PCBuild; random restarting, freezing, crashing; help?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Suff, Feb 18, 2013.

  1. Suff

    Suff Private E-2

    Hello, Majorgeeks.

    I recently assembled a computer for gaming, but it keeps randomly restarting, randomly freezing, and that such.

    I have tried most every solution I have been able to find by Googling, but to no use.

    The computer will restart at random, most often four to six minutes after starting, and entering Windows, or it will freeze, or a buzzing sound will emit from the speakers and it freezes at the same time.
    I'm unable to play /any/ games; it's literally unplayable. I have become so frustrated with this.
    I was able to play Arma II for five minutes last night, it was amazing, but then it froze, and I was forced to manually force-restart it using the button on the case.
    Beforehand, I was unable to enter any games without an instant random restart, but I upped the CPU power slightly, which seemed to help. I'm not sure if it's a coincidence or what.
    I'm not sure if this is a hardware issue, a power issue, or what. I was hoping I could find help here as to what may be causing the issue.

    I never encounter a blue-screen, or have an error to go with the crash, freeze, or restart. It's really confusing, and really frustrating..

    Here are my PC specifications.





    Computer specifications
    Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
    Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
    Power Supply Unit (PSU): Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-750 750W Continuous @ 50°C, 80 PLUS GOLD Certified, Single +12V Rail, ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92, SLI Ready, CrossFire Ready, Active - PFC Power Supply
    CD Drive: LITE-ON DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM
    Hard Drive: Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD3000HLHX 300GB 10000 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
    Ram (DDR3): Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLS2KIT4G3D1609DS1S00
    Central Processing Unit (CPU): AMD FX-4300 Vishera 3.8GHz (4.0GHz) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor FD4300WMHKBOX
    Video Card: MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
    Case: Antec Eleven Hundred Black Super Mid Tower Computer Case

    BIOS Settings; voltage
    CPU MANUAL Voltage: 1.476V
    CPU/NB MANUAL Voltage 1.400V
    CPU VDDA Voltage: 2.523V
    DRAM Voltage: 1.500V
    NB Voltage: 1.150V
    NB HT Voltage 1.223V
    NB 1.8 Voltage: 1.800V
    SB Voltage: 1.100V

    BIOS Settings; configuration
    CPU Ratio: Auto
    AMD Turbo Core Technology: Disabled
    CPU BUS Frequency: 200
    PCIE: Auto (Can be set between 100 - 150)
    Memory Frequency: DDR3-1600MHz

    BIOS Settings; monitoring
    CPU Temperature: +44.C / 111.F
    MB Temperature: +31C / 87.F



    Are my voltage settings set correctly? I'm not overclocking, and do not wish to overclock.
    I very much appreciate any help that is given. Thank you.
     

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