Possible dying Memory (RAM)

[AinsleyHarriot539]

Hi everyone,

Recently my computer would randomly freeze and just stop completely. There is no blue screen or crashing, it just freezes up and that's it. I hit the reset button and that does nothing. The only way to turn it off once this issue happens is to hold the power button. I have been reading online and most people are saying it's a possible issue with the memory. The computer from my experience tends to crash only when in a game. So far the issue has only been seen in Rust and Pubg. By playing those games my computer either freezes up or the game crashes depending on how long the game has been running for. In addition to this the desktop icons if moved to a new location then the computer is restarted the icons revert back to their previous locations before being moved. If anyone has had this issue before could you please tell me what is causing this as I don't have spare parts or the funds to purchase parts which i do not need.

 

My parts are as followed:

 

Mobo
Gigabyte Z170-D3H

 

CPU

i5-6600k (not overclocked)

 

Memory

Corsair Vengeance LPX 2 x 4GB

 

GPU

Gtx 970 (not overclocked)

 

PSU

Corsair CS 750M

[TARS]

It could be related to a great number of things

 

Are the temperatures with in reason

Run memtest

Try moving the ram to alternate slots

Reinstall graphic drivers 

Refresh Windows

Test power supply, purchase the tool (cheap)

 

Moral of the story is you will need to narrow things down.

[AinsleyHarriot539]

16 hours ago, TARS said:

It could be related to a great number of things

 

Are the temperatures with in reason

Run memtest

Try moving the ram to alternate slots

Reinstall graphic drivers 

Refresh Windows

Test power supply, purchase the tool (cheap)

 

Moral of the story is you will need to narrow things down.

My temps are fine.

I ran memtest and that didn't pick up anything.

I tried switching ram slots and that did nothing.

I unplugged the gpu in addition to reinstalling graphics drivers.

I reinstalled windows and that did nothing.

I will look into buying a power supply supply testing tool

 

Thanks for your advice