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Well SHT! Stumped again :/ I just started putting my PSU upside down and I'm starting to think that its not getting enough air do you think that could be the reason? Also my Memtest86 score had 0 errors

 

Your psu should be mounted with the intake fan facing down to draw air from below the case. The case should rest on a hard surface with a cm or so of clearance to the bottom of the case, i.e. it should not rest directly on carpet. There should be clear space around the bottom of the case so that air can be drawn in.

 

If you are overclocking your gpu and/or cpu, take the overclocks off. See if that eliminates the problem.

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So its starts with Firefox not responding, then whenever I switch to some other window (Steam, origin) they also become unresponsive and the whole computer freezes for like 10 seconds?

Specs are in my Sig and in my profile

Anyone know how to fix this?

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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PSU?

 

Also might i suggest you run MEMTEST86+ on your RAM for a few passes so you can rule that out.

Do you know of any software programs to test a PSU? (If there are any)

Hope I could help!

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Do you know of any software programs to test a PSU? (If there are any)

 

They make power supply testers, but all those test for it the existence of voltage on each line. There really is no software to test a PSU directly, but running a CPU benchmark along with a GPU benchmark while monitoring voltages is a good way to start. I would do as Altecice suggested and run MEMTEST86 to be sure your ram is good.

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I'm on mobile. How many sticks of RAM do you have?

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So its starts with Firefox not responding, then whenever I switch to some other window (Steam, origin) they also become unresponsive and the whole computer freezes for like 10 seconds?

Specs are in my Sig and in my profile

Anyone know how to fix this?

 

It could be a browser addon. Adobe stuff is the worst offender.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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I'm on mobile. How many sticks of RAM do you have?

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Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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It could be a browser addon. Adobe stuff is the worst offender.

 

 

I'm on mobile. How many sticks of RAM do you have?

 

 

They make power supply testers, but all those test for it the existence of voltage on each line. There really is no software to test a PSU directly, but running a CPU benchmark along with a GPU benchmark while monitoring voltages is a good way to start. I would do as Altecice suggested and run MEMTEST86 to be sure your ram is good.

 

 

PSU?

 

Also might i suggest you run MEMTEST86+ on your RAM for a few passes so you can rule that out.

I believe that it might be because my RAM is extremely slow only 666MHZ But thank you very much for the help!:)

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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I believe that it might be because my RAM is extremely slow only 666MHZ But thank you very much for the help! :)

 

Are you sure? The speed you report strikes me as being 1/2 of a data transfer rate of 1333MHz. (DDR stands for Double Data Rate, i.e. 2 x the bus speed of 666MHz.)

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Are you sure? The speed you report strikes me as being 1/2 of a data transfer rate of 1333MHz. (DDR stands for Double Data Rate, i.e. 2 x the bus speed of 666MHz.)

Well SHT! Stumped again :/ I just started putting my PSU upside down and I'm starting to think that its not getting enough air do you think that could be the reason? Also my Memtest86 score had 0 errors

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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Well SHT! Stumped again :/ I just started putting my PSU upside down and I'm starting to think that its not getting enough air do you think that could be the reason? Also my Memtest86 score had 0 errors

 

Your psu should be mounted with the intake fan facing down to draw air from below the case. The case should rest on a hard surface with a cm or so of clearance to the bottom of the case, i.e. it should not rest directly on carpet. There should be clear space around the bottom of the case so that air can be drawn in.

 

If you are overclocking your gpu and/or cpu, take the overclocks off. See if that eliminates the problem.

80+ ratings certify electrical efficiency. Not quality.

 

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Your psu should be mounted with the intake fan facing down to draw air from below the case. The case should rest on a hard surface with a cm or so of clearance to the bottom of the case, i.e. it should not rest directly on carpet. There should be clear space around the bottom of the case so that air can be drawn in.

 

If you are overclocking your gpu and/or cpu, take the overclocks off. See if that eliminates the problem.

Ok will do! thank you!:)

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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One thing you should do is take out a stick of RAM and see if freezing still occurs. If it does, switch them (but keeping only one DIMM in) and see if the issue is still occurring.

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"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

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I believe that it might be because my RAM is extremely slow only 666MHZ But thank you very much for the help! :)

You're reading the actual frequency. If you take 666 times 2, you get 1332 which is more or less 1333 speeds which is 100% fine. The reason why this happens is DDR completes two operations per cycle effectively doubling the actual frequency of the DIMM(s).

"It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan.

"I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch

"I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" - Apollolol

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