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Nov 21, 2012, 03:53 PM	#3
reverze Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,271 (0.64/day) Thanks: 86 Thanked 132 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	Clean format and install .. new drivers key.

Nov 21, 2012, 04:21 PM	#4
slugzee Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bridlington Posts: 31 (0.07/day) Thanks: 43 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Ive tried a fresh install. I will try what Brandon said

Nov 21, 2012, 05:49 PM	#5
slugzee Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bridlington Posts: 31 (0.07/day) Thanks: 43 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Ive done both test and no errors. I used prime 95 for half an hour and it never over heated im still no closer.

Nov 21, 2012, 06:43 PM	#6
Radical_Edward Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 3,143 (2.53/day) Thanks: 2,560 Thanked 1,964 Times in 1,073 Posts System Specs	Power supply maybe? Try a different PSU. __________________ My heatware My FS thread Solaris Utility DVD TacticalHandleGaming

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Nov 22, 2012, 03:06 AM	#7
Modern Hosting Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 2 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Or you can upgrade your PSU. This condition should be do if you have any problem like that.

Nov 22, 2012, 03:35 AM	#8
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Nov 22, 2012, 04:53 AM	#9
corehazard Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 20 (0.08/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Try replacing your CMOS battery. I had a problem with symptoms like yours before and replacing my CMOS battery fixed them. Side note: The time was never off.

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Nov 22, 2012, 09:38 AM	#12
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Nov 22, 2012, 09:40 AM	#13
Aquinus Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, New Hampshire, USA Posts: 4,505 (8.87/day) Thanks: 1,441 Thanked 1,423 Times in 1,063 Posts System Specs	Lets throw out every part of the computer we haven't tested yet! In all seriousness the 5870 draws a lot of power and if the PSU is poorly manufactured and because it is getting older and has been used a bit, I'm sure, the PSU might not be able to keep up this setup. It very well could be the PSU. I personally had a 550-watt BFG power supply that worked fine with a Phenom II 940 and a Radeon HD 4850, however when I went to go install a 6870 it was a no go until I replaced the PSU with a significantly larger Corsair 800w. The BFG I had still works with a C2D E6600 and that same 4850 in my friend's rig. So keep in mind that despite the PSU is not dead, it might degrade to a point where it won't boot or worse, could ruin your hardware. You wouldn't happen to have a backup video card that doesn't use as much power to test with, would you? Additionally since we're talking about PSUs, how do your voltages look? Does putting the rig under load seem to expedite the freezing? I'm assuming the screen is freezing, it's not actually getting to a BSOD. __________________ MyHeat

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Nov 27, 2012, 12:27 AM	#14
KainXS Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 4,732 (2.26/day) Thanks: 190 Thanked 473 Times in 389 Posts System Specs	make sure your psu is not dusty, then check the voltages and look on your motherboard and video card for bad caps, wouldn't hurt to check the psu also but If you've never done that before don't do it.

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Feb 18, 2013, 01:34 PM	#15
slugzee Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Bridlington Posts: 31 (0.07/day) Thanks: 43 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts System Specs	Just a quick reply it did turn out to be the motherboard battery. Sorry for such a slow reply.

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