PC crashing.

[xNightly23]

Hello! Recently I've been experiencing full system crashes with my PC. I would be playing games like Skyrim and all of a sudden, the sound starts making a buzzing noise, the screen cuts black and my PC restarts itself. At first, I thought it was a RAM related issue as I recently upgraded my PC from 2x4GB HyperX DDR3 to 4x4GB and so I removed the latest sticks assuming I needed to RMA it. I loaded up my PC and I started playing Skyrim again, the same thing happens, however this time, my GPU fan goes from about 20 percent, to 100 percent. I turned off the PC. Now that the problem was occuring and I knew it was probably not RAM related, I put back in the other 2x4GB RAM and when I started up my PC, it starts beeping three times, it doesn't display nothing. Just beeps three times, nothing else. I could obviously tell something was wrong. I then removed the 2x4GB RAM and my PC loaded normally again. What's going on?

 

PC Specs:

MSI GTX 970 4G Twin Frozr V

Intel i5 4690k with Hyper 212 EVO

ASrock Z97M Anniversary

Samsung 120GB 850 EVO.

EVGA 500W

 

 

This problem only started occuring recently. Sunday is where it started I believe.

[Leonard]

Driving it above the speed limit again huh?

 

Seriously though, what is the BCCode produced by Windows?

[burnttoastnice]

Old computers behave like that (sound stuttering and crashes) when they overheat or they run out of memory.

Beeps 3 times? Was the RAM seated properly? You need to push it down firmly at both sides until it clicks in. Your mobo manual should have a description of bios sounds and what they mean.

[xNightly23]

Driving it above the speed limit again huh?

 

Seriously though, what is the BCCode produced by Windows?

I don't quite understand what a BCCode is. My PC simply restarts, it displays no BSOD (If that even exists in Windows 10).

 

I never had this issue before upgrading to Windows 10.

[The Cool n00B]

Did you reseat the new RAM?

[xNightly23]

Did you reseat the new RAM?

Yes, I removed all of the RAM and reseated the one I used since my build.

[The Cool n00B]

Any overclocks since you got the hardware? Do you have any other GPUs to test that? Did you *accidentally* screw up your mobo during the RAM installation? Make sure the contacts on the RAM are clean, and the RAM slots are, too (somehow, IDK). Were you working on the mobo while it was in the case, but the PSU plugged into the wall, but the switch on the back off? If not, did you have a wrist/ankle strap?

 

EDIT: Clean you slots with compressed air. Be careful, because those cans can have some moisture so let it sit upside-down for like a day.

[Leonard]

I don't quite understand what a BCCode is. My PC simply restarts, it displays no BSOD (If that even exists in Windows 10).

 

I never had this issue before upgrading to Windows 10.

3 beeps normally means something is up with the RAM but Win10 is really buggy IMO. Did you get the "Something Happened" Win10 message before or after the crash?

 

In my experience Win10 hates overclocking even though it liked mine. Do you have an OC?....if so increase the CPU's voltage a bit.

[DarthSlater77]

My PC dose this when I attempt to OC my GPU or CPU. Are you running any OC? If so disable it and see what happens. It can also be a memory issue. In the bios set your memory to the designated speed of the manufacture. Often the default is to allow it to dynamically change the speed of the memory for power saving this can cause a Charley Foxtrot in the running application from time to time. If you are still having problems memtest the dimm's. 

[SPAS-ID]

http://ccm.net/forum/affich-653399-3-beeps-no-display-on-monitor

[xNightly23]

No, I get no message from Windows, the PC simply restarts straight away. Everything is fine when I'm not gaming. I haven't overclocked my GPU since I'm playing Skyrim. It hasn't crashed so far yet.