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Question

Computer Freezes and Restarts

Aug 2, 2017 9:34PM PDT

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Answer
Gaming and Heat go together
Aug 2, 2017 9:59PM PDT

Most often cause is CPU overheating due to loss of thermal paste which needs to be replaced between processor and the Heat Sink/FAN assembly

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temperature didnt seem high
Aug 2, 2017 11:26PM PDT

Hi James,

When the computer freezes, i have the temperature monitor on and it isn't going to a high temperature at all. Maybe about 40 C.

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Check the RAM
Aug 4, 2017 12:50AM PDT

download and run memtest86 on it. When RAM quits working, hits a bad area, things also freeze.

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Freeze
Aug 2, 2017 11:21PM PDT

If the machine is 4/5 months old make it a warranty issue.