Help with Computer

[LightsOutt]

Recently I decided to upgrade my PC due to my hard drive failing. I got a new hard drive as well as a new case, motherboard and a processor.

My current gear is this:

-8 gb Ram

-Intel Core i5-4590 CPU @3.30GHZ

-GTX 660

-Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power

-intel Z97 Pro3 Motherboard by ASRock

-I am on windows 8.1 64 bit

 

Problem: So Everytime I go to play a game no matter what game it is it freezes, than my whole computer goes kind of laggy and it basically crashes and slows down. I am unable to do anything but turn it off manually. When I restart it, it is like its perfectly fine. I am not sure at all what this could be. I have done a memory test, a CPU and GPU tests, and they all seem fine. The temperatures aswell did not go into the numbers of being worried about. If anyone has any idea what this my be it would help a lot. 

 

What I have tried:

-Reinstalling Windows

-Doing CPU, GPU and memory tests

-Tested for over heating

-Uninstalled and reinstalled the graphics drivers, and the motherboard drivers.

 

Again if anyone knows what this could be it helps a lot, it only does it when I play any game, and randomly. So it crashes in any time between 5 minutes and up to 6 hours. I played all day yesterday and it never crashed, but today I played and it was 2 hours around. So its really random when it does it.

[Dzzope]

Test the memory.

 

What specific PSU is it?

[LightsOutt]

Test the memory.

 

What specific PSU is it?

Corsair Builder Series CX 500 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power

[OAcesync]

You could be looking at a PSU problem. Those CX series PSUs aren't excatly known for good quality, I would replace or see if you can borrow a friend's PSU and see if it stops.

[LightsOutt]

You could be looking at a PSU problem. Those CX series PSUs aren't excatly known for good quality, I would replace or see if you can borrow a friend's PSU and see if it stops.

Okay, in the old PC I had I was using this and it worked perfect.

[OAcesync]

How long have you had the PSU for?

[0x1e]

Memory is at the correct settings?

[LightsOutt]

Memory is at the correct settings?

What do you mean? How would I check that?

[0x1e]

What do you mean? How would I check that?

Should be on a sticker on the RAM.

Something like 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5V (not those exact settings.

Or you can try CPU-Z . Navigate to the SPD tab. There's a bunch of cells at the bottom. Find the speed you want. Mines 518Mhz , 592Mhz , 666Mhz and 933Mhz. So I'll use 933Mhz (as it's DDR you x2 the number for 1866Mhz)

Under that you'll have your timings. Mine would be 9-10-9-27 2T 1.5V. But I run it at 9-10-9-23 1T (1T, 2T and 3T meaning command rate.)

 

Edit: Or use XMP mode (find the directions in your manual). I personally don't use it so can't advice for or against it.

[LightsOutt]

Should be on a sticker on the RAM.

Something like 1600Mhz 9-9-9-24 1.5V (not those exact settings.

Or you can try CPU-Z . Navigate to the SPD tab. There's a bunch of cells at the bottom. Find the speed you want. Mines 518Mhz , 592Mhz , 666Mhz and 933Mhz. So I'll use 933Mhz (as it's DDR you x2 the number for 1866Mhz)

Under that you'll have your timings. Mine would be 9-10-9-27 2T 1.5V. But I run it at 9-10-9-23 1T (1T, 2T and 3T meaning command rate.)

 

Edit: Or use XMP mode (find the directions in your manual). I personally don't use it so can't advice for or against it.

This is what mine looks like.

http://gyazo.com/bcc92d71eba3f078ef9729ccb21572ac

[0x1e]

This is what mine looks like.

http://gyazo.com/bcc92d71eba3f078ef9729ccb21572ac

Then yours would be

1600Mhz at 11-11-11-28 2T 1.5V