So, I have done plenty of research and still can't quite get my computer to stop freezing. I wil start with some specs:
Motherboard: ASUS P5N-D
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
RAM: 2x DDR2-SDRAM OCZ 2G8002G
The symptoms started a few months back, starting every once in awhile, then getting worse, then getting to the point that booting up to the desktop was a success. It is located in a room that couldn't get below 75 degrees F and was booting up warmer than 60 degrees C, so I thought it was heat - went and got a new CPU fan, dropped the temp 10 degrees C but it still freezes. Tested in Safe mode, doesn't freeze, so I started reading around. Downloaded CCleaner to try and help clean the registry after going through all my programs and uninstalling everything that I didn't need, and programs that I remember being installed around the same time the symptoms started. It is definitely "slightly better" in that it will stay on for about 10 minutes now, but still freezes.
I have gone into the BIOS to try and check on some of the frequency settings because I read quite a bit about that, but couldn't find any settings in my BIOS set up.
I am certainly no expert, but am confident in doing the work myself with a bit of guidance (I did build the machine myself about 2.5 years ago). Oh, and I apologize, I am running Windows 7 if that changes anything...
Thank you everybody in advance for any help you can provide. I am not opposed to just clearing everything out and starting over, but I would like to avoid that if at all possible...
Regards,
tkbambino
Motherboard: ASUS P5N-D
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
RAM: 2x DDR2-SDRAM OCZ 2G8002G
The symptoms started a few months back, starting every once in awhile, then getting worse, then getting to the point that booting up to the desktop was a success. It is located in a room that couldn't get below 75 degrees F and was booting up warmer than 60 degrees C, so I thought it was heat - went and got a new CPU fan, dropped the temp 10 degrees C but it still freezes. Tested in Safe mode, doesn't freeze, so I started reading around. Downloaded CCleaner to try and help clean the registry after going through all my programs and uninstalling everything that I didn't need, and programs that I remember being installed around the same time the symptoms started. It is definitely "slightly better" in that it will stay on for about 10 minutes now, but still freezes.
I have gone into the BIOS to try and check on some of the frequency settings because I read quite a bit about that, but couldn't find any settings in my BIOS set up.
I am certainly no expert, but am confident in doing the work myself with a bit of guidance (I did build the machine myself about 2.5 years ago). Oh, and I apologize, I am running Windows 7 if that changes anything...
Thank you everybody in advance for any help you can provide. I am not opposed to just clearing everything out and starting over, but I would like to avoid that if at all possible...
Regards,
tkbambino