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Cannot Isolate Random Computer Freezing

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TechSoldier

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Hey guys,
Really looking for some support here as I'm on the verge of losing my mind. The issue at hand is that my computer will randomly freeze, while loaded or at idle. The freeze will start with the lack of response from the program or game I'm playing while the mouse will still work. When I click on anything nothing happens and eventually everything locks up. Sometimes if I'm playing a game with my pops, using Teamspeak I can still talk with him after the freeze until eventually it too will lock up (though takes a while).

Here are the specs of my machine:

i7 2600k
EVGA P67 Mobo
EVGA GTX670 FTW 4GB (x2)
EVGA 850 G2 PSU
Corsair Vengeance 8GB Memory
Windows 10 Pro


Here's what I've done:

Testing various GPU drivers
Swapped Cards and slot locations
Reinstalled Win10
Removed all USB devices except mouse and keyboard
Uplugged all audio devices
Swapped out PSU (EVGA RMA'd unit)
Reseated CPU
Ran Memtest68
Ran Intel Processor Diagnostic Tool


I'm thinking of updating the bios of the mobo however I'm not sure how the bios files are supposed to be organized on the drive before I run it. Still looking for more info.

Anyways, part of me is thinking the 6 yr old mobo is failing on me but before I start spending money I'm hoping someone might have additional thoughts as to what I can try next.


Thanks in advance
 
If there's a newer bios, update it. The file should be extracted to the root of the usb drive for simplicity. Modern flashtools support browsing folders etc. But it's easier if it's just in the root folder.

Have you checked temperatures?
Test the GPUs separately? Friend of mine had similar crashes due to one of his GPUs (in SLi) was unstable.
Could be your drive that's failing. Have you checked smart info? Run a diagnostic?
 
I'm going to try the bios update later today. I hear the latest is horrible so I downloaded the most stable.

As for the GPUs I tested each individually and no change so I don't think there is a graphics problem.

I'll check the drives as well. I'm running the following drives:

C drive: 128GB Crucial SSD
D drive: 256GB Samsung SSD (games directory)
E drive: 500GB Seagate Storage
 
Reinstalled OS on a spare SSD I had and so far I've been issue free for the past 2.5 hrs

Keeping fingers crossed!
 
Pretty sure Crucial had a firmware issue that would cause this also. Might want to make sure that Crucial drive's firmware is updated.
 
Thanks, I'll check it out. The previous drive was an older Crucial SSD. The one I have it running on now is a newer unit.
 
Hey Techsoldier any updates on the stability of your system?
 
If its a P67 motherboard and not a P67a, some of the SATA ports may have degraded.
P67 was recalled because of this with free replacement.

If you are on P67 you may now be using a port that works fine which is why there are no more issues.
fyi
 
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