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Computer freezes/restarts randomly

aSpoink

Sorry for the vague title, but im having the problem of my computer freezing and restarting randomly. My specs are:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($100.00) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($62.70 @ Amazon Canada) 
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($90.00 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: PowerColor - Radeon R9 270 2GB TurboDuo Video Card  ($100.00) 
Case: Corsair - Air 240 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Memory Express) 
Mouse: SteelSeries - Sensei RAW Wired Laser Mouse  ($30.00) 
Headphones: Philips - SHP9500  Headphones  ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Other: Xigmatek Tauro 600W M ($90.00)
Other: SteelSeries ApexM500 ($129.00)
Other: DeepCool Ice Edge Mini FS V2.0 ($15.00)
Total: $791.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-05-18 00:19 EDT-0400

 

When it freezes and restarts it doesn't seem to matter if the computer is under load or not. One thing that I do know is that my power supply is making a "ticking" noise. Im going to assume that this is my issue, but I would rather not replace the power supply if its not going to fix the issue. Here is a picture of what it looks like when it freezes-



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This also makes me think that it could be a GPU issue aswell? Any information/help is appreciated!

 

 

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10 minutes ago, kb5zue said:

I had a similar problem with random freezes.  Fixed it by using the "sfc /scannow" command from a command prompt.  Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026529/windows-10-using-system-file-checker

 

Going to try this, will update if anything changes. Thanks!

 

 

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17 minutes ago, aSpoink said:

Going to try this, will update if anything changes. Thanks!

Let us know if it takes care of the problem.  Good luck.

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