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HELP! Computer locking up and freezing!

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:21PM

Hi folks,

I have a big problem with my new gaming pc It keeps freezing and locking up. I get Kernel-Power errors on the event viewer. I dont know wahts causing it! (I got a BSOD just after running Orcs Must die 2. It stated: Uncorrectable hardware issue

Heres mt specs:

Case: Zalman Z11 Plus Power Supply: Corsair CX600 600W Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5Ghz - Highly Overclockable Overclocking: Extreme Processor Cooler: Stock Manufacturer Heatsink and fan RAM: 8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3 1600MHz/PC12800 Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive 7200rpm 32MB Cache Sound card: Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Thx!

www.ukgamingcomputers.com is were i got this particular pc from.

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:42PM

new gaming pc --- Uncorrectable hardware issue

Don't mess with it send it back!

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:46PM

I don't want to send it back! I just want to know whats going on with it! The freezes are not that frequent! I would be happy to look at my logs and anything else!

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:49PM

Error number on the BSOD? 0x00.....?

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:52PM

I don't really know but it never happened again so its not a big deal.

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:57PM

Without the number it is almost impossible to say what the problem is - see if any errors show in event viewer.

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 6:59PM

ok here it is : 0x00000124
it was caused by hal.dll and ntoskrnl.exe

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Fruit Bat /\0/\

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 7:15PM

Have a read here for what it is and what to try for a start.

but I'm guessing GPU or CPU either way it should go back.

Is it overclocked? crashes on steam games?

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woodchip

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 7:18PM

You may like to look hear, it may be a Motherboard Problem

Click Hear

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 7:21PM

Thx for advice! I think it might be overclocking. I will provide any info to help you find out what is happening.

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BulletXxGamer

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Posted February 16, 2013 at 7:49PM

Can i plz get a answer for whats going ON! I realy dont want to send my beast back!

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