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I've had this problem for the longest time now (months... maybe a year) and it's always been annoying so I think it's time I try to fix it. Usually my PC crashes at least a few times every day. When this happens it doesn't blue screen or black screen, usually a random pattern just appears across the screen and the audio freezes up (hard to explain) I've noticed that it crashes when I'm browsing the web. It also crashes a LOT when I'm in a csgo lobby or at the main menu. If I leave it there for a  few minutes it will most likely crash. It never crashes while I'm actually in game, however. So what's the first thing I should do to determine what's causing these crashes? BTW I'm on Windows 10

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22 hours ago, vaiwalker said:

do a memtest. could be a possible ram issue.

 

22 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

Run the free version of memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

Came back with no errors

 

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24 minutes ago, Camcognito said:

 

Came back with no errors

 

did you overclock anything? could you try a clean boot and try using the PC?

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2 hours ago, vaiwalker said:

did you overclock anything? could you try a clean boot and try using the PC?

No overclocking, and I tried formatting my HDD a while ago but that didn't help

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|HDD: Western Digital 1TB | Case: NZXT Source 210 | PSU: Corsair CX430W | 

 

 

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Next time it happens, open Event Viewer and check both the Critical and Error categories in the "Summary of Administrative Events".  Post a screenshot.

Make sure to quote or tag me (@JoostinOnline) or I won't see your response!

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21 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

Next time it happens, open Event Viewer and check both the Critical and Error categories in the "Summary of Administrative Events".  Post a screenshot.

http://prnt.sc/f3v72p

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|HDD: Western Digital 1TB | Case: NZXT Source 210 | PSU: Corsair CX430W | 

 

 

| Mic: Blue Snowball iCE | Mouse: Corsair K65 RGB | Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma |

 

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1 hour ago, Camcognito said:

http://prnt.sc/f3v72p

See if any of these help: http://windowsreport.com/kernel-power-41-error-windows-10/

Make sure to quote or tag me (@JoostinOnline) or I won't see your response!

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On 02.05.2017 at 5:15 AM, Camcognito said:

I've had this problem for the longest time now (months... maybe a year) and it's always been annoying so I think it's time I try to fix it. Usually my PC crashes at least a few times every day. When this happens it doesn't blue screen or black screen, usually a random pattern just appears across the screen and the audio freezes up (hard to explain) I've noticed that it crashes when I'm browsing the web. It also crashes a LOT when I'm in a csgo lobby or at the main menu. If I leave it there for a  few minutes it will most likely crash. It never crashes while I'm actually in game, however. So what's the first thing I should do to determine what's causing these crashes? BTW I'm on Windows 10

It sound like a faulty GPU that refuses to work properly. Check your GPU

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16 hours ago, R3ep3r said:

It sound like a faulty GPU that refuses to work properly. Check your GPU

I know my GPU is working, but how would I check to see if there are any problems?

        | CPU: Intel Core i3 4130 | GPU: PowerColor R9 270 | Motherboard: Asrock H81M-HDS | RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 4GB |

 

|HDD: Western Digital 1TB | Case: NZXT Source 210 | PSU: Corsair CX430W | 

 

 

| Mic: Blue Snowball iCE | Mouse: Corsair K65 RGB | Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow Chroma |

 

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