AMD based system freezing

PoWn3d0704

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I am running a Windows 8 RP Build 8400 machine, and it freezes hard a few times a day. It used to be terrible until I completely eliminated the Page Files on my HDDs, and disabled C-States to allow my processor to run at my OCed 3.8 Ghz all the time.

System Specs
AMD Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.8Ghz
G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 RAM
GTX 560 1GB
GTX 260 Maxcore 55 (For Dedicated Physx)
Thermaltake Blackwidow 850w Modular PSU
1640GB WD Caviar Black HDDs

Now, when the system hard freezes, it seems to always be while web browsing or sitting at the desktop. However, when it freezes, it'll stay motionless for about 5 seconds, and then every single fan in my system will kick up to 100%.

There is zero activity to my HDD light as well.

Are there any more tips/tricks I can do to keep my gaming performance and minimize freezing?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 RP
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.8GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4n98TD-EVO SLI
    Memory
    8GB G.Skill DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    eVGA GTX 560 1GB/BFG GTX 260 Maxcore 55

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8.1Pro - Finally!!!
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung/NP780
    CPU
    Came with the laptop (i7 of some sort)
    Motherboard
    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
    Memory
    upgraded to 12 gB from 8 gB
    Graphics Card(s)
    has switchable - Intel/ATI - Used wrong drivers, now ATI card is inop :( Will have to fix it soon!
    Sound Card
    I'm nearly deaf, so this isn't used often
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Touchscreen on laptop/32" Toshiba on HDMI (laid the Sharp TV on a mouse and cracked the screen!)
    Screen Resolution
    800x600
    Hard Drives
    One Samsung 1tB drive - 5400 rpm. Gonna switch to a 7200/10000 rpm or an SSD (if I can find $500 for a 1tB SSD!)
    - Switched to 500 gB Samsung 840 series SSD - WOW!!!
    PSU
    Why do we ask this for laptops?
    Case
    Silver with a neat Samsung logo
    Cooling
    sub-par, gotta get around to working on it soon Worked on it - still sub-par! :(
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Natural - the same one I've used since it orignally came out around 1995
    Mouse
    no Mouse - Trackball!!!!
    Internet Speed
    too slow when I'm waiting for a download to finish
    Browser
    Yes, I use this (Firefox mostly, w/IE next most)
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
    Other Info
    I'm handsome and a snappy dresser :0)
This sounds like the disabledynamictick problem - where an interrupt handler expects the clock to be ticking, but finds that it is the same as before, so it goes into a loop - more of a problem in multiprocessor machines, since each processor can handle other things, while cores get tied up in endless loops, everything eventually grinds to a halt. - but no crash and no BSOD report.

see http://www.eightforums.com/crashes-...-problems-culled-other-posts-2.html#post99951
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP COMPAQ Presario CQ57
    CPU
    AMD E- 300 APU with Radion HD Graphics 1.30GHz
    Motherboard
    inbuilt
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI
    Sound Card
    High Definition Audio on-board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    notebook
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST9500325AS
    Google drive 15GB
    Skydrive 25GB
    BT Cloud
    PSU
    external 20v
    Case
    Laptop
    Cooling
    pretty good
    Keyboard
    inbuilt
    Mouse
    touchpad
    Internet Speed
    BT Infinity Unlimited - 80 up 20 down =70/16 really
    Browser
    Chrome Canary usually
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender and Malwarebytes
    Other Info
    no Start menu modifications
    Upgraded with no issues to 8.0 and to 8.1
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