Freeze with strange noise when playing any game.

Phenomz · Oct 7, 2012

It doesn't happen that much but when it does, it's annoying. I am normally playing and then this happens:

http://youtu.be/0Szf7SbFNAI

Nothing works, any key, mouse, ctrl+alt+del... nothing. All it does are those weird noises, coming from the headset and speakers, I don't know what to do.

what ISN'T:

-Updated drivers
-PSU is new (corsair tx650v2)
-MOBO is new (990FXA-UD3)
-There's no dust anywhere
-Every cable is correctly connected (did a disassembly 2 times)
-I have NO overclock, everything is default
-Reinstalled windows too
-Updated BIOS...

what could it be?

brandonwh64 · Oct 7, 2012

~~is anything OCed?~~ Also do a memtest86+ on the ram to rule that out. I have had this happen many times if my OC was not stable.

qubit · Oct 7, 2012

I was watching your video and then my PC crashed the same way! :eek:

Nah, just kidding.

It looks like a memory problem. Try memtest like brandon suggested. However, even if it comes up clean, then it doesn't mean that the memory is ok. Could be bios timings are wrong somehow.

Try running with just one stick and see how it goes. Then run the other stick in the other slot and see how that goes too.

Sometimes it's just a dodgy bios, with its settings slightly corrupted. Remove the battery and short the pins to clear it then load defaults and see how that goes.

Do you have the latest bios? Flashing it should be quite safe even with an unstable PC, because you'll have a dual bios on that board.

Also, it's possible that the memory isn't seated properly, or there's dirt in the connectors (doesn't matter how clean your PC is otherwise).

Is your CPU running hot when this happens?

Try reseating your video card and make sure the contacts are clean.

Good luck and welcome to TPU. :toast:

Sasqui · Oct 7, 2012

A video card I had had to be downclocked slightly when I started having a similar crashes/freezes, specifically in 3D games, even Minecraft.

Derek12 · Oct 7, 2012

Did the monitor lose signal after the freeze or was black w/signal I cannot see in the video. If yes could be the video card too.

razor2890 · Oct 9, 2012

I faced that problem barely a few months after buying MY new PC....(IT would give out a nasty sound and every thing will stop working,thou my monitor was working & movie playing froze..)

A friend of mine told me to remove the RAM stick & clean it with a good eraser and put it back in the slot... & My PC stopped crashing...

He told me sometimes it happens due to heat... Since then i keep my cae open...

System Name	PHENOMZCUSTOM1337
Processor	AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.2GHz + Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
Cooling	Air
Memory	4096MB RAM Kingston 1333mhz
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 HD SuperClocked
Storage	750 GB Total
Display(s)	AOC E2243FWK 22" 1920x1080 screen
Case	Thermaltake Commander MS-I w/ LEDs
Audio Device(s)	Built-in
Power Supply	Corsair TX650v2 Power Supply
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.110622-1506)

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

System Name	Custom Built
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus PRIME A520M-A
Cooling	Stock heatsink/fan
Memory	16GB 2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI 1050Ti 4GB
Storage	KINGSTON SNVS250G 256GB M.2 + 2 data disks
Display(s)	Dell S2421NX
Case	Aerocool CS103
Audio Device(s)	Realtek
Power Supply	Seasonic M12II-520 EVO
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 2S
Keyboard	Logitech
Software	Windows 11 Pro 64-bit

Freeze with strange noise when playing any game.

Phenomz

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brandonwh64

Addicted to Bacon and StarCrunches!!!

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

Sasqui

Derek12

razor2890