I have tried EVERYTHING!!....

[AmazingMazer]

My specs:

 

Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP Motherboard

GTX 760 GPU

i5 4670k @3.40 GhZ

8GB of DDR3 RAM

1TB Solid state hybrid drive

Running Windows 8.1 64 bit

Corsair TX 650 PSU

 

OK, so I just built my gaming PC with the help of my rather experienced friend and about one month into having it, I would experience freezes every few hours with no clear reason. The problem would be very inconsistent with timing as well, it could happen every 7 hours, or 7 minutes. I looked at my files to make sure everything looked good, and it was ok. When the problem still happened, I figured it was a software problem and I wiped my computer. This did not fix it and it continued to freeze, even in bios. Next, thinking it was a motherboard problem, I spent 4 hours on the phone with Gigabyte trying to diagnose the problem,I sent it in, and 3 week later I got back a new motherboard and the problem continued. I even tried a NEW motherboard after that one, and it still froze. Next, I check my CPU socket and pins, it looked fine. My temps were a little high so I tried more and a better brand of thermal paste AND replaced the CPU cooler. It still froze. Then, one at a time, trying to isolate the problem, I swapped out my PSU, RAM, GPU, CPU, and Hard Drive. Still, it kept freezing. I was totally stumped on the problem. Thinking it could be a messed up polarity, I disconnected all the non-essential ones. It still did it. Thinking the case could be shorting it out, I ran it on a test bench. It still froze. I switched RAM and RAM slots to no avail. I made sure that my RAM was compatible with my Motherboard. I switched SATA cables as well. I cleaned my components of dust, switched outlets, and power cables as well. I have tried 3 different monitors as well. I tried a higher wattage PSU, and same problem. I have reset the BIOS, cleared the CMOS, checked for the latest CPU, GPU, and BIOS drivers and updates, as well as windows updates. I have no idea what to do now. It has been almost a month and a half and I have taken the computer apart at least 10 times. What am I missing? What could it be? Could it be 2 problems? Please help.

[Ryan Leech]

Try raising the cpu vcore

[EpicGeekonFire]

You sure you have all the latest drivers? Also what speed is that ram at? 

[Senor Potato]

Idk maybe it's overheating?

[AmazingMazer]

My RAM is @ 1600 MHZ. Also, I don't think that it is compatibility only because it worked like a dream for the first month of use. I could check to see if raising the vcore will help, but I have all the power settings on normal or performance settings. As for drivers, yes, I believe I have them all. I ended up throwing in the towel and giving it to the head of AV/IT at my High school, I'm sure he will be able to figure it out.

[AmazingMazer]

no I don't think it's heat because I have replaced my fan headers, CPU Coolers, Thermal compound, and checked my temps. Also, It does not freeze under stress necessarily, it is totally random. Also, I have tried with different DVI and HDMI cables as well as VGA.

[Imabigmac]

Yow swapped out the gpu, did you swap it out for the same brand like Nvida/AMD? I know crashing drivers can cause stuff like this.

[Zeruel]

Do a fresh reinstall. What version of windows do you have?

[BottleneckHunter]

Do a fresh reinstall. What version of windows do you have?

awesome idea, try a fresh install of maybe windows 7 just to see what happens, try it with no GPU if you have onboard/ try with a single stick of RAM you have tried pretty much everything else otherwise , maybe try a different drive entirely.

[BottleneckHunter]

awesome idea, try a fresh install of maybe windows 7 just to see what happens, try it with no GPU if you have onboard/ try with a single stick of RAM you have tried pretty much everything else otherwise , maybe try a different drive entirely.

he said he was using 8.1 pro 64bit

[Zeruel]

he said he was using 8.1 pro 64bit

Oh yeah lol, didnt read lol. Im wondering if he went from 7 to 8 because that causes issues...

[Akolyte]

clear the CMOS and boot into safe mode, see if it happens then. 

 

Resetting CMOS is different for every motherboard manufacterer, check your mobo manual to find out how.

[AmazingMazer]

as I said I already reset and cleared the CMOS AND I booted into safe mode. Also I did do a fresh re install of windows. I am thinking that it is the Keyboard and mouse that is causing it, I have heard of that doing similar things before.

[Guest Generallee]

as I said I already reset and cleared the CMOS AND I booted into safe mode. Also I did do a fresh re install of windows. I am thinking that it is the Keyboard and mouse that is causing it, I have heard of that doing similar things before.

 

I remember this problem from the good old days of PS/2 connectors, the pc would just freeze when you plugged the mouse

[legopc]

i know there is a very small chance of this but looking at what you have tried it looks like your cpu is dead i mean you replace everything BUT the cpu so it looks like the badguy here so i would recomend getting a realy cheap pentium or something and try it with that 

edit: sorry just re-read the OP and yeah you did replace the cpu so i think you just have one of the trouble computers that will give troubles no matter what (my dad also had this but windows 7 cinda fixed it ) but the last this i would try is use every induvidual component in a diferent computer