Freezing

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Elemunt

Elemunt

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I've looked to find a million and one ways from which freezing can occur, but what are the most common?

Getting very frustrating now, sometimes my PC freezes up to 3 times in 30mins. Forced to hard reboot every time.

My specs are more than enough to run the games I play;

Gigabyte Z8AP-D3
i7 2600k @ 4.2Ghz
Nvidia GTX 560Ti
Corsair XMS3 8GB Ram
 
Temperatures never been over 40 degrees since purchase due to the H60 water cooler, and it happens with the CPU overclocked and with it being stock.

BUT my PSU is a Xigmatek 500W, barely at the tip of running all my components.
But I genuinely thought if it was a PSU problem the system would blue screen and switch completely off. It stays running but "freeze-framed".
 
Just an on-board temp gage on my case haha, but thanks I'll look into doing that.

Would it be the 500w PSU? Want to be completely sure before I buy one.
 
The system's about two weeks old, not sure where I could find the model number.
Will it be on the PSU itself?
 
OK just checked inside and its actually a coolermaster haha.

RS-500-PCAP-I3

is the model number, or 13 at the end. Pretty sure I ordered the Xigmatek, is it a branch of CM?

Yep the whole system is practically new.
 
Is that a good thing or bad thing then? :D

I may just buy a better PSU anyway as I'll definitely be needing it in future.
 
stulid said:
I also notice the cooler master has a single 6pin PCI-E connector and a GTX560ti needs two, that means there must be some molex to PCI-E adapter bodged into place? looks like - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-AK&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=
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Not sure I can't really see at the moment. I'll have to take the wall facing panel off to take a look behind the mounting board as that's where they tidied all the wires.

I'll have to get back to you tomorrow on this mate, thanks a bunch though you're a saviour so far!
 
stulid said:
I also notice the cooler master has a single 6pin PCI-E connector and a GTX560ti needs two, that means there must be some molex to PCI-E adapter bodged into place? looks like - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-AK&groupid=1929&catid=153&subcat=
Click to expand...

Ok, looked inside but it really is hard to tell, to be honest with you I'm really scared to move about wires and stuff. They've crammed them all together behind some sort of mounting panel for space. I could take pictures but don't know if you'll still be able to tell.

Still freezing when plugged into wall.
 
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Note the rest of my setup;

Addon Wireless LAN Card
Sound Blaster Audigy Sound Card
Corsair H60 Water Cooler
Zantec Z9 Plus Case
 
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