Computer freezes/hangs at random. No dump files.

[dream3]

Hello.

 

My computer freezes/hangs at about 3-4 times per month. After that I have to hold the power button, turn it off and turn it on back again. Event logs say KERNEL POWER EVENT ID 41. 

"The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."

No dump files are created.

 

So I would like to fix that annoying issue for good. I have been trying to let it go but I can't stand it anymore.

 

Would it be software or hardware related? Can we pin point the issue? I don't mind buying knew parts, just need to get this done.

 

Windows 8.1 Pro Retail

Age: 3 years

OS Age: 1 year

Mobo: P8Z77-M

Crucial M500 SSD 256GB

AMD 7970 vapor-x

Seasonic 850w

2x 8GB corsair vengeance RAM

i7 3700k

 

 

The processor is OCed a bit, so is the GPU. Those hangs are way too random though and I have stress-tested for stability. Problems occur even when pc is running cool and with no intensive apps. I've reinstalled windows once a good while back but the problem continued.

I do have a feeling that it has to do with SLEEPING. Might be a coincidence but the pc seems to run fine if I keep turning it off and on instead of just sleeping. Could it be that something is being written in a wrong way everytime it sleeps?

 

Link for logs: https://www.mediafire.com/?iryfmoftbjzi9ra

I could NOT run perfmon.

[abdul94]

Okay i might not be the most help..but reboot your pc or atleast your os drive (with drivers). 

I had more or less the same problem where it cashes randomly gaming or not (usually when i wasnt) and created no dump files. I made a fresh install on my SSD untill now no problems.

 

Sorry for no better answer. 

[Abreed05]

If reinstalling Windows didn't help. It could be a hardware problem.

I might suggest try running it base with out OC. Just to see what happens.

Also make sure all of your drivers such as chipset, GPU, Mobo etc are all up to date.

Could be a simple driver that is crashing the PC. 

 

You can do a clean install of Windows if you would like, that could help. Maybe it is an update causing the issue?

 

Some simple things to try.