my computer keeps on freezing

HoneyBadger · 23 Dec 2017 at 23:38

Allow me to clarify. Corsair make very good PSU’s, I have one in my main rig and it’s fantastic. I’m speaking specifically about the CX series. It’s a budget PSU.

andicole0 · 24 Dec 2017 at 09:27

And allow me to do the same, it isn't cheap and Corsair are not about making poor quality components. Unless it is damaged I wouldn't assume it was the cause of the issues.
Andi.

HoneyBadger · 24 Dec 2017 at 10:16

andicole0 said:
And allow me to do the same, it isn't cheap and Corsair are not about making poor quality components. Unless it is damaged I wouldn't assume it was the cause of the issues.
Andi.

Have you actually owned one? A CX series? I have, so I’m speaking from experience.

It IS considered a budget PSU from Corsair themselves.

andicole0 · 24 Dec 2017 at 11:43

Ok so let's go back to what you originally said.

HoneyBadger said:
Cheap PSU…

A budget PSU isn't necessarily cheap or unreliable.
Andi

HoneyBadger · 24 Dec 2017 at 12:46

andicole0 said:
Ok so let's go back to what you originally said.

A budget PSU isn't necessarily cheap or unreliable.
Andi

I’ll ask again, have you owned one?

andicole0 · 24 Dec 2017 at 12:55

HoneyBadger said:
I’ll ask again, have you owned one?

If you insist on dragging this away from solving the op's problem. Yes. Although I don't see the point you make. You've had one that caused you a problem, that's not going convince me they are all bad. If so Corsair would no longer be selling them and certainly OCUK would not stock them any more.
Andi.

HoneyBadger · 24 Dec 2017 at 13:05

andicole0 said:
If you insist on dragging this away from solving the op's problem. Yes. Although I don't see the point you make. You've had one that caused you a problem, that's not going convince me they are all bad. If so Corsair would no longer be selling them and certainly OCUK would not stock them any more.
Andi.

Sure you have. Merry Christmas!

andicole0 · 24 Dec 2017 at 13:36

HoneyBadger said:
Sure you have. Merry Christmas!

And I believe you've had one break on you. My mining rig is running 24/7 on a 650W Corsair PSU.
Andi.

HoneyBadger · 24 Dec 2017 at 13:39

andicole0 said:
And I believe you've had one break on you. My mining rig is running 24/7 on a 650W Corsair PSU.
Andi.

You like the last word, huh? At no point did I say it broke on me. I simply said I had one.

Anyway, reply as much as you like, I’m about to ignore you. Can’t be arsed with these childish replies, too busy.

OP, I reckon it’s your PSU.

andicole0 · 24 Dec 2017 at 13:43

Yes but ok I'll leave you the last word if you want.
Andi.
Having my second (maybe third) childhood here.

Pocah · 25 Dec 2017 at 05:47

Key phrase here is that you said it fails more often after a cold start. Chips can fail very slowly and can show signs of when they mess up when they are cold, but operate normally when they are at running temp, or they run normally when cold and mess up when they are hot. A game and video editing will stress a PC because everything is running all at once so sounds to me like you are suffering a slow hardware failure. Could be the RAM, chipset or graphics card. I am guessing chipset. First things first though, make sure you are not overclocking anything.

nzaptx · 26 Dec 2017 at 12:53

I would try changing the GPU drivers. I've had hard lockup problems myself and the last thing I can pin it too is the NVIDIA drivers (388.xx +). I Changed down to 385.69 on recommendation by a friend and so far no problems.