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PC keeps hanging randomly?
i bought a new CPU and motherboard last Christmas and ever since them my PC would be freezing at random, when it freezes i have to physically get up and press the power button to restart, i thought this would be a ram issue so i replaced it and the problem still persists. At this point the problem could only be the cpu or motherboard.
the issue is still occurring and i will be buying a new motherboard soon so i can check if it was the motherboard
i have just bought a new motherboard and its still crashing so its the cpu, damm
14 Answers
- Anonymous2 years ago
That’s suicide take it to the doctor
- 2 years ago
It depends what you're doing with it, because if you are using it for gaming and dont have a good graphics card you may end up bottlenecking your CPU.
- The_Doc_ManLv 72 years ago
OK, first (and actually simplest) - when this happens, note the time of day. Then reboot and look in the system logs around that time. To do this:
Find Control Panel >> Administrative Tools >> Event Viewer. You would have several possible logs but since they are all time-tagged and appear in time order, it should be easy to scroll to the right time and see if any event is listed in the logs. You will see a system restart entry in the SYSTEM logs, but before that you might see that something locked up or threw an error that caused your crash.
It is possible that my suggestion won't help you - but it at least would rule out some common errors. And if you DO find a possible event, it will have an error code that might look like 0xC0010005 or something LIKE that. You can look up that code on line as "Windows Error 0xNNNNNNNN" and get some insight.
- 2 years ago
Driver Corruption or Errors. Similar to overheating, hardware failure can cause a system freeze. Drivers are pieces of software that allow hardware devices to communicate with other hardware devices and the operating system. ... If your computer freezes up randomly, it is also useful to check your registry for any faults.
- Anonymous2 years ago
Check the BIOS firmware version and all other firmware levels and ensure these are all updated to the highest levels. The manufactures' website will have these and instruction on how to upgrade. Take a data backup pre the start of your works.
- 2 years ago
When you bought the new CPU and the new motherboard did you go into BIOS and click run the defaults? Did you update your bios? if you did not your bios is still recognizing your old CPU and your old motherboard and yes that will make it hang each and every time
- Andy TLv 72 years ago
Either PSU or CPU, that's undercurrent for the PSU or unstable CPU mismatching the mobo
The BIOS/UEFI BIOS comment is spot on, the particular CPU is off putting to the mobo in stock situ.
- ?Lv 62 years ago
Freezing can be a variety of issues, both hardware and software related.
Check all connections on back of cpu for tightness.
Replace the batteries on your wireless keyboard/mouse (if so equipped)
Make sure you aren't blocking air ventilation on the computer.
Then go inside of the computer:
Check ALL connections for tightness.
- Anonymous2 years ago
When you bought the new CPU and the new motherboard did you go into BIOS and click run the defaults? Did you update your bios? if you did not your bios is still recognizing your old CPU and your old motherboard and yes that will make it hang each and every time
