Random crashes on custom built PC

christian051 · May 13, 2015

Me and a friend both built custom PC's. Mine has been running fine and I have had no problems I even started overclocking recently. His PC however will just crash randomly and make a buzzing noise. Or sometimes it will just cut off without buzzing. He has an Asus cross hair v formula Z motherboard with an fx 8350 cpu and has tried 2 different sets of ram (both 16 gb's 2x8 sticks). On one set of ram it takes around 2 hours then the pc will crash. On the other set it only takes around 30 minutes. The sticks of ram are usually very hot when it crashes. Any help or possible reasons this is happening would be greatly appreciated.

GhostWindGamer · May 13, 2015

Might be a PSU problem

Tallix · May 13, 2015

Some things to try:

Updating the BIOS/UEFI

Using another set of RAM from a reputable manufacturer (perhaps do some tests using yours)

Using a different PSU, again from a reputable manufacturer

It's important to always use high-quality parts, and if you don't then this is often what happens. Now maybe I'm being to quick to judge (since you haven't listed all of your friend's specs), but it sounds like there is some low-quality part in his system (probably RAM or PSU) that is giving him trouble.

christian051 · May 13, 2015

Some things to try:

Updating the BIOS/UEFI

Using another set of RAM from a reputable manufacturer (perhaps do some tests using yours)

Using a different PSU, again from a reputable manufacturer

It's important to always use high-quality parts, and if you don't then this is often what happens. Now maybe I'm being to quick to judge (since you haven't listed all of your friend's specs), but it sounds like there is some low-quality part in his system (probably RAM or PSU) that is giving him trouble.

He has hyperx fury ram and a corsair 750m psu

Tallix · May 15, 2015

So it sounds like the RAM and PSU he bought should be reliable. Have you updated the BIOS/UEFI? Another thing I thought of: does he have all of the appropriate device drivers installed in his OS? Perhaps he could try a fresh OS install? If you find out from tests that the PSU is causing the problem, you can always RMA it.