ANOTHER UPDATE: I’ve attempted to remove any conflicting codecs to no avail, I’ve also updated the drivers from 3.4 to 3.52, and it also had no effect.
I’ve noticed that when it locks up my computer, there is still output to my TV, I also have the audio going into the ‘line in’ in my sound card, and the XBox 360’s sound still functions normally. This rules out that the motherboard is crashing as I’m using an onboard sound card.
This means that it’s either some kind of hardware fault (CPU, Video card) or there is a software conflict of some sort. I’m not sure where to start with this and could really use some help.