Posts by Brenda Watson4

Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 210

CPU: Intel Core i3 2100 8

8GB RAM

So, about a year ago, I was dealing with this massive headache with my PC. Every time I tried to play a game or even just watch a video on YouTube or Facebook, the whole thing would just freeze up—complete system hang—with this nasty, distorted audio looping in the background. My only move was a hard reboot. At first, I figured it was just an overheating issue, so I swapped out the thermal paste, but no luck. Then I started digging through some forums and people suggested it might be a RAM issue. I actually borrowed a stick from a buddy to test it out, but the same thing kept happening. Eventually, someone mentioned it could be a faulty slot, so I started testing them one by one until I found the culprit. Turns out, there was one specific slot causing all the drama, so I just stopped using it. Everything ran fine for over a year after that, but lately, the freezing has started creeping back in. Is it possible that old slot is acting up again, or am I looking at a totally different problem?