Computer freeze - tried a lot already

[Aastii]

So you did post temperature logs earlier, my apologies for overlooking it

Hi. I'm not a computer expert but I can offer some advice from my uncle. He had a problem similar to yours....He did almost everything suggest (but replace the PSU) so he decided to disconnect everything NOT needed to run a computer (CD Drive, 2nd HDD, SD slot readers thing, 2nd video card, etc) and run the computer connecting one thing at a time, restarting everytime. Eventually we got to the hardware that made it lock and freeze....the SD Slots. Just went through and connected everything back up, waiting for a freeze after a while, nothing happend til the SD's were back in.

So just something to consider, but It took us a LONG time, about 2 days to find it. Just a suggestion.....:good:

+1 to this, it is the same as what you would do if your electricity tripped out at home, disconnect everything, and reconnect it until you find the appliance that is causing the problem.

There is a downside to this though, which is if one of the key components, your motherboard for instance, you won't be able to know specifically that it is the motherboard causing the issues, because it could be any of the key components from the results that you get.

There is a possibility that it is still software, however related to a software conflict or your OS being damaged. I've seen it, and fixed it, before where formatting/reinstalling Windows has fixed the problem completely. You mentioned getting a new motherboard, and if you were to do that, and if your copy of Windows is an OEM copy, you would have to get a new copy of Windows and reinstall anyway, so before going out spending more, if you have your Windows installation disc, you could try doing that. But just make sure if you do take this advice that you back up ALL important information prior to doing the wipe, as the chances of getting them back later are slim to none