When using Browser Computer lags then freezes

[Megavolt419]

Ok so i been having this problem since this morning,,my computer has randomly been lagging then going to a black screen then going back to desktop then it just freezes i cannot use my mouse or do nothing.

So i did a reinstall of windows..i did a custom install and it left the old.windows folder and i got rid of that.

And still having problems...

So i think i found the problem whenever i use a browser(i tried 3 browsers) it crashes after like 5-10 mins, even if i open the browser up then CLOSE it, my computer freezes right after closing it..the mouse starts to lag then a black screen shows then the desktop comes back and the computer freezed...

What can i do?

 

[aford10]

Look in the event viewer and see what error is being logged.

 

[Megavolt419]

Audit events have been dropped by the transport. 0

- <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
- <System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog" Guid="{fc65ddd8-d6ef-4962-83d5-6e5cfe9ce148}" />
<EventID>1101</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>101</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x4020000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-08-01T05:41:58.315231100Z" />
<EventRecordID>541</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="884" ThreadID="1092" />
<Channel>Security</Channel>
<Computer>Erik-PC</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
- <UserData>
- <AuditEventsDropped xmlns:auto-ns3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events" xmlns="http://manifests.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/windows/eventlog">
<Reason>0</Reason>
</AuditEventsDropped>
</UserData>
</Event>

Then i hit the reset button and i get this?

The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

I think i found out the problem it was my graphics card, even with other programs with it still freeze up i did 2 reinstall of windows before plugging in the cable to my on board GPU and everything working fine for now.

How do i know its my GPU for sure and not the slot on the motherboard before i go out buying a new card...

 

[aford10]

Some motherboards have more than 1 PCIe slot (assuming that's the type of card you're using). You could try a different slot. The first thing I'd do, would be to update the video driver for your graphics card.

 

[Megavolt419]

Ya i just borrowed an old video card form my friend he had laying around now i am not crashing at all, so guess it was my video card that burnt out.

Thanks for the help.