Games freezing

[GeekySole9354]

Hi! I've got a huge problem with my PC, and that is that all of my games are crashing. So what happens is that i start the game, start playing, and after a while, from 5 minutes to like an hour, a couple of different things usually happens; the screen goes black audio keeps playing and when i try to move my friends say that i also move in the game, so the only problem seems to be that the screen goes black, when i alt+tab and try to open the game doesn't open. Sometimes, usually only in GTA IV, the screen freezes and the audio starts looping, when i alt+tab and go back in it's fixed, but only for 30 seconds and then the same thing happens again. I got extremly fed up of it, since it's not that fun to have a ''Gaming PC'' that you can't game on. So i reinstalled Windows, but that sure as hell didn't fix it. The games i tried after reinstalling that doesn't work is Garry´s Mod, Euro Truck Simulator 2, GTA IV and Insurgency, but before i reinstalled Windows Civ 5, Arma 3 or CS:GO didn't work either. I got all of the drivers needed (atleast i think so :unsure:). Specs in sig. If anyone got any type of advice i would highly appreciate it. I'm sure i forgot to write something important, so please tell me if i did.

Edit: Also sometimes after the game's freezed and I've shut it down, my entire computer is weird, it freezes every five seconds, the mouse cursor just stops and nothing works for a second.

[AresKrieger]

What is the driver you have for the gpu? It could be a new unstable version that doesn't like something about your setup

[Praesi]

Does not Sound like a Heat Problem. My Guess is RAM.

 

Reboot the PC with only one RAM inside and test all you have.

 

If nothing change, download a run "memtest" and "prime95". We will know more after that.

[GeekySole9354]

What is the driver you have for the gpu? It could be a new unstable version that doesn't like something about your setup

 I think I got the latest version from Nvidias site, not entirely sure though and now I'm pretty scared to turn on my computer, since I was trying to play insurgency just now, it froze, I opened task manager and turned it off and the computer was still weird, as I explain in the edit. Then my computer did this fucked up sound, it sounded like an alien trying to clear its throat, so I unplugged the computer quick af. 

Does not Sound like a Heat Problem. My Guess is RAM.

 

Reboot the PC with only one RAM inside and test all you have.

 

If nothing change, download a run "memtest" and "prime95". We will know more after that.

Ok, will try that. Should I run those in safe mode or something or just in regular windows?

Oh and also I realized that I have not updated my signature, I'm running Windows 10.

[Praesi]

 I think I got the latest version from Nvidias site, not entirely sure though and now I'm pretty scared to turn on my computer, since I was trying to play insurgency just now, it froze, I opened task manager and turned it off and the computer was still weird, as I explain in the edit. Then my computer did this fucked up sound, it sounded like an alien trying to clear its throat, so I unplugged the computer quick af. 

Ok, will try that. Should I run those in safe mode or something or just in regular windows?

Oh and also I realized that I have not updated my signature, I'm running Windows 10.

 

 

 

Heatproblems take a few minutes to appeare and your system will shut down or generate a bluescreen.

 

Driverproblems would crash your Game completly or give you a message (blablub doesnt work anymore blablabla). And After a whole OS reinstall, i would say its impossible that drivers are the reason.

 

RAM on the other Hand can cause a Problem after 1 Minute or after 2 Hours. You System dont use the same Clusters every time. It uses always Cluster that are free at the moment its needed. That could be some at the "start" or at the "end". So the time an error appears caused by RAM never has to be the same.

If your System try to write or read from a corrupt cluster, it will cause a crash a freeze a whatever.

 

Just run the Tools (memtest first) in normal Windows. But first reboot the system with 1 RAM bar at a time and test it.

If nothing change, run memtest and give it 512mb at a time. Run the program again and again till you run so many instances with 512mb that you reach your total amount. Run memtest for several hours 4-6 should be enough.

[GeekySole9354]

Heatproblems take a few minutes to appeare and your system will shut down or generate a bluescreen.

Driverproblems would crash your Game completly or give you a message (blablub doesnt work anymore blablabla). And After a whole OS reinstall, i would say its impossible that drivers are the reason.

RAM on the other Hand can cause a Problem after 1 Minute or after 2 Hours. You System dont use the same Clusters every time. It uses always Cluster that are free at the moment its needed. That could be some at the "start" or at the "end". So the time an error appears caused by RAM never has to be the same.

If your System try to write or read from a corrupt cluster, it will cause a crash a freeze a whatever.

Just run the Tools (memtest first) in normal Windows. But first reboot the system with 1 RAM bar at a time and test it.

If nothing change, run memtest and give it 512mb at a time. Run the program again and again till you run so many instances with 512mb that you reach your total amount. Run memtest for several hours 4-6 should be enough.

So firstly I should just try to remove one stick and try the games, and if that doesn't work try the other stick? Im asking just to be sure

[Praesi]

So firstly I should just try to remove one stick and try the games, and if that doesn't work try the other stick? Im asking just to be sure

First you just reboot with every stick. When both boot your system you start the testing. Memtest with all ram sticks inside. Im off for a while now.

[DarthSlater77]

Is your system OC at all. when I try to OC my GPU what you described happens to me. I'm using 2x760tiSLI and EVGA PrecisionX. To fix it I turn off PriX and run at stock speeds. As previously stated it can also be a memory issue. Ive had to replace my system RAM before as well. I'm not very careful with my hardware.