my computer will not stay on for more than 2 mins before it freezes
Sounds like a heat issue... fans running?
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R9 290X+Kraken+Corsair H90, Xeon 5649@4ghz, Asus P6T-WS Pro
Have you tried running any diags yet?
Memtest
cpuprime, etc?
"...Dumb all over, A little ugly on the side... "...Frank Zappa...
He's running in splashtop right now, and it's working fine. Makes me think driver/software issue.
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R9 290X+Kraken+Corsair H90, Xeon 5649@4ghz, Asus P6T-WS Pro
I had an issue where linux would work fine, and windows would crash. Turned out to be memory.
Look for the Ultimate Boot CD and download that, burn it to a cd and then boot from it. Try out the mainboard tests and let it run at least one pass of memory.
Like Luke said though, verify your drivers. Did you install anything just before this happened? Software or hardware?
"...Dumb all over, A little ugly on the side... "...Frank Zappa...