Compter Freezers and Becomes unresponsive after playing games for a few minuts

[bilalius]

Hi, i have been having some major problems with my new set up. Every time i play a game such as MW2, Black Ops or MW3, my computer shuts down and a strange noise comes from my headphones. I have looked everywhere but cannot find an answer. i Have even send my motherboard back to ASUS and the problem is still here. My set up is,

Intel i7-2600K @3.4GHz CPU
Asus P8Z68 Deluxe Mobo
CoolerMaster v8 heatsink
16.0gigs Memory
Antec 750W PSU
Gigabyte HD6850 1G GDDR5 graphics card
3 case fans
2 Harddrives (one 2TB, and one 500gig)
64bit OS

 

[johnb35]

Possibilities are

1. video card
2. PSU
3. overheating

Only way to tell is to try different parts and see if it still happens.

 

[bilalius]

its not g card as i got a brand new one and its still there

so how you i go about checking if its my psu?

 

[johnb35]

You try a different psu. What are the cpu temps when playing the games?

 

[bilalius]

ahh makes sense, lol
ermm when i restart the temps are at about 40 for both mobo and cpu

 

[johnb35]

Also you said you were getting noises from your headphones. I would check to make sure you used the correct amount of standoffs for your motherboard and actually put them in the correct places in the case. That board requires 9 standoffs.

I've attached a picture of the mobo with where the standoffs and screws go.

 

[bilalius]

Fixed It

It turns out that my motherboard was the problem, i replaced it and the computer is working fine

thanks