PC randomly freezes upon boot help

[Guest]

so i finally got my pc built and ive been gaming all day when i turned it off due to going away for a bit. now, as soon as i boot into windows it freezes up, or sometimes when i click on anything. it keeps doing this, ive booted multiple times and it keeps doing this. should i maybe clear the cmos? also the bios works, but windows freezes

[paddy-stone]

2 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

so i finally got my pc built and ive been gaming all day when i turned it off due to going away for a bit. now, as soon as i boot into windows it freezes up, or sometimes when i click on anything. it keeps doing this, ive booted multiple times and it keeps doing this. should i maybe clear the cmos? also the bios works, but windows freezes

Yes, clear CMOS and try again... could be an OC problem if you have one? or a driver fault even, but try clearing CMOS first.

[Guest]

Just now, paddy-stone said:

Yes, clear CMOS and try again... could be an OC problem if you have one? or a driver fault even, but try clearing CMOS first.

i decided to boot into safe mode first. i dont have an oc on my cpu but maybe my gpu but that shouldnt do anything

[Guest]

7 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Yes, clear CMOS and try again... could be an OC problem if you have one? or a driver fault even, but try clearing CMOS first.

safe mode worked but not when i did it again after disabling startup processes. i just cleared my cmos via battery removal

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, paddy-stone said:

Yes, clear CMOS and try again... could be an OC problem if you have one? or a driver fault even, but try clearing CMOS first.

still freezes after cmos clear

[PCGuy_5960]

16 minutes ago, Ethan Meskin said:

should i maybe clear the cmos?

Reinstall Windows

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Reinstall WIndows

its a driver or overclock issue- it works on my mobos integrated graphics but not with my GPU

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Ethan Meskin said:

its a driver or overclock issue- it works on my mobos integrated graphics but not with my GPU

Yes. So if you reinstall Windows this issue will be resolved

[Guest]

Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes. So if you reinstall Windows this issue will be resolved

itll be a pain- is there another way?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes. So if you reinstall Windows this issue will be resolved

It now works, i disabled my OC on my RX 470 and it works again

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, Ethan Meskin said:

itll be a pain- is there another way?

Boot into safe mode and uninstall drivers with DDU. Then boot into normal Windows and reinstall GPU drivers.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Boot into safe mode and uninstall drivers with DDU. Then boot into normal Windows and reinstall GPU drivers.

im good  thanks tho

[paddy-stone]

7 hours ago, Ethan Meskin said:

i decided to boot into safe mode first. i dont have an oc on my cpu but maybe my gpu but that shouldnt do anything

I'm not quoting you to shitpost or anything, just highlighting where you went wrong... if you ever have problems with BSOD, first rule of thumb is take off ANY OC settings. Doesn't matter IMO that it's GPU OC, because as you found out it was that which was making the problem. Even if you think it might not be the problem, do it anyway. That way you have a level playing field again from which to begin troubleshooting further if needed. I'm not saying this to ridicule you or anything, we have all been guilty of having a bias of opinion and not doing something even though we should, at some point in out lives..I know I have, so don't worry about it

 

Main thing is you got the problem fixed that was causing your freezing problem, and can learn from this. Glad you got it sorted mate.