Windows random hard locks

[TheNerdyCanadian]

Recently my computer has started randomly locking up with a black screen and audio freezing and i have no idea what has caused it.  i've tried removing my OC on my CPU, full factory restore on BIOS settings, checking for new drivers or updates, making sure there weren't any viruses, and nothing seems to work.  i've tried checking for errors in the Windows Reliability Monitor but nothing shows up.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

Specs:

Windows Build 17134

i5 3570K

ASUS P8Z77X-V PRO

16GB Kingston RAM

8GB G.Skill RAM

256GB ADATA boot SSD

3TB Barracuda HDD

256GB Crucial SSD

Gigabyte 380X

Corsair TX850 V2 PSU

 

[Radium_Angel]

5 minutes ago, TheNerdyCanadian said:

Recently my computer has started randomly locking up with a black screen and audio freezing and i have no idea what has caused it.  i've tried removing my OC on my CPU, full factory restore on BIOS settings, checking for new drivers or updates, making sure there weren't any viruses, and nothing seems to work.  i've tried checking for errors in the Windows Reliability Monitor but nothing shows up.  Any help would be appreciated.

 

Specs:

Windows Build 17134

i5 3570K

ASUS P8Z77X-V PRO

16GB Kingston RAM

8GB G.Skill RAM

256GB ADATA boot SSD

3TB Barracuda HDD

256GB Crucial SSD

Gigabyte 380X

Corsair TX850 V2 PSU

 

Test your RAM with MemTestx86+

Run for 24 hours minimum

 

Report back

[homeap5]

Method 1: Try to uninstall existing Radeon drivers and install older ones (you may use DDU for uninstall drivers).

 

Method 2: You can remove your gfx card and use only integrated for a while - just for check if it's graphics card problem.

[TheNerdyCanadian]

On 7/7/2018 at 3:33 AM, homeap5 said:

Method 1: Try to uninstall existing Radeon drivers and install older ones (you may use DDU for uninstall drivers).

 

Method 2: You can remove your gfx card and use only integrated for a while - just for check if it's graphics card problem.

 

On 7/6/2018 at 3:46 PM, Radium_Angel said:

Test your RAM with MemTestx86+

Run for 24 hours minimum

 

Report back

Update: I uninstalled the G.Skill 8GB kit and i haven't had a problem since. It was either because the RAM was 6 years old or that it was running at 1600 when the kit was rated at 2133.

[Radium_Angel]

44 minutes ago, TheNerdyCanadian said:

 

Update: I uninstalled the G.Skill 8GB kit and i haven't had a problem since. It was either because the RAM was 6 years old or that it was running at 1600 when the kit was rated at 2133.

Thanks for letting us know the conclusion