Computer Locking Up/Freezing AND restarts!

[animestan]

Hello, i've been having a re-occuring problem with my pc. This error has only occured during gaming. Visual indication would be the screen freezing on a specific frame. Sound would indiciate a reptition/loop of the last half second of noise produced by the game. And for my pc case, i have a led that connects to the HDD that blinks to show HDD activity. When the freezing first starts, it would blink in a constant cycle, then a few moments later, the light would turn off, My screen would still be frozen, and the sound would not loop anymore, but only play the last sound genereated by the game.

Things I've done to try to troubleshoot;
1. Chckdsk (Using regular chkdsk in run will check to about 2nd or 3rd step, then it says errors found cannot run in read only mode.
2. chkdsk /f
3. Ran SEAGATE diag tools. Tests run: SMART check, Short drive self test, short generic test. All tests came back as PASSED
4. Right click My Pc -> Manage -> Disk Management -> Right-Click C drive -> Properties -> Error Checking -> Check Now. The test would not start till i rebooted (and i did so) I waited for the 5 step test to finish, and my regular boot up screen proceeded and i logged in.
*I've updated graphic card drivers, HDD firmware
PC SPECS:
Quad core Q9450
Seagate 500gb
bfg gts250
kingston 4gb ram
coolmaster 600W
Asus P5Q-E
Win Xp

Stats while play Red Faction Guerilla in windowed-widescreen
according to speedfan:
GPU: 59 C
System: 29 C
CPU: 47C
AUX: 30C
Temp: 59C
HDD: 27C
Core 0: 54C
Core 1: 51C
Core 2: 50 C
Core 3: 58 C
Core: 59 C


At idle:
GPU: 39 C
System: 29 C
CPU: 35C
AUX: 30C
Temp: 39C
HDD: 27C
Core 0: 43C
Core 1: 42C
Core 2: 39 C
Core 3: 44 C
Core: 38C

*I've tried to check for errors in event viewer, but nothing poitns to a freeze or shutdown


Any solutions?
Thanks 
     

[animestan]

Quick Update. I now have temp readings for the game I usually crash in
Left 4 Dead
Temps according to speed fan

Gpu: 64C
System: 28C
Cpu: 51C
Aux: 30C
Temp: 64C
HD0: 27C
Core0: 58C
Core1: 54C
Core2: 54C
Core3: 57C
Core: 61C

[Smoker]

When is the last time you cleaned the dust out of the inside of your rig? A dirty case can cause various strange problems. That it freezes on the same frame I don't think would be dust related, but could be.

[BC_Programmer]

try a chkdsk /r.

[animestan]

Did that, but still .
Update: I decided that the next time it freezes up, I'll wait for a while...
Today, when it freezed (During TF2) I decided to just sit there. A while later I saw the LED light for my HDD blink and the sound came back for a split second then my pc restarted. Also , I additionally ran the Seagate Long Self Drive test
Any ideas?

[animestan]

Update 2:
So basically after the restart of my pc I started doing what I regularly do. After I was done, I shut it down.

Next morning, I turn on my pc, boot up and everything was fine, but I recieved an additional dialog box saying my pc has recovered from a serious error (dont know why it came up, and if it should come up, shouldnt it have come up after the auto restart ?)
Heres the log in event viewer.

Source: System Error
Category: (102)
Event ID: 1003

Error code 000000ea, parameter1 88568b30, parameter2 89269208, parameter3 8907f110, parameter4 00000001.

In bytes:
0000: 53 79 73 74 65 6d 20 45   System E
0008: 72 72 6f 72 20 20 45 72   rror  Er
0010: 72 6f 72 20 63 6f 64 65   ror code
0018: 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 65    000000e
0020: 61 20 20 50 61 72 61 6d   a  Param
0028: 65 74 65 72 73 20 38 38   eters 88
0030: 35 36 38 62 33 30 2c 20   568b30,
0038: 38 39 32 36 39 32 30 38   89269208
0040: 2c 20 38 39 30 37 66 31   , 8907f1
0048: 31 30 2c 20 30 30 30 30   10, 0000
0050: 30 30 30 31               0001   

[Asusequad4]

this has been my same experience with my home PC.
its strange that the hardware listed is so similar, but I have more to add.
I have replaced almost everything in my PC over the last 3 years.
so I had determined this must be related to virus or operating system problems.
so I saved up to give old Bill Gates more money for the latest release. Windows 7 Professional.

this was sure to be the Cure! here it is only Months later, and the system crashes more than ever.
dose anyone have a fix on this I cannot be the last one on the plannet experiencing this.

[animestan]

this has been my same experience with my home PC.
its strange that the hardware listed is so similar, but I have more to add.
I have replaced almost everything in my PC over the last 3 years.
so I had determined this must be related to virus or operating system problems.
so I saved up to give old Bill Gates more money for the latest release. Windows 7 Professional.

this was sure to be the Cure! here it is only Months later, and the system crashes more than ever.
dose anyone have a fix on this I cannot be the last one on the plannet experiencing this.

Wow, hard to believe a thread this old has been dug up, I suggest making another thread posting specific details of your issue.
I haven't changed much hardware wise, besides an RMA of my gfx. Ever since then (and I mean, my RMA almost 2 years ago) everything seemed to be fine. Best of luck. (If you have a BFG gfx, I think they have lifetime garuntees, even though they don't make newer ones anymore, if you're lucky, they might even upgrade your card if you send it in for a RMA. I actually sent in a 9800gtx+ and got back a gts250 [I know the specs are virtually identical, and gts250 is essentially just a re-brand]).

[Geek-9pm]

Here is an alternative method to isolate a problem.
The rule is ton divide that problem in half, not into just a little bit at a time. This is the same principal used in a binary search. Cut in half, then cut in ha again.

Let's cut it in half but using another hard drive and a new install of Windows. And removing any peripherals not needed. Like wireless mouse, coffee maker, etc.

It that cure the problem, you would have an idea where to look.
If it does not solve the problem, you need a new computer.