My 7 yr old computer is going nuts

[seePyou]

My 7 yr old computer is going nuts

1. My Zotac 1070 both fans stop spinning (occasionally one of the fan will whimper). I can play FF14 for 5-6hrs without the computer going auto reboot or hanging
2. CPU fan going strong, core temp is normal
3. Mouse will hang when i go idle for too long
4. Random screen freeze when watching youtube
5. No screaming beeps when boots up but soemtimes, it refuses to boot up normally.

[Question]
1. PSU fault? (but everything is so random)
2. GFX card is dying?
3. Mobo dying?

Can't finger the fault

 

[bunnypangsai]

I think it’s mobo/ram
1070 fans will only keep in at a certain temp, otherwise it’s passive cooling

 

[chaoprokia]

remove your GPU and use onboard GPU to test if same thing happen.

 

[neomages]

Got check if gpu got thermal throttle?

My old 1070 fan had issue and i had no issue using the computer, only when playing game or watching youtube that things get choppy and fps drop like mad but not hanging up and no errors.

When drop like mad i meant i only get like 10fps on MHW when fighting the monsters and when in town i get like 40~50fps.

 

[seePyou]

Got check if gpu got thermal throttle?

My old 1070 fan had issue and i had no issue using the computer, only when playing game or watching youtube that things get choppy and fps drop like mad but not hanging up and no errors.

When drop like mad i meant i only get like 10fps on MHW when fighting the monsters and when in town i get like 40~50fps.

the funny thing is ,my FPS in game never drops.
somemore tops 117fps in towns and huge world fates.

it baffles me coz the crash is not frequent and its bloody random
like the most idling moments like watching youtube or playing spotify

 

[shawntyq]

sounds like ram or mobo cos the issue v random.

try updating your drivers or ddu and reinstall.

 

[purpleberry]

I have had the same problem last time. One of the RAM chips is faulty. You can try to use one by one to isolate the problem. Can RMA and get a new one.

 

[Zijin_]

also when it crashed is there blue screen or what? blue screen may tell you what is wrong

 

[zhihao57]

the funny thing is ,my FPS in game never drops.
somemore tops 117fps in towns and huge world fates.

it baffles me coz the crash is not frequent and its bloody random
like the most idling moments like watching youtube or playing spotify

Could be ram issue.

Happened to me before, before my pc totally cannot turn on, it had the same issue as you, occasionally will just crash.

I tried checking if the Ram is faulty by removing one of the ram, then my pc boot normally.

After getting the new ram, i still abit buay song, then i tried plugging in the "faulty" ram in a different slot, works like a charm.

Turns out my ram is fine, its the slot that is spoiled.

HAHA

Morale of the story, check properly before making purchases

 

[seePyou]

also when it crashed is there blue screen or what? blue screen may tell you what is wrong

I dont see all the BSOD but its all random
sometimes there is none

sounds like ram or mobo cos the issue v random.

try updating your drivers or ddu and reinstall.

Initially, I thought my nvidia drivers are messed up
So i did a full driver update on everything
seems fine for awhile then it strikes again

 

[SKinny86]

Do a surface scan on your disk drives as well, see got bad sectors or not.

 

[SkyShroud]

Clean your gpu fan. I assume no warranty since you didn't send it for service.
Just disassemble it and clean it, then put it back with new paste.
If fan still not working, go buy replacement from ailexpress or something.

Likely your gpu overheat and you let it continue overheat over a long period, then the vram spoil
vram is weak against long term high heat

 

[Phen8210]

what specs ur pc?

 

[seePyou]

what specs ur pc?

i5-4200 / Asus B85M-GAMER
16GB Ram (Kingston)
nVidia 1070 Zotac
980GB Zotac SSD
2TB Hitachi HDD
Cosair 650W (Gold rating)

 

[tigerwoods]

My 9yo PC recently keeps freezing randomly also. Troubleshoot and found out one of the 2gb Kingston ram causing the freezing. But memtest shows no problem.

Posted from PCWX using Jedi mind trick.

 

[siber]

i5-4200 / Asus B85M-GAMER
16GB Ram (Kingston)
nVidia 1070 Zotac
980GB Zotac SSD
2TB Hitachi HDD
Cosair 650W (Gold rating)

16GB 1 stick or 2 stick?
test RAM? different slot, different stick?
as above comments — sounds like mobo or ram.

 

[micxiao]

My 7 yr old computer is going nuts

1. My Zotac 1070 both fans stop spinning (occasionally one of the fan will whimper). I can play FF14 for 5-6hrs without the computer going auto reboot or hanging
2. CPU fan going strong, core temp is normal
3. Mouse will hang when i go idle for too long
4. Random screen freeze when watching youtube
5. No screaming beeps when boots up but soemtimes, it refuses to boot up normally.

[Question]
1. PSU fault? (but everything is so random)
2. GFX card is dying?
3. Mobo dying?

Can't finger the fault

Could be the GFX card is not seated properly. Is the GFX card sagging? I think older motherboards might tend to have some sagging issue. In my 8 year old desktop, I use an empty bottle (with appropriate height) to support the weight of the GFX card.

Also, just to confirm that it is the GFX card issue, try to remove the GFX card entirely and run the PC with just motherboard onboard graphics for a few days and see if there is still any hanging issue.