Pc Freeze/ crash problem

[stinkyfungi]

okay now i know im supposed to mention my pc parts but i built it about 2 years ago now and i cant remember. i have an amd cpu and a 500w power supply, recently my pc has been freezing up and i have to press the power button or the reset button to be able to use it again, ive tried wiping my hardrive but each time i try it stops at about 30% and does nothing, any help?

 

[stinkyfungi]

im on windows 10 aswell if that helps any

 

[Fokus]

Plan A: try reformating your HDD by accessing safe mode in your Bios. Plan B: Buy yourself an SSD or a new HDD ( I recommend going with an SSD) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1264782-REG/sandisk_sdssda_240g_g26_240gb_plus_sata_iii.html?ap=y&c3api=1876%2C{creative}%2C{keyword}&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl7fors-y2QIVyrrACh2hnQiiEAQYBCABEgKWbvD_BwE

 

 

[Fokus]

SSD will speed up your system and you will have less crashes.

[Karter]

Do you know how much RAM you have?

If you dont have enough RAM to store data pc will use hdd but it will be noticeably slower.

[stinkyfungi]

i have 8GB ram but i think i may have found the problem not sure tho but my cpu is idling at 75 degrees celsius

 

[Karter]

Yes overheating can be problem, 75 degreess is way to much.

[Noobie22]

2 minutes ago, Karlo_med said:

Yes overheating can be problem, 75 degreess is way to much.

75 degrees is nothing on gpu, most gpu can handle 90 degrees easy

[stinkyfungi]

Just now, Noobie22 said:

75 degrees is nothing on gpu, most gpu can handle 90 degrees easy

its my cpu and 75 is it at idle

[Noobie22]

Just now, stinkyfungi said:

its my cpu and 75 is it at idle

ouh f*ck, my bad. and 75 degrees is way too much in idle

Its temperature you can hit when benchmarking for 30+ minutes full load

[Karter]

When did you change thermal paste last time? Do you have stock cooler?

[Noobie22]

And need to check if the cpu cooler fans are even spinning, im assuming its air cooled

[stinkyfungi]

Just now, Karlo_med said:

When did you change thermal paste last time? Do you have stock cooler?

stock cooler and havent changed anything since i built it 2 years ago, i have cleaned the dust out regularly tho

[Karter]

Best i can tell you now to change thermal paste and if that doesent help maybe try to change cpu cooler. 

I know that you said that you dont know which parts you have but try remember or find out which cpu you have.

P.S. you can dowbload something like Speccy to see all you components and monitor their temperature

[Noobie22]

4 minutes ago, stinkyfungi said:

stock cooler and havent changed anything since i built it 2 years ago, i have cleaned the dust out regularly tho

Changing thermal paste is an option aswell, but I dont think its a solution. I think you should download aida64 and stress test cpu, cache, fpu and memory and see how high temps go, if they go to 90+ degrees almost instantly there is your problem found. Since you dont have done any oc or touched anything, your mobo is applying more voltage than needed to cpu, causing more heat

[Noobie22]

For example I have ryzen and when I change voltage to auto settings it applies like 1.4 voltages which is totally UNNECESSARY, you need like 0.9 - 1.1 voltages to run cpu on normal speeds

[Karter]

3 minutes ago, Noobie22 said:

Changing thermal paste is an option aswell, but I dont think its a solution. I think you should download aida64 and stress test cpu, cache, fpu and memory and see how high temps go, if they go to 90+ degrees almost instantly there is your problem found. Since you dont have done any oc or touched anything, your mobo is applying more voltage than needed to cpu, causing more heat

In my case thermal paste was solution. My cpu was running on same temperature when idle and two of my cores where on 100 degrees when playing games(like gtaV). But eventually I was forced to change my cooler.

[Noobie22]

1 minute ago, Karlo_med said:

In my case thermal paste was solution. My cpu was running on same temperature when idle and two of my cores where on 100 degrees when playing games(like gtaV). But eventually I was forced to change my cooler.

Yeah I can really be a problem if not changed in 2 years

[stinkyfungi]

CPU is AMD FX-6300

[Noobie22]

1 minute ago, stinkyfungi said:

CPU is AMD FX-6300

Now we know where the heat comes

[Karter]

1 minute ago, stinkyfungi said:

CPU is AMD FX-6300

So yes AMD cpus are "running at higher temps than Intels" but 75 is still very high idle should be in 20s to 30s. If you can try the solutions that i gave you and tell us if you see any diffrence

[stinkyfungi]

28 minutes ago, Noobie22 said:

Changing thermal paste is an option aswell, but I dont think its a solution. I think you should download aida64 and stress test cpu, cache, fpu and memory and see how high temps go, if they go to 90+ degrees almost instantly there is your problem found. Since you dont have done any oc or touched anything, your mobo is applying more voltage than needed to cpu, causing more heat

how long should i run the stress test?

[Karter]

10 minutes ago, stinkyfungi said:

how long should i run the stress test?

Well he did say "if you see temps going high emmedietly" so... but if yoi dont see it going up then let it run for 5 min. Iam not expert at stress test tho, but i have seen plenty of people doing it for that period of time

[stinkyfungi]

ok, done the stress test and aida says my cpu temp at idle was at 32 and max was 78, BIOS said it was at 75 earlier at idle, idk i did turn off the heating in m house and open a window but it shouldnt make that much of a difference surely

 

[Karter]

15 hours ago, stinkyfungi said:

ok, done the stress test and aida says my cpu temp at idle was at 32 and max was 78, BIOS said it was at 75 earlier at idle, idk i did turn off the heating in m house and open a window but it shouldnt make that much of a difference surely

 

Whell it surely shouldnt make such a big diffrence but if it helps...

Are your temps now back to normal?