Hi there
This started happening recently when playing games the screen freezes and the sound gets stuck in a loop. The only way out if to restart/shutdown. Any ideas what is happening here?
Specs: i7-2600
24 gb RAM
1060 3gb
Win 10
Gaming PC Freezes While Playing Games
alz on 08/04/2018 - 08:04
Last edited 08/04/2018 - 08:12
Last edited 08/04/2018 - 08:12
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Sorry updated post. I played around with the RAM as per this article but it is still happening: https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/solved-windows-10-freez…
I've been playing mainly LOL and Company of Heroes 2How is your 24gb of ram configured? Which motherboard are you using? They can be very sensitive to unmatched ram.
You will only need 8gb tops for those games so maybe match up 2 x 4gb sticks only for example and test
Go the the site of your motherboard, cpu, and gpu and download their most current drivers, don't rely on automatic updates. Your specs say you should have no hassles, but without the latest drivers, the latest gear isn't worth crap.
Overheating? Try cleaning your GPU.
It's freezing.
not bad
Have you overclocked your GPU or RAM? I assume you haven't overclocked your CPU since its a non K 2600. If so, bring all components back to stock speeds and play a game.
If it still happens run a windows memory diagnostic and see if your ram is at fault.
If it passes with no errors, then run a stress test on your CPU with prime 95 small FFTs for an hour minimum.
If it passes that, run Furmark on the 1060 and see if that crashes after a while.
To me it sounds like RAM is at fault especially if they are mismatched pairs and different speeds.
Believe it or not dust can cause random freezing, JayzTwoCentz did a video on it.
His friend's PC was randomly freezing and crashing, went to start troubleshooting but started with a big clean out and blew out all of the dust and that ended up fixing it.
If that fails, go by method of elimination, starting with doing some benchmarks of just the CPU with x ram sticks in, then all, then ramp it up to a CPU & GPU load.
I'd start with the dust though because it could be conducting somewhere.
Then if all else fails maybe do a fresh install of Windows
Very low chance though.
No harm in trying. It's just one of the lesser mentioned things on the internet which is why I mentioned it.
an i7-2600 is a CPU from 2011 - chances are the system is overheating. you might need to clean dust out of the CPU cooler. get a can of compressed air and blow all the dust off the fans on the cpu cooler.
generally the pc would immediately shutdown, and alert upon restart using a beep code if the CPU was overheating.
you can grab a program called 'speccy' which will show the temperature of all your hardware which might be a good place to startit really depends on the motherboard and configuration.
it could also be a GPU problem, too.
24 GB of ram?
how does that work2X 8gb Ram Modules and 2X 4gb Ram Modules
Lots of good advice from posters above, they are good places to start.
I had this same issue in a game, and ended up fixing it by underclocking my GPU. Not sure why it didn't work out of the box, but the slight underclock stabilised it and I've not had a looping sound crash since. It might be worth a try if you can't find any ram/overheating/driver problems.
Could be a driver issue. Update all your drivers and make sure you have the latest windows up.
You can also see if it's a temp problem via Task manager running on a second monitor or TV. You can also use an FPS monitoring overlay too see temps while in game.
24gb ram? Are they all the same speed?
It does not matter if they are the same speed, unless have been overclocked. The lowest speed of the lot will be selected for compatibility.
Depending on the quality of the MOBO it can cause stability issues. Suggest he test with same brand sticks first.
I don't know how long he have his computer, but if said only happen recently then the chance of ram issue will be quite low. To me I will check if there is any driver updated recently, after I ruled out the dust problem.
Sounds very much like dust. Pull the side off, and this part is important use a paint brush or compressed air to remove the dust. If your compressor has no water trap pressurise it then turn off
and only use the first tank.
Look around ram, CPU, back of the mobile ports (keyboard USB ect) pull out GPU and dust under, the socket and the GPU.
You get the idea.
Has it been happening when humid? Humidity and dust are a bad mix.
Other than the overheating maintenace others have suggested.
Try: http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstall… and re-install the latest GeForce Drivers.
Verify your game install files or reinstall the games.
Lastly, check your hard drive's health.
Pc specs and game you are attempting to play?
Does it only happen on certain titles or all games?
First thought to me is running out if RAM / VRAM or bugger all storage left