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PC RANDOM CRASHES PLEASE HELP
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hi my pc will crsh randomly, i can be playing bf3 or browsing the web (doesnt happen when im doing certain things) it will freeze the screen on what ever im looking at and if there is a sound it will replay it (sounds like a buzzing) and i have to power of my system with he reset switch or PSU switch.


specs:
i5 3750k CPU
GTX550Ti GPU
8GB Corsair Vengeance RAM
corsair TX650M PSU
Hitachi Hard drive (quite old but its decent)
MSI z77 g41 motherboard
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Have you tested your Graphics card?
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nope how would i do that?
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nope tested it everything was fine but i noticed a noise about a week ago it was like a scratching sound,(only quiet) i thought it was a fan on a wire or something so i powered off my ppc opened it up no wires anywhere powerd on same sound for about 2 mins then went away, thought nothing of it but it keeps coming bakc for about 5 mins at a time then goes, i read it could be my harddrive, is this true and can hhd cause crashes?
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Yes You said your HDD is old so that could be the cause of the problem
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[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] heres a decent HDD
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im saving for a gfx card but i could get a new hdd but i dont want to buy one if that isnt the problem. its not that its an old hdd it came from a pre build HP desktop i got about 9 months ago before i built the pc i have now i just kept the hdd and disk drive.

if i was to get a new is good? [ Register or Signin to view external links. ] i know i dont need 2tb but its only about 10 more than 1tb so why not
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Yeah mate thats brillant for the price
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