Computer sometimes freezes and I'm not sure why. Think it may be chrome related, but maybe not.

[rogerjohnsam]

So I'm pretty familiar with computers and I've tried several things that I'll list below, but basically it freezes sometimes when I walk away and its idling. Not often, but maybe once a week or so. I've tried the key combo to refresh my graphics driver (win+control+shift+

which doesn't help. I think it may be related to chrome/brave. I'm not sure, but in several instances I've had both closed and it didn't freeze, but it doesn't freeze with it open often so it might not be that. I am using the portable version of brave if that makes a difference, but I rarely use it. This has been happening for a several months and it also could be related to my graphics card swap (put in a Nvidia 2060), but I don't have any issues with it otherwise so I'm not sure.

1) Tested RAM with the windows mem diag
2) Tested all hard drives/SSDs with Seagate Seatools and Crystal Disk Info
3) Updated graphics card drivers
4) Updated BIOS and motherboard/processor drivers
5) Chrome - I've had graphics acceleration on and off
6) Stress tested hardware
7) sfc /scannow - it fixed some corrupt Windows files
8) Checked Windows logs and the only thing it really shows is an improper shutdown that I've had to do each time


Hardware:

AMD Ryzen 3900x
32GB RAM
1TB boot SSD + a few mechanical drives + 500GB SSD
650W Power Supply
Windows 10 Pro


Any ideas on what it could be? Any other tests I should try?

 

[lan101]

Could still be the ssd especially if it's nvme...those do weird things sometimes. Even if the test shows good I wouldn't rule it out as a possibility.

 

[frase]

I would doubt it would be browser related, have you tried with another PSU?

When you removed GFX drivers did you use DDU to remove all traces?
Tested with another GPU?

 

[Porthos]

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So I'm pretty familiar with computers and I've tried several things that I'll list below, but basically it freezes sometimes when I walk away and its idling. Not often, but maybe once a week or so. I've tried the key combo to refresh my graphics driver (win+control+shift+b) which doesn't help. I...

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[seashore]

Sounds EU?

 

[Larry Sabo]

Sounds EU?

+1, especially when he says "I'm pretty familiar with computers" yet claims to have been a computer tech with 10+ years experience in his Introduction post.

Looks like another hacked account to me. @Kitten Kong can tell us for sure.

 

[britechguy]

+1, especially when he says "I'm pretty familiar with computers" yet claims to have been a computer tech with 10+ years experience in his Introduction post.

+2 I thought about doing a Report last night as soon as I saw the post just based upon that phrase alone, but thought I'd wait to see whether others had the same feeling, as this is an old, though largely inactive, account.

 

[Kitten Kong]

I'm 50/50 right now.

Old account yes, but doesn't scream spammers to me.

Email is a legitimate domain.

I think the op is just starting out on his career here. And will give him the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Markverhyden]

He may sound newbish but I'd also like to point that he does a much better job of posting a "request" than many on here. Ref - https://www.technibble.com/forums/threads/how-to-ask-good-questions-for-faster-tech-help.1246/. Not only the specs but also a list of whats been tried.

A couple of SSD's. and a "few" mechanical drives with a 650 watt PS. I'd try something like 1000 watts.