Hello Linus Tech Tips members and staff!
I am desperate because I can not fix my PC for more than 6 months.
The problem is simple: computer freezing during game (sometimes in other strange circumstances, for example when I minimized Witcher 3 and switched to Chrome, PC freezed).
This is my config, everything stock, no OC.
i7 6700K
Asus Z170 Hero
Crucial Ballistix Elite 2666 MHz (currently on 2400 MHz) 4x4 GB
PSU: EVGA 850W SuperNova G2
SSD: Crucial MX200 250GB
HHD: WD Black 500GB
Cooling: Noctua D15.
Windows 10 64bit
I tried to replace PSU and GPU, but this does not solve the problem. I tested PC with OCCT, Prime95, Furmark, Memtest86 and there was no freeze during those tests! Freezes occurs only when common games are launched.
Of course I have updated BIOS and all drivers, I tried to reinstall OS. Nothing helped. All temperatures are safe.
I asked Asus for help but they told me that I can send them motherboard for RMA maybe they will find something. However I am not sure if this is related to MOBO ;( so I wont send my mobo for more than a month without being sure ;/
It is extremely curious that this problem is quite common and no one solved this:
https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?83706-Freezing-and-sleeping-Skylake-issue
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php/732709-Computer-randomly-freezes-Even-reset-button-doesn-t-work
So in my opinion this looking like something is really messed up with hardware but no one know what. Anyone know how to solve this? Or maybe Linus Tech Tips staff could contact with hardware vendors and ask them for help? Really I do not know how to progress with this issue because it is like shooting with closed eyes...