Sorry to ruin your weekend! - CS:GO Freeze/Sound loop problem.

[Projeqts]

Good evening guys, I bring to you a problem!

For the past few weeks, my Counterstrike has been freezing/sound looping during Competitive matches and is forcing me to have to turn my computer off from the tower itself as it will not respond.

I've googled the problem a few times and tried the common answers*

*Verify Game Cache
*Clean Install
*Disablemotd
*Updating to the latest GPU drivers.
*Reduced settings in-game.

I haven't had problems with any other game including the likes of GTA / higher end games, so i'm pretty sure it isn't a faulty piece of hardware.


Windows 10.
AMD FX - 6300 Processor
AMD Radeon R9 285
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P MB
8GB Crucial Ballistix RAM
500W EVGA 80+

Thanks for reading (and hopefully helping!)

 

[Projeqts]

Does it do it at a certain point every time? Sometimes transitioning to and from menus I get a sound loop momentarily.

Have you checked the windows logs? Usually a freeze can spit out a MiniDump file. I can take a look at it for you if you like. Could be a driver issue or overclocking issue only CS is exposing.

It doesn't seem to be time-specific, it just happens randomly at any point during the round.

I haven't checked any Windows logs, wherever they lie!

 

[Projeqts]

Right click Start > Computer Management > Event Viewer > Windows > System

Looks for error and critical, if nothing, go up a level and check application logs.

Does this help? I'm going to have a guess and say its something to do with the Kernel-Power thing? I played two games yesterday (unsure on exact times) but both resulted in the computer freezing and having to be reset

 

[Projeqts]

Disable multi-core rendering, render in window mode (so you can monitor more easily, and possibly won't have to reboot), check audio drivers, run an exhaustive memtest86 overnight, run a cpu stress test (could be overclocking / CPU settings issue), monitor your real time GPU and CPU temps (if it's overheating, could be a unseated HSF)... It's a pain, I know, and I've been there.

Even if it works in other games, I would't discount a hardware fault / BIOS setting. Running less technical game means it's gonna run at a much higher frame rate anyway. Although technically, GTA5 IS a stress test

Could also be something software related, I'm looking at you, Cortana / IE (there is an in-game browser in CS, yes?).

Going to run some of these tests now. Thanks for the reply.

 

[Projeqts]

Ran CCleanner, deleted all the registry options and unwanted files, opened up the case and gave it a clean. Also limited FPS in CS:GO.

Managed to play two games and had zero problems in regards to stutters or freezing, so hopefully that will be that.

Thread can be closed/deleted.

Thanks!