Daily Crashes and issues.

[joelthezombie15]

Ever since i built this computer i have had non stop issues with it. Between the daily crashes, constant misc issues, the freezes, weird other problems, its all starting to get me very angry.

 

On a good i day it only crashes 1 time but it has been known to crash in excess of 10 times a day. And the crashes are anything from just a black screen that i cant do anything with. to weird display glitches and issues. and even just turning off by itself. A reboot always fixes it but it still happens daily. I have 3 antivirus/anti malware/anti spyware programs and the only thing they ever show is CGminer which i know isnt a virus or anything. And my windows install worked fine with no issues but when i try to update to 8.1 it wont allow me too.windows is all up to date as well. I have only overclocked my GPU but its a decently tame OC compared to what it could be stable it. Ive had it stable at core clock of 900 and right now i have it around 870. and i had the memory clock up to like 1250 and i have it at 1180. and ive run 3d mark and the like a few times and its always been stable. My temps never go above 75C. The only used parts in the PC are the GPU and ssd, everything else is brand new. Ive had weird problems with programs changing my file properties around and what not like winrar changing ISO's to .rar files and windows throws a fit about it and i set winrar to ask before doing that crap. I keep all my apps and programs up to date and scan my PC daily with my antiviruses. I try and clean out my drives as much as possible and only have the things i need or really want on them. I also formatted my ssd between OS's (win 7 to win 8).

 

Like i said, i did everything lke i should have when building this computer but i have just had non-stop troubles with it. part of me thinks its hardware problems but then the other part of me says software. even when i had windows 7 it did this stuff so its not just windows 8.

 

Any ideas on what i should do? Fresh install of windows 8/8.1? Take the pc apart and put it back together? Should i take it into a repair shop? what? Im at  lose right now, i dont know what to do and its starting to make me angry. any real help is appreciated. and if you have any other questions feel free to ask. 

[Altecice]

run a quick sfc scan

 

Open a command promp as admin

"sfc /scannow"

 

see if it finds any courrupted files.

[thedigitalmilk]

I would try a fresh install of windows first.

[FlakeyBanana]

CGminer is a bitcoin miner do you mine willingly ? or is you computer infected with a silent miner

[Willson94]

1) First set everything to stock see how that goes (double triple check for loose cables)

2) Fresh windows install

3) Try individual sticks of memory 

 

I'd do it in that order 

[Oseirus]

Try re-seating all of your components, make sure there are no loose or bad connections. Double check to make sure your mobo standoffs are properly installed and that nothing is shorting out on the case.

 

Still doesn't work, reinstall Windows and drivers. Flashing your BIOS back to stock wouldn't hurt, either.

 

If you've done all that and still have issues, it's just a matter of testing your components one at a time to see what might be at fault. There are lots of guides on what to check and how that are a short Google search away.

[legopc]

The only used parts in the PC are the GPU and ssd, everything else is brand new. Ive had weird problems with programs changing my file properties around and what not like winrar changing ISO's to .rar files and windows throws a fit about it and i set winrar to ask before doing that crap. I keep all my apps and programs up to date and scan my PC daily with my antiviruses. I try and clean out my drives as much as possible and only have the things i need or really want on them. I also formatted my ssd between OS's (win 7 to win 8).

 

 

you mind using a spare hdd or something else for a while because it might be your ssd being broken and corrupting all cinds of stuff and mabey even drivers 

[joelthezombie15]

CGminer is a bitcoin miner do you mine willingly ? or is you computer infected with a silent miner

I mine willingly. gotta make money somehow

 

run a quick sfc scan

 

Open a command promp as admin

"sfc /scannow"

 

see if it finds any courrupted files.

I will try that and get back to you.

 

I would try a fresh install of windows first.

I want that to be kind of a last resort tbh.

 

Well first set everything to stock

Fresh windows install

Try individual sticks of memory 

What do you mean set everything to stock? like OC's? I have went through my memory when i got it (I was having unrelated issues)

[joelthezombie15]

you mind using a spare hdd or something else for a while because it might be your ssd being broken and corrupting all cinds of stuff and mabey even drivers 

I dont have a spare hdd. Only the ssd in my pc and the HDD in it aswell. 

[FlakeyBanana]

have you tried updating the firmware on your ssd, i used to have lots of crashes on my ocz vertex 3 until i realized i was a year behind on updates

[joelthezombie15]

have you tried updating the firmware on your ssd, i used to have lots of crashes on my ocz vertex 3 until i realized i was a year behind on updates

I didnt know i had to do that. I have the OCZ vertex 2. how do i do that?  This website? http://ocz.com/consumer/download/firmware

[Willson94]

Am I right in assuming these are blue screen crashes??

[joelthezombie15]

Am I right in assuming these are blue screen crashes??

No, never bluescreen. Just like i said, either display glitches or black screens and freezes. or just turning off but never blue screen. 

[FlakeyBanana]

download the toolbox to check your ssd version and then download the appropriate update if needed

[legopc]

I dont have a spare hdd. Only the ssd in my pc and the HDD in it aswell. 

then create a tiny partition of like 50-60gb and try to install win on there and remove the ssd and see if it fixes the problems becaus its realy looks like the ssd could be the badguy 

[joelthezombie15]

download the toolbox to check your ssd version and then download the appropriate update if needed

Im working on that right now thank you. 

 

then create a tiny partition of like 50-60gb and try to install win on there and remove the ssd and see if it fixes the problems becaus its realy looks like the ssd could be the badguy 

If what ^ he suggests doesn't work i will try that. 

[joelthezombie15]

download the toolbox to check your ssd version and then download the appropriate update if needed

I am trying to update it but im on firmware 1.33 and the newest is 1.7 but i says i have to update to 1.6 before i can update to 1.7 but i cant find the older updates anywhere. 

[FlakeyBanana]

I am trying to update it but im on firmware 1.33 and the newest is 1.7 but i says i have to update to 1.6 before i can update to 1.7 but i cant find the older updates anywhere. 

do you mean 1.37? so you have to go 1.33 >> .1.36 >> 1.37 ??

[FlakeyBanana]

also you should be able to just download the old update from the toolbox

[joelthezombie15]

do you mean 1.37? so you have to go 1.33 >> .1.36 >> 1.37 ??

no it says 1.7 and im on 1.33.

 

also you should be able to just download the old update from the toolbox

It didnt give me an option and since its my OS ssd it says i cant do it while the OS is running and wants me to make an iso or something. 

[FlakeyBanana]

just make a bootable usb stick if you have a usbstick spare

[joelthezombie15]

just make a bootable usb stick if you have a usbstick spare

does the toolbox do that for me? or no?

[FlakeyBanana]

there should be an option in the toolbox to do that