Games randomly freeze

[Krowi]

Hello everyone,

 

About 8 months ago I put together my own pc for the first time. Below is also a list of my parts.

 

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PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NHLdhq
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CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($219.39 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Asus - Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($228.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($147.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($178.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ Best Buy) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card  ($489.88 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define S w/Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($88.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($113.89 @ OutletPC) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - PCE-AC68 PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter  ($92.08 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Dell - U3415W 34.0" 3440x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($670.00 @ B&H) 
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Mouse: Razer - DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse  ($61.99 @ Best Buy) 
Headphones: SteelSeries - Arctis 3 (Black) 7.1 Channel  Headset  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $2606.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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From the start I did get random freezes in games but after upgrading my BIOS to the latest version (about a month ago) and having the latest nVidia drivers I still occasionally get the random game freeze. It happens in any game roughly 1-2 times a day (10 hours+ of gaming).

 

At this point I have no idea what it might be or what is causing this issue. Does anyone know a tool to see what's happening when a game freezes?

[Imbellis]

Freeze as in crash - or just stuttering? Personally I'd try changing the slots that your ram is in; for its easy and free to do - and a good thing to eliminate as a problem.

[Krowi]

Freeze as in stop working visually. I still hear the game and it sounds like it keeps running. Like if I'm fighting I hear myself die because I can't do anything. Controls also stop working. I need to force quit it with task manager. Why would changing ram slots fix this problem?

 

According to the manual of my motherboard I should insert the ram in slot A2 and B2 (http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1151/Z170-A/E10611_Z170-A_UM_V2_WEB.pdf, page 20 or 1-8) which I have done.