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[Troubleshooting] System Blackout and Freeze
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EvilGamerX is in TROUBLESHOOTING
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Hey everyone, I just built my own computer and everything was working great but then after a few days I've been getting system freezes where the monitor will cut out and not detect anything plugged into it. Hitting the restart button does nothing, and I have to hard reset the system and everything works again.

I have run multiple stress tests on the system to see if it was overheating, but everything reports back that the max GPU temp is ~80C and the CPU never crossed over 60C. Even while typing this the system did it even though it had be on for less than 5 minutes.

I have double checked every connection and they seem to be solid. I have tried updating drivers and re-seating cards. The only thing i haven't done yet is remove the heat sink and check the cpu for damage.

I am completely befuddled because it happens so randomly. It will be fine for hours without a blackout then it can't go minutes without it going down 3 or more times. And it's starting to get really annoying.

You're my only hope

Here is the part list that I used to make this machine

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor $234.66 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $29.98 @ OutletPC
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $113.99 @ Newegg
Memory Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $164.64 @ Amazon
Storage Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $149.98 @ OutletPC
Video Card HIS Radeon R9 290X 4GB IceQ X² Video Card $484.99 @ Newegg
Case Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case $99.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply Corsair CX 750W 80 Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $59.99 @ Newegg
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) $84.98 @ OutletPC
Monitor AOC q2963Pm 60Hz 29.0" Monitor $379.99 @ Best Buy
Keyboard Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard $109.99 @ Amazon
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available $2023.17
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 21:28 EDT-0400

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