Pc Freezing

[TheDevilFrog]

Hello, i need some help to identify what is causing  my pc to freeze up.

 

So right after start up the pc will freeze then un freeze for about 10 mins then it will be fine until i leave it idle then it will freeze on and off agian for about 10 mins.

 

when the freeze happens everything stops, mouse is gone, all programs freeze, basically everything.

 

I ran some virus scans and avg pc tune up program but that has not solved the issue.

 

 

 

[Guest]

Hello, i need some help to identify what is causing  my pc to freeze up.

 

So right after start up the pc will freeze then un freeze for about 10 mins then it will be fine until i leave it idle then it will freeze on and off agian for about 10 mins.

 

when the freeze happens everything stops, mouse is gone, all programs freeze, basically everything.

 

I ran some virus scans and avg pc tune up program but that has not solved the issue.

 

 

Can you post specs. You may have a dying hard drive.

[Lingering]

Does it do that even if you start up and leave it? Or is it say always ten mins into a game?

[TheDevilFrog]

 

 

 

Can you post specs. You may have a dying hard drive.

 

Sure!

 

Cpu: Amd fx 8150

Gpu: XfX R9 270x

Ram: Corsair vengence 1600Mhz 8gb

MoBo: Asrock  970 extreme 3

Psu:Cooler Master v650

Hdd: Some Toshiba drive (For OS)

Hdd2: WD Green( For other stuff )

That should be it

[TheDevilFrog]

Does it do that even if you start up and leave it? Or is it say always ten mins into a game?

I will have to test that out later, thanks for the reply

[TheDevilFrog]

Oh and iam sorry but i forgot to add that chrome says that is waiting for cache when the freeze is happening 

[Guest]

Sure!

 

Cpu: Amd fx 8150

Gpu: XfX R9 270x

Ram: Corsair vengence 1600Mhz 8gb

MoBo: Asrock  970 extreme 3

Psu:Cooler Master v650

Hdd: Some Toshiba drive (For OS)

Hdd2: WD Green( For other stuff )

That should be it

 

Can you do a S.M.A.R.T test on both drives and post it please. The troublesome drive will most likely be the toshiba but you may as well check both.

[Guest]

Oh and iam sorry but i forgot to add that chrome says that is waiting for cache when the freeze is happening 

Try clearing Chrome's cache, cookies and history.

[TheDevilFrog]

Can you do a S.M.A.R.T test on both drives and post it please. The troublesome drive will most likely be the toshiba but you may as well check both.

I might sound like a huge noob but what is a S.M.A.R.T test and how do i do one?

[Guest]

I might sound like a huge noob but what is a S.M.A.R.T test and how do i do one?

Clear Chrome's cache, cookies and history first and see if that changes anything. 

[TheDevilFrog]

Clear Chrome's cache, cookies and history first and see if that changes anything. 

ok

[TheDevilFrog]

Clear Chrome's cache, cookies and history first and see if that changes anything. 

Ok done that, still freezing

[TheDevilFrog]

Can you do a S.M.A.R.T test on both drives and post it please. The troublesome drive will most likely be the toshiba but you may as well check both.

ok, i hope this is the right thing

[Guest]

ok, i hope this is the right thing

 

 

Sorry about the delay, yes it is I will have a look now.

[Guest]

Okay, everything looks fine there, what does task manager show when these freezes occur, in disk, CPU and memory usage.

[ErickS89]

Could be a bad ram module, try pulling out ram and test each one individually. This could be a memory problem from the sounds of it.

[Guest]

Could be a bad ram module, try pulling out ram and test each one individually. This could be a memory problem from the sounds of it.

That is a good point, you could try running memtest x86.

[TheDevilFrog]

Could be a bad ram module, try pulling out ram and test each one individually. This could be a memory problem from the sounds of it.

Ok changed the ram to a different slot and no freezes, Thank you very much! I will let you know if it freezes again  

[ErickS89]

I'd still run memtest to make sure it was either just the ram seated incorrectly or if you do have bad ram.

[TheDevilFrog]

I'd still run memtest to make sure it was either just the ram seated incorrectly or if you do have bad ram.

How would i do that? 

[TheDevilFrog]

Could be a bad ram module, try pulling out ram and test each one individually. This could be a memory problem from the sounds of it.

No new freezes since the ram slot change, just like to say i huge thanks for this, i would have nether thought of that, Thanks