Need help quickly.(Pc issues)

[CALBIX]

My friend built himself a budget pc a year ago. He has been having a few issues for the past 6 months. The pc locks up completely and he needs to press the reset switch to get back and play games again. Its random and we dont know what it could be. I have tested everything and it seems fine.

Specs:

CPU: AMD FX 6300
Mobo: Msi 970 gaming
Ram: HyperX DDR3 8GB
PSU: 800w (Dont know the name)
he has a stock cooler

He wants to buy a new motherboard but I dont think that will solve the problem.

We have a massive LAN coming up and would like to sort it out

[redbullvodka]

The pc freezes?

From what I have experienced, that is usually because of faulty memory.

Either RAM or a harddrive giving up.

 

I´d go memtest if I were you

[CALBIX]

Just now, redbullvodka said:

The pc freezes?

From what I have experienced, that is usually because of faulty memory.

Either RAM or a harddrive giving up.

 

I´d go memtest if I were you

Tested the Ram in my pc aswell and it was running smooth

[redbullvodka]

the harddrive(s)?

[CALBIX]

1 minute ago, redbullvodka said:

the harddrive(s)?

New hard drive installed, giving the same issues

[CALBIX]

12 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

Did he install the amd sata drivers or the chipset ones?

I am quickly sorting him out, I will make sure he installs the correct drivers

[ImNotThere]

check temps before it shuts down, sounds like ram though

[CALBIX]

23 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

Did he install the amd sata drivers or the chipset ones?

Do you maby know which series the fx 6300 is?

[CALBIX]

Just now, Strike105X said:

No i meant the mobo chipset drivers for the 970 chipset, some amd sata drivers can cause various problems.

Ok let me check

[CALBIX]

9 minutes ago, Strike105X said:

No i meant the mobo chipset drivers for the 970 chipset, some amd sata drivers can cause various problems.

So they are taking the pc to the place they bought the parts at. Thanks for the help