Freezing issue guidance wanted

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 Xaltar wrote:

I am happy to answer your questions as best I can but in situations like this it's as simple as throwing a fan in there and seeing if the problem goes away 

Thanks for taking the time for the explanations Xaltar - great info and definitely helped me understand!

Unfortunately, although I think the issue might be partly thermal related, I'm not sure that's the full story. I did a test last night with the USB fan blowing across the components and although it lasted a bit longer, it decided to freeze eventually. 

I'm starting to think, based on a lot of other reboots of freezing, that perhaps either its not VRM heat related or that the VRM is very picky about the temperature and is tripping at lower temps than it should.

I'll probably be getting hold of the supplier of the motherboard to discuss options - either try a replacement or perhaps choose a different brand/model as I've read stories about boards that start off ok but fail after a period of months.