Computer Freezing

Brian190

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Ok so i recently bought a E8400 cpu and it was running great for a couple days and now everytime i try to watch videos or anything my computer freezes and i have to power down, heres my specs, also i have a H55 corsair water cooler

Operating System: Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130410-1505)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: XFX79U
System Model: XFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1642MB used, 2452MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11



Card name: AMD FirePro 2460
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x68F1)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_68F1&SUBSYS_20021002&REV_00
Display Memory: 1272 MB
Dedicated Memory: 505 MB
Shared Memory: 767 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: VE208
Monitor Id: ACI20A8
Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (59.978Hz)
Output Type: DVI
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1151 (English)
Driver Version: 9.2.0.0
DDI Version: 11
Feature Levels: 11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.2
Graphics Preemption: DMA
Compute Preemption: DMA
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/18/2012 04:52:06, 1120768 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2BB1-11CF-CD77-0800BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x68F1
SubSys ID: 0x20021002
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem5.inf:cb0ae4144299bbe2:ati2mtag_EvergreenGL:9.2.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_68f1
Rank Of Driver: 00E02001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_
 
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Hey there. What power supply do you have? Have you also updated your motherboard BIOS?

If you have overclocked anything, remove the overclock and go back to stock settings.
 
Hey there. What power supply do you have? Have you also updated your motherboard BIOS?

If you have overclocked anything, remove the overclock and go back to stock settings.

overclocked to 3.6 but put everything back to auto/stock, and how exactly do i update my mobo bios?

i have a ultra 750w psu
 
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Look on XFX's website and see if there is an update for your board and follow on their instructions on how you update it.

Your power supply isn't the best quality by the way and could be the cause of your crashes.
 
Look on XFX's website and see if there is an update for your board and follow on their instructions on how you update it.

Your power supply isn't the best quality by the way and could be the cause of your crashes.

ya so i cant find a bios update anywhere, their site is fricken useless lmao
 
Now that you've got everything back at stock are you having problems? Make sure any auto overclocks are disabled too. Just keep the CPU and everything else at stock.

What settings did you use to overclock your E8400 and what cooling were you using on it?
 
Now that you've got everything back at stock are you having problems? Make sure any auto overclocks are disabled too. Just keep the CPU and everything else at stock.

What settings did you use to overclock your E8400 and what cooling were you using on it?

its been on stock for a week and a half, i dont remember the exact settings when i overclocked it the highest voltage was like 1.32 and fsb was like 1.25 and i was using my corsair h55 water cooler
 
Have you checked your RAM with Memtest86?

I think your problems could be caused by your power supply or your memory most likely. I would also say that your overclock could have been causing it but it's been on stock settings for a walk and a half I kind of doubt that. Were you having problems before you overclocked?
 
Have you checked your RAM with Memtest86?

I think your problems could be caused by your power supply or your memory most likely. I would also say that your overclock could have been causing it but it's been on stock settings for a walk and a half I kind of doubt that. Were you having problems before you overclocked?


i had 6gb 2x 2gb ram sticks in that were bad so i took them out now im stuck with 2gb 2x 1gb's and ive tested them and they passed. i didnt really have any problems with it when i overclocked besides it failing prime95
 
I would suggest then that your power supply is possibly bad. Updated all your drivers too?
 
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