PC Crash - Not Bluescreen!?!?!

[SergeiDrew]

Okay, The problem is my PC, I don't know what's wrong about it, i just know it's wrong, and it's making me really mad. 

The problem started after i upgraded the system [3 months ago], 

The system specs are:

- CPU: AMD FX-9590 Octo-Core 4.0Ghz

- CPU COOLER: Corsair H60

- GPU: Nvidia GTX 970 SC

- MOTHERBOARD: ASUS M5 A97 R2.0

- RAM: 8GB DDR4

- HDD: 1TB

- Power: 1500w

- Windows: 10

The problem i have is my PC will crash, But not like a bluescreen or file dump, But the whole screen freezes, Mouse and keyboard input no longer works, and all sound cuts out, But the PC remains running - Fans, lights and monitors stay on, So i have no idea what's going on. What i've found is that i can leave my PC on all day, Before i go to school i can turn it on, And i'll come back and it'll be fine, But as soon as i start playing games or doing anything that requires a little more that idle power, [Games, Photoshop, rendering, Opening lots of tabs] it crashes, And now it's really annoying me as i can't do anything, i don't know what's wrong, but i do notice frame drops in games like counter strike, a game that i should get 300+ FPS on, but i go down to numbers below 10 at times, i have no idea what's going on, and i'm worried that one day it wont turn on, and i'm not sure i have the money to buy the parts i want at the moment, so if any one could tell me what's wrong, Or what i can do to find out, that would be great, It's getting REALLY annoying.  

 

[Guest]

Okay first thing, do you have any over-clocks? @SergeiDrew

Have you tried fully uninstalling nvidia drivers in safe mode using Display Driver Uninstaller and then reinstalling?

Have you checked that you are running the latest motherboard BIOS?

 

Also what brand of PSU are you using?

[nanowatt]

The oc on the gpu or cpu might be the problem.Also heat can cause problems and bad drivers.

[Silyy097]

Might be the DDR4 RAM you shoved into the motherboard.

 

What powersupply do you have?

[exhaustedbrit]

That motherboard is in no way suitable for running a 9590 especially with an overclock. It officially supports CPUs up to 140W, not 220+ which your 9590 is. My guess is your VRMs are completely overloaded causing erratic voltages leading to lock ups like you've explained.

 

Get a better motherboard for the 9590.

 

Edit: Alternatively, underclock your CPU.

[Guest]

That motherboard is in no way suitable for running a 9590 especially with an overclock. It officially supports CPUs up to 140W, not 220+ which your 9590 is. My guess is your VRMs are completely overloaded causing erratic voltages leading to lock ups like you've explained.

 

Get a better motherboard for the 9590.

 

Edit: Alternatively, underclock your CPU.

 

This although i'd get rid of the 9590 and save up for a Z97 and i5 4690k. 

[SergeiDrew]

Thanks for the feed back!

 

Some edits:

I have DDR3 ram not DDR4 - My mistake [sP DDR3 as it says on it]

i have a storm 900w PSU

heat isn't a problem > 50'c most times. 

[SergeiDrew]

That motherboard is in no way suitable for running a 9590 especially with an overclock. It officially supports CPUs up to 140W, not 220+ which your 9590 is. My guess is your VRMs are completely overloaded causing erratic voltages leading to lock ups like you've explained.

 

Get a better motherboard for the 9590.

 

Edit: Alternatively, underclock your CPU.

Once i tried overclocking my CPU, *Because of the frame drops in CSGO* and as soon as i changed it from x25 to x26 and applied, i instantly crashed

[Silyy097]

*Because of the frame drops in CSGO* 

Wait, a top tier AMD CPU drops frams in a game using source engine? What?

 

You say that you have upgraded your build. Which part did you change before this?

[SergeiDrew]

Wait, a top tier AMD CPU drops frams in a game using source engine? What?

 

You say that you have upgraded your build. Which part did you change before this?

before i had an amd saphire GPU and a amd 8580D APU 

[ColonelPanic]

That motherboard is in no way suitable for running a 9590 especially with an overclock. It officially supports CPUs up to 140W, not 220+ which your 9590 is. My guess is your VRMs are completely overloaded causing erratic voltages leading to lock ups like you've explained.

 

Get a better motherboard for the 9590.

 

Edit: Alternatively, underclock your CPU.

 

This answer, right here ^

 

Although I'd keep the 9590 and OC it like hell

[SergeiDrew]

Thanks you all for the support and help, I have just contacted my local PC shop as they're the ones who told me that the M5A97 Asus Mobo was compatible with my CPU (Which it isn't), So they've arranged to buy a new motherboard and do a swap with the current one. Funny how he was telling me that the problem was the RAM or windows 10, Disappointed with them. Alos this is my new fourm of choice, Getting lost of replys that really helped, Better than Tom's Hardware any day +1

[soup]

Is the HDD activity light still flashing?  Maybe your system is trying to write to or read from the hard disk and it is just in a wait state it has not actually crashed..

 

Soups goto :- "is the HDD ok?" .