[inrihab]

Hello guys,

I'm gonna get straight to the point. I have a custom rig I bought roughly a year ago that had been built for two weeks. It's still a pretty great build here are the specs (I'm not very great with technical stuff but I can get by):

Windows 7 Home Premium
AMD FX-4170 Quad Core Processor
RAM: AMD AE38G1339U2 16GB DDR3
PSU: Antec HCG-620M
Motherboard: Gigabyte 970A-D3
GPU: XFX Radeon Hd 7970
HDD: WDC WD10EARX-00N0YB0 ATA 1TB
SSD: OCZ-AGILITY4 ATA 120GB

My computer freezes / crashes (I'm assuming it is overheating since the CPU goes to 65 degrees in BF4) during heavy processing when it did not used to. I have hard reset it hundreds of times. I DO have an unplugged case fan, but I do not know how to plug it into my PSU...it has molex connectors and I dont see those on my PSU. My friend used to have this fan connected but there is no place for the molex connectors inside and I dont see a proper adapter to get it to the small 4 pin "sysfan1" spot on the motherboard. Here are pics of my setup.

Also I will post pics of my system performance with HWMonitor during use of these programs.

All responses appreciated. Thanks!

 

[inrihab]

so i know it's not the fan. I got it working but now I know it's some piece of hardware that got crappy over time. i just dont know if its my processor, psu, or ssd

 

[Tyree]

The Patriot RAM is a good suspect for "crashing". Try running one stick at a time. Run Memtest86 one one stick at a time and let it make at least 7 passes.
65C is not all that serious under a heavy load.

 

[inrihab]

haha how do I install this memtest86 program? I tried to burn the ISO but it says the image isnt valid. mo problems!

 

[greenbrucelee]

65 degrees is not overheating.

As Tyree said patriot RAM is a good suspect.

Are you using a burning program to burn the iso to disc?

 

[steve32mids]

for your fan you will need to buy a 4-Pin Molex Dual Power Splitter, plug into another power source ie dvd drive.

http://www2.multithread.co.uk/linitx.com/products/Power_Splitter_Cable_-_2_x_Molex_main_large.jpg

 

[inrihab]

so i just caught it at 80 degrees this time. and it crashed of course right after the screenshot. i got the fan going, but it didn't make a difference. i am trying to install memtest86 but the installer installed something called quickengine so once i figure this out i can narrow it down further

 

[inrihab]

UPDATE: so my computer did the freeze when i was running memtest86. does that mean anything? i pulled one of my 8gb sticks out and am testing again just the one for now...

 

[inrihab]

you guys, this is insane, i can't even get through memtest. does that mean i have found the culprit?

 

[Tyree]

Very likely.
Patriot RAM is noted for issues. It does have a lifetime warranty.
Personally, I would use that warranty and then sell the replacements.
G.Skill & Corsair are the better RAM brand choices.
A 2x4GB matched pair of 1600MHz should be more than sufficient.

 

[greenbrucelee]

if memtest fails your RAM is bad

 

[inrihab]

UPDATE:

I ran memtest86 off a USB, one stick at a time. they both passed after roughly 45 minutes each. it must be the PSU?

 

[Tyree]

How many passes did you let MemTest run?
Your PSU is a top quality SeaSonic made unit but any component can fail.
Do you have or can you borrow a 500W minimum good quality PSU to try?

 

[inrihab]

i let both of them finish. so 100% of the passes.

i don't have an extra psu nor can i borrow one cause i'm short on cash. this is quite a bummer. costs 40 bucks for canada computers to do a diagnostic so i should probably just sell something and buy a 750w corsair or something

 

[Tyree]

Your Antec has a 3 yr. warranty. If you do replace the PSU, go with SeaSonic-XFX-Antec HCG and 620W is plenty for your current configuration.
Corsair PSU's are lower quality and not recommended.

 

[greenbrucelee]

memtest does not finish, it runs for ever. 45 minutes would probably equal 1 pass. You need to let memtest run for atleast 7 passes.