[SOLVED] Windows 7 Crashing on a new build

DnStalker · 10-16-2009, 04:38 PM

--- Oh nuts, sorry! I posted this in completely the wrong forum. I don't know what I was thinking.

Hey gang,

I'm not 100% sure where to post this but I think it might be a Windows 7 issue:

I've just built myself a new rig, I'm using Windows 7 Pro 64bit and every so often the PC freezes up or resets randomly - It's happened when Windows is loading up after boot, when I'm logging in, when I'm idling, surfing or playing games. I'm not 100% sure what the cause is and I was wondering if anyone would be able to help?

Here's what's inside:
Arctic Power 700w PSU
MSI 770-C45
AMD Phenom 2 x4 955
XFX GeForce GTX 260
4gb DDR3 1333mhz
Maxtor ATA HDD

I've not tried reinstalling Windows 7 yet, but I'm not sure whether it's an issue with the rig itself or whether it's a Windows issue. I've tested the memory, taking out each of the two 2gb sticks of ram that I have and that made no difference whatsoever.

Any ideas and help would be appreciated, thanks!

gandip · 10-17-2009, 06:32 PM

Hi Dnstalker,

I think windows 7 is stable but will be more stable after service packs have been released.For now try windows update.Microsoft has released an udpate for windows 7 try installing it.Your hardware is fine for windows 7.

10-16-2009, 04:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
DnStalker Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Windows 7 Pro 64bit	[SOLVED] Windows 7 Crashing on a new build --- Oh nuts, sorry! I posted this in completely the wrong forum. I don't know what I was thinking. Hey gang, I'm not 100% sure where to post this but I think it might be a Windows 7 issue: I've just built myself a new rig, I'm using Windows 7 Pro 64bit and every so often the PC freezes up or resets randomly - It's happened when Windows is loading up after boot, when I'm logging in, when I'm idling, surfing or playing games. I'm not 100% sure what the cause is and I was wondering if anyone would be able to help? Here's what's inside: Arctic Power 700w PSU MSI 770-C45 AMD Phenom 2 x4 955 XFX GeForce GTX 260 4gb DDR3 1333mhz Maxtor ATA HDD I've not tried reinstalling Windows 7 yet, but I'm not sure whether it's an issue with the rig itself or whether it's a Windows issue. I've tested the memory, taking out each of the two 2gb sticks of ram that I have and that made no difference whatsoever. Any ideas and help would be appreciated, thanks! Last edited by DnStalker; 10-16-2009 at 04:47 PM. Reason: Mistake

10-17-2009, 06:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
gandip Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 53 OS: Windows 7,server 2k3,2k8	Re: [SOLVED] Windows 7 Crashing on a new build Hi Dnstalker, I think windows 7 is stable but will be more stable after service packs have been released.For now try windows update.Microsoft has released an udpate for windows 7 try installing it.Your hardware is fine for windows 7.