Computer Crashes, New Power Supply?

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kzr22

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Hi, so about 2-3 years back I built my first computer and its been great until recently. It has started to crash every few hours. The computer will then automatically restart most of the time. Occasionally the computer will crash again while it is trying to restart. I then sometimes get a screen that checks my hard drive for consistency which I have done and it has not helped.

Steps I have taken so far
Ran a defrag
used HDD smart to check hard drive which came back all green.

My computers stats -
AMD black 3.2 ghz x6
RADEON HD 4870
550 watt power supply
4 gb of ram
Western Digital 250 gb hard drive

My theories are either I need a new power supply or just that the cord from the power supply feels loose and may not be working correctly. Any help?
 
Open the Event Viewer and check the logs to see if you can determine the culprit. The log that says Critical error is where you want to look.
 
The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.

Thanks, that is the error that occurs every time it has crashed
 
not getting BSOD it just goes black

Overheating is possible but all fans seem to be working so I don't see why it would
 
Run memtest:

http://www.memtest.org/

You have to burn it to a CD or use their USB tool and boot to CD or USB drive.

When you say the cord is loose, which cord? The one that plugs into the wall?

What's the make and model of the PSU?

And have you tried reinstalling windows?
 
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claptonman said:
Run memtest:

http://www.memtest.org/

You have to burn it to a CD or use their USB tool and boot to CD or USB drive.

When you say the cord is loose, which cord? The one that plugs into the wall?

What's the make and model of the PSU?

And have you tried reinstalling windows?
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have not tried reinstalling windows but it seems unlikely that it would be an issue with the os since it reports no errors and ive run Ccleaner and found nothing.

Yes it is the cord that plugs in to the wall.

I believe this is the power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702010
 
reinstall the os and replace power cord, if it still happens try another power supply and/or harddrive. Power supplys and harddrives are cheap,always good to have extra.
And hardrives can still be old or bad even if nothing shows up after testing.
 
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