friend's computer problems

[tay104]

Hey, my friend's computer keeps getting random freezes (sound glitches, and complete unresponsiveness).  I have no idea what could be causing it.

His specs are:
AMD Phenom 2 720BE (tri-core 2.8GHz)
4GB ddr3 ram 1600
ATi HD 5770
450W psu
1TB hdd
Win7 home premium x64

UPDATE:
We got him a new Corsair 650W modular PSU, and no change, though, he did mention that his computer was a little quieter afterwards.  So, any ideas?

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[Madmitten]

useless processes and too many icons

/thread

[Skele]

That power supply seems low for those components. I don't know much about hardware though. Could also be overheating.

EDIT: If it is too low, his components may not be getting enough power to run properly.

[FrAgGEr]

it could be a low quality PSU causing the problem since the Radeon 5770 requires a 450w PSU.

forget you beat me skele

[tay104]

Well, we did cheap out on the psu a little.  I'll look into it.

[tay104]

Bump for update; read first post.

[brickybob]

Needs more power.

[King of losers]

Hit it a couple of times.

[Inv3rted]

Does it start working again or turn off after it freezes?

[tay104]

AFAIK it freezes, he turns it off and it takes a few tries for windows to boot properly without freezing halfway through.

[Inv3rted]

Sounds like either RAM is going bad or a component is overheating.

[brickybob]

Sounds like either RAM is going bad or a component is overheating.

New fan and RAM.
Try it.

[nitt]

[RedSaturn]

useless processes and too many icons

/thread

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[Ethan]

Make sure to do I virus sweep with AVG or McAfee.
Oh, and if nothing works, at all, try formating it.

You don't know what you're talking about.