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#1: Random Freeze up Author: smile,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:37 am
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I am having issues with my computer. It will randomly freeze up. It does it in game and when I am on the internet. Could it be heat related or other issues thanks guys

#2: Re: Random Freeze up Author: A3Tripod,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:29 am
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Could be so many things, it's going to be hard for any of us to really troubleshoot without having it right in front of us. Could be anything from bad RAM to a failing power supply to a virus. What have you checked so far?

#3: Re: Random Freeze up Author: NEMATODE, Location: Chicagoland

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:03 am
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That recently happened to me. Is typically overheating. Clean it out real good and you may get lucky.
Can of compressed air will make the job easier. Can find at most pc type stores or any that carry pc's.

#4: Re: Random Freeze up Author: smile,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:11 am
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Its a hard freeze up. I have to restart the computer to "unfreeze" it. I tried control+ALT+DELETE but it won't respond to that. Its and hp I put a different power supply and gfx in it when I bought it I guess I will have to spay it out and home thats the problem

#5: Re: Random Freeze up Author: tet, Location: Washington

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:19 am
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NEMATODE wrote (View Post):

That recently happened to me. Is typically overheating. Clean it out real good and you may get lucky.
Can of compressed air will make the job easier. Can find at most pc type stores or any that carry pc's.

But for god's sake, don't shake the can of air first.

#6: Re: Random Freeze up Author: smile,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:23 am
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I am wondering if my power supply is failing. Its seems to me that my old computer did the same thing. It is the same power supply.

#7: Re: Random Freeze up Author: MAD-Rat, Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:55 am
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If your power supply was failing and not supplying enough power to the gpu you'd notice graphical glitches first off, typically random freezes are heat related, RAM, Power packs and the like do fail but it isn't as common a cause as heat.

Try loading a program called GPU-Z which you can get from here http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1379/mirrors.php it will show you the operating temp of your GPU, which is usually the first place to start with over heating issues.

There is also one for the processor as well to see if your hest issue is there.

Good luck, I hate Pc problems

MAD-Rat

#8: Re: Random Freeze up Author: wesley, Location: Iowa

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:57 am
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Get the latest drivers and updates. If your GPU is Nvidia then go to Nvidia.com and download the new driver. Dusting out the computer is always a good idea and checking the temperatures is important. Get ahold of me and I'll try to help. Go to Microsoft and download latest DirectX. Uninstall all programs that you do not need. What graphics card (s) do you have? etc.

#9: Re: Random Freeze up Author: smile,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:49 pm
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I have the 9800gt. Madrat I downloaded that program. What temp it too hot??? What I noticed is fan speed is only at 35% its running at 67c and slowly rising

#10: Re: Random Freeze up Author: reddragn, Location: Osijek, Croatia

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:53 pm
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Try turning on the temp. warning in bios. If it is temp. related it will sound before the max temp is reached. I had that kind of problems with computer that are used for video surveillance. They work 24/7 and get lot of dust in the CPU cooler. Dust gets stuck in the cooler radiator and air can't go through.

#11: Re: Random Freeze up Author: MAD-Rat, Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:57 pm
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Temp depends on the vid card you have as the ATI cards run a lot hotter than the Nvidia based ones.

#12: Re: Random Freeze up Author: Bullitt, Location: Out There, USA

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:54 pm
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smile wrote (View Post):

I have the 9800gt. Madrat I downloaded that program. What temp it too hot??? What I noticed is fan speed is only at 35% its running at 67c and slowly rising

67c is pretty warm with the 9800gt at idle and will only get hotter when you game. Get Riva Tuner http://downloads.guru3d.com/RivaTuner-v2.24-download-163.html and adjust your fan speed there. My default fan speed for my 8800GTX is 40% and I set the fans to 80%. About a 20c temp drop. Been running that speed for three years an no probs. Try that and see what happens.

#13: Re: Random Freeze up Author: wesley, Location: Iowa

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:07 pm
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Is that 67 degrees on the gpu or cpu? It is too hot in my opinion. Bullitt is right as long as you do not make settings wrong. Be sure to get all the dust bunnies out of the case and I would add a 120 or 140 fan or possibly 2 (1at front to blow over graphics card and 1 in back to draw the hot air out) Fans come in a variety of cfm so pick a good one. The Ultra Kaze is a fantastic fan that can run at 3,000 rpm but it sounds like a jet engine idling. If noise doesn't bother you then it would be a good choice. Blow all the dust out of the graphics card. Good luck.

#14: Re: Random Freeze up Author: smile,

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:36 pm
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that would be on the gpu. I don't know much about fans. How to they hook up in the case and powered

#15: Re: Random Freeze up Author: Bullitt, Location: Out There, USA

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:00 pm
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smile wrote (View Post):

that would be on the gpu. I don't know much about fans. How to they hook up in the case and powered

The fans would hook up to the four pin molex connector from you psu.

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