I don’t understand the issue with your PC freezing. Can you provide more details?
I don’t understand the issue with your PC freezing. Can you provide more details?
In routine work I face no issues. However, when attempting games my computer slows down significantly, taking 5-10 minutes to respond. It becomes unresponsive and emits a buzzing sound from the speaker it uses, requiring constant power button presses to shut down. This problem has persisted since I first built the system, and I haven’t adjusted any settings or changed temperatures. My temperatures remain stable between 60-70°C during gaming, while normal operation stays around 30-50°C. I have XMP enabled but disabling it didn’t help. Removing RAM and testing each stick individually yielded no improvement. I’ve swapped GPUs, moved the PC to another room or circuit, and run Prime95/Furmark without issues until I terminate the test. Prime95 passes all cores, and a fresh Windows 10 installation with the specified specs worked without freezing. I’m still unsure how to resolve this.
I received no responses because of how unusual it seemed, yet it still occurred. You can simply read this if you have time or ignore it—it just outlines everything I attempted, which was extensive. All I can say is this feels like a curse. I understand exactly what you're experiencing. The problem you described isn't identical to the one above, but it's quite similar, so I’ll share what worked for me. If someone more experienced knows the cause, feel free to mention it. In the meantime, here’s how it was resolved for my friend: For that issue, I had them rebuild the whole machine from the ground up and thoroughly clean everything. It still functions properly now. They removed all cables, parts, cleaned them meticulously, and reassembled everything. It worked, though I’m not sure why or how it fixed it. Since this was over four years ago, I don’t remember the exact steps. But the main suspect turned out to be the motherboard. The video linked (timestamped) suggests that when something inexplicable happens, memory or power supply issues often arise—so those areas should be checked next. I’m truly sorry I don’t have a clear solution, and please keep us updated so we can investigate further.
The cooler was installed recently, and I replaced the thermal paste a few weeks ago.
I disassembled my computer yesterday and everything seems fine. I concentrated on the CPU socket since I suspected it might be the issue. I need to purchase some thermal paste today. My cooler is a Fuma 2.
I had this problem with my 10850K. It seems like the default load line settings in the BIOS were causing huge swings in voltage when going from full load back to idle. I would get an instant freeze the moment I stopped a heavy stress test like Prime95 Small FFTs. In the Asus bios there is an AC DC Load Line setting. I lowered those to 0.50 and it fixed the full load to light load instability issues. After some more testing, I might have lowered those some more to 0.25 now. Time for a reboot so I can check. Edit - No need to reboot. HWiNFO reports that AC/DC Loadline for the IA core are set to 0.25
Initially, my setup was very unstable. Frequent crashes happened even outside of Prime95 tests. Adjusting the load line settings during a 30-second full load to no-load test resolved the problems. This approach seems promising worth trying.
Did you check HWiNFO for your AC DC load line readings? Instead of a 10-minute Prime95 test, consider running 20 tests at just 30 seconds each. Keep an eye on the VCore voltage using HWiNFO. What is your CPU speed and reported VCore voltage? Does the voltage change when switching between full load and idle, or vice versa? For an 8-core processor, also try some 4-core Prime95 tests. Stability under full load is important, but the real issue lies at partial load—focus on testing that area. Return to the fundamentals.