Windows freezing constantly.

[RockinChaos]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but I am really in need of some help.

 

So I have this constant issue that randomly popped up and Its been happening for so long. I start up my computer and run a game, ANY GAME. I run it pretty hard either being CSGO or World of Warcraft or even Battlefield 1 (being a few main titles I play as an example). If it makes it to the end of the day (meaning if the drivers don't crash) I keep my computer on (it never enters sleep mode) and I manually turn off the monitors. The next day I turn on my monitors and continue gaming and randomly everything on my computer will start to slow down. Either the graphics driver will crash and restart its self fixing the lag but also causing weird mouse DPI issues being inconsistent causing me to have to restart the computer anyways or the computer will freeze and lag to the point I turn off the game and windows will entirely freeze and not fix itself, but sound still plays. It usually occurs when I run a game for a long period of time but sometimes it will do it randomly out of the blue when I am programming or watching youtube. I have tried a full windows reinstall, clean installed my graphics drivers 100 times and used a whole group of different versions including the latest one. I have also tried using DDU (Display driver uninstaller) multiple times with no luck. I have also tried using my old GTX 980 TI and it has the same issues so I am beginning to think its not a graphics drivers problem. I don't recall having this issue on windows 8.1 but I can't remember if I exchanged parts in my computer when I was running windows 8.1 or windows 10 so I am unsure if a new part is causing the issue. The usages are normal being CPU and RAM, usually around 45% CPU under load and no more than 85% RAM under load. It is so mind boggling because most of these parts are brand new or just a year or so out of date. There is no thermal throttling from the CPU or GPU according to Open Hardware Monitor and I have also watched the temps via MSI Afterburner.

 

My specs;

Windows 10 (latest)

Nvidia GTX 1070 (latest driver)

Intel Core i7 4790k

z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Motherboard. (latest bios)

DDR3 Single Channel 16gb Ripjaws

250gb SSD Samsung 850 evo (windows install only)

1tb HDD (runs my games)

750W endermax power supply (5 years old)

NZXT Black Phantom Case.

 

Any help would be appreciated, I have been struggling with this way too long and I can't put up with it anymore. If you need additional information I will provide it. Thank you.

[Billy_Mays]

Did you try using a different power supply?

[RockinChaos]

2 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Did you try using a different power supply?

No Sadly I don't have a spare around. I also don't have the money to randomly start buying things to see if its the issue. Nothing really indicates a power issue that I can tell of, I don't see how windows freezing / graphics drivers crashing could be a power supply issue. 

 

However I will ask around, my friends might have a power supply I could borrow. Do you really think it could be a power issue?

[Billy_Mays]

1 minute ago, RockinChaos said:

No Sadly I don't have a spare around. I also don't have the money to randomly start buying things to see if its the issue. Nothing really indicates a power issue that I can tell of, I don't see how windows freezing / graphics drivers crashing could be a power supply issue. 

 

However I will ask around, my friends might have a power supply I could borrow. Do you really think it could be a power issue?

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[RockinChaos]

Think I found the issue, It might have been a incorrectly configured BIOS, I pulled out the CMOS battery and drained the pc of power, causing the bios to reset to default settings. Afterwards I have had no issues with crashing or lag. Its only been about a day and a half so I'll post back later with a more definitive answer.

[RockinChaos]

I can confirm that it was a incorrect BIOS issue, combined with some drivers leaking memory. However resetting the BIOS did fix the graphics driver crashing before the memory issue was fixed.

 

If anyone happens to come upon this and has similar issues make sure you check your BIOS settings or if it even gets to the point you can fully reset your bios by unplugging your computer and removing the CMOS battery on your motherboard, then hold down the power button for 10 seconds letting the computer drain out any remaining power. Wait 5 minutes then put the battery back in and plug in your computer and the BIOS should be reset when you boot it giving you a prompt message.