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<blockquote data-quote="AtlBo" data-source="post: 697926" data-attributes="member: 32547">Thanks for the suggestions.&nbsp; I will try it all.&nbsp; Been working on this in a happenstance way due to time constraints, so I can&#039;t recall everything I have tried.&nbsp; Seems like I tried Safe Mode and everything seemed OK, but I wondered if it was just that the system was quieter.BTW, it is only when the system is running video in the browser, but Chrome and Firefox will both cause the issue.&nbsp; O/C it does tend to happen more as RAM amounts get higher toward 80-90%.&nbsp; It&#039;s weird though.&nbsp; I mean I had 2 GB (2 1GB sticks) which I replaced with 2 2GB sticks.&nbsp; Running with the 2 1GB sticks and the E2160, o/c I had severe limitations and choppy 720p video and all.&nbsp; However, the RAM usage never went over 72% no matter what I did.&nbsp; That setup made me wonder about some things about balance between the parts capabilites of a PC.Some info.&nbsp; I see the BIOS tool for updating the BIOS was installed on March 4.&nbsp; That would be basically the same day I upgraded the processor.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t dtetermine when the ATI driver was updated unfortunately, so I can&#039;t say on the graphics end when I changed the cards.&nbsp; Actually, think I used the ATI detector app to update the driver after first removing the prior one.&nbsp; I suspected they use the same driver, however the card didn&#039;t work with the 4350 driver listed in Device Manager.&nbsp; I did manage to find one ATI file in System32 dated 2-15-17, indicating the driver has been installed since that time and before the processor change.&nbsp; After all is said, don&#039;t think it&#039;s the graphics card memory either, anyway.I think this is a power issue, not as in power supply in this case but as in something gets pushed too hard and fails.&nbsp; If so, don&#039;t think it&#039;s PSU (remote chance it could be SeaSonic rated at 300w), RAM, or hard drive.&nbsp; That would leave motherboard and processor.&nbsp; Of those two I would lean to motherboard, since this processor is the exact MOST powerful processor that can be placed on the board.&nbsp; So maybe the board is just failing to live up to its specifications.&nbsp; Anyway lol, who designs a motherboard for multi-core processors and then makes it single channel only?&nbsp; Well, in this case I guess BioStar, but I do think that could have something to do with why the processor uses so much of its bandwidth when video plays in the browsers.I looked at alot of answers out there that involved reseating the heatsink and all, and I might double/triple check that it is tight.&nbsp; However, since I think I would like to update the motherboard anyway, I am not sure I want to go any further.&nbsp; Guess if I want to find out what&#039;s in this quad core, I am eventually going to have to come up with another motherboard.&nbsp; Lose the key so be it.&nbsp; I was hoping to eliminate these freeze ups until I can get around to this though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AtlBo, post: 697926, member: 32547"] Thanks for the suggestions. I will try it all. Been working on this in a happenstance way due to time constraints, so I can't recall everything I have tried. Seems like I tried Safe Mode and everything seemed OK, but I wondered if it was just that the system was quieter. BTW, it is only when the system is running video in the browser, but Chrome and Firefox will both cause the issue. O/C it does tend to happen more as RAM amounts get higher toward 80-90%. It's weird though. I mean I had 2 GB (2 1GB sticks) which I replaced with 2 2GB sticks. Running with the 2 1GB sticks and the E2160, o/c I had severe limitations and choppy 720p video and all. However, the RAM usage never went over 72% no matter what I did. That setup made me wonder about some things about balance between the parts capabilites of a PC. Some info. I see the BIOS tool for updating the BIOS was installed on March 4. That would be basically the same day I upgraded the processor. Couldn't dtetermine when the ATI driver was updated unfortunately, so I can't say on the graphics end when I changed the cards. Actually, think I used the ATI detector app to update the driver after first removing the prior one. I suspected they use the same driver, however the card didn't work with the 4350 driver listed in Device Manager. I did manage to find one ATI file in System32 dated 2-15-17, indicating the driver has been installed since that time and before the processor change. After all is said, don't think it's the graphics card memory either, anyway. I think this is a power issue, not as in power supply in this case but as in something gets pushed too hard and fails. If so, don't think it's PSU (remote chance it could be SeaSonic rated at 300w), RAM, or hard drive. That would leave motherboard and processor. Of those two I would lean to motherboard, since this processor is the exact MOST powerful processor that can be placed on the board. So maybe the board is just failing to live up to its specifications. Anyway lol, who designs a motherboard for multi-core processors and then makes it single channel only? Well, in this case I guess BioStar, but I do think that could have something to do with why the processor uses so much of its bandwidth when video plays in the browsers. I looked at alot of answers out there that involved reseating the heatsink and all, and I might double/triple check that it is tight. However, since I think I would like to update the motherboard anyway, I am not sure I want to go any further. Guess if I want to find out what's in this quad core, I am eventually going to have to come up with another motherboard. Lose the key so be it. I was hoping to eliminate these freeze ups until I can get around to this though. [/QUOTE]

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