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    HELP STATION

    Aug 24, 2020 5 minutes

    Random Freezes

    I have a slim form factor build: AMD Ryzen 2700, 8GB Team T-Force Delta RGB 3,000MHz RAM, a single PNY factory overclocked XLR8 RTX 2060, 250GB Samsung 860 EVO SSD, and 2TB Hitachi hard drive. They’re connected to an Asus ROG STRIX B450-F motherboard, which is stuffed in a Thermaltake Core G3 and connected to a Dell P1914S.

    Recently my PC started acting up. Sometimes if I leave it on, the entire thing freezes – mouse, keyboard, and even the power switch become non-responsive. The only solution is to switch the power supply off and on, then reboot. It may be the drivers, but I have an issue installing them – what do I do with the compressed folder that was downloaded? How do I get my other drivers?

    I also tried resetting my motherboard settings, but that brings the RAM speed down to 2,400MHz. I’ve not had any BSODs,

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