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  1. COLE SILKETT
    Cole Silkett Win User

    Windows 11 PC freezes and becomes completely unresponsive when gaming


    I recently got a new prebuilt PC, and within a week of redownloading all my files and games from my previous PC, the computer continuously freezes and becomes completely unresponsive when gaming. It happens at random times and seems to differ between games. I have done everything I possibly can to remedy this issue, from scanning and repairing drivers, drives, reseating my GPU and RAM, installing HW monitor to ensure my temps are not skyrocketing and the voltage/wattage is sufficient, going into BIOS to make sure nothing is overclocked and the RAM is set to the correct MHz, running the windows

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    Cole Silkett, May 15, 2023
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  2. DARWIN DIM
    Darwin Dim Win User

    My laptop randomly freezes and becomes completely unresponsive

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    Darwin Dim, May 15, 2023
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  3. MARIVEL MAN
    Marivel Man Win User
    Minecraft freezes gaming PC

    Hi,

    We have here a thread Windows 10 freezes when playing games
    related to your concern. We suggest that you go through the steps provided by
    Roger Lu.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards.
     
    Marivel Man, May 15, 2023
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  4. PCGUY2021
    PCGuy2021 Win User

    Windows 11 PC freezes and becomes completely unresponsive when gaming

    Gaming PC freezes only when idle.

    Ever since I've gotten my current PC I've had an issue. The machine plays games perfectly and I've had no issues playing games at maxed out settings.

    However, the problem with this PC is that it will just randomly freeze when IDLE. The PC has never frozen when I'm playing a game, but only when I'm idle or watching a youtube video.

    What happens is I'll just be watching a youtube video or something and the system will just freeze. No BSOD, just completely freezes. Any audio playing will just loop and the system is completely unresponsive. I can move the mouse but nothing responds when you click on it. The only way to fix the problem is to press the power button and restart.

    This is strange problem. Every PC I've had before would lock up DURING games, not idle.

    This problem doesn't happen often, but it's annoying when it does. It might not happen for days or weeks but it eventually happens. I'll just be browsing youtube and boom, all sound stops playing, Windows 10 becomes completely unresponsive and I'm forced to press the power button to restart.

    Why would this PC be freezing when browsing youtube but NOT when playing games on demanding settings?

    If it helps, I got the PC custom built at a store. Perhaps the guys who built it installed something incorrectly?

    Specs

    GPU: RTX 3060

    CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X

    RAM:16GB

    OS: Windows 10

    Storage:1TB SSD

    I had a Windows 7 gaming PC for years and never had this happen.
     
    PCGuy2021, May 15, 2023
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