Random shutdowns while gaming?!?

Gamepsyched

Gamepsyched

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My computer was getting blue screens during crysis and shutting down so i came to the conclusion the motherboard was faulty.

Originally bought my computer from Bestbuy so it was under warranty and they replaced that. No more blue screens

I was gaming BF3, Counter strike Go and crysis for a little while with NO problems what so ever.

But last night when i was playing CS:GO, It shut-down randomly, No blue screen. The screen just goes blank and the cpu/Gpu fans sound like there going haywire.

I think my power supply might be to light for my upgraded setup:

I7-860
GTX 460
8 gigs ram
PSU - 450-500 W i think!?? Its definatley not over 500.

Is replacing PSU the solution? Heres the one im thinking about getting
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
 
If its a crappy 450 watt psu, then most likely thats the cause. Do you have a model number available of the psu?
 
johnb35 said:
If its a crappy 450 watt psu, then most likely thats the cause. Do you have a model number available of the psu?
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I dont know number since im on the pc right now, But i think it is a 400-450... I dont want to jeporadize my GPU... Is the PSU i posted good?
 
FuryRosewood said:
excellent psu choice, i used that one for a good year or two till i moved to the CP1000, but i think the 750W would be more efficient for me...just i wanted cable management, if your lookin for that, look at the AX series of corsair psus

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139016&Tpk=corsair ax750

Better efficiency and cable management.
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Well i already ordered the one i posted bevause of cheap price, Hopefully this fixes my problem i will let you guys know
 
so i replaced the PSU 3 days ago was running fine, But now its randomly shut off TWICE today during gameplay ....... Suggestions??

Bestbuy just replaced my MOBO you think they could have messed up and i need another new MOBO
 
Just realized my CPU runs around 55C MAx dont know if thats bad..

But my GPU is running around 100C with seems a little high to me

using HWmonitor. I just cleaned out the case and turned another fan on

Any other suggestions? Im gunna do a test and see what it gets to now

EDIT: all the fans seem to be working, would thermal paste help or is that just to keep the cpu cool.

New PSU has a huge new fan where my old one had none so i dont get why it would be overheating still.
 
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Do you here any beeping noise when it shuts
Down? And when you try and turn it on again does
It shut down? If so it means that your computer is over heating. I would recommend getting more fans and a CPU cooler.
 
Tech Wizard said:
Do you here any beeping noise when it shuts
Down? And when you try and turn it on again does
It shut down? If so it means that your computer is over heating. I would recommend getting more fans and a CPU cooler.
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It was beeping but since they replaced MOBO the shutdowns just black screen No beeps.... If i have sound in game the sound just keeps repeating like it "Froze" But couldnt display a message

No blue screen or anything
 
I just said that it may be cooling because I had the same problem but when I added more fans and a better CPU cooler it never happened again.
 
Gamepsyched said:
It was beeping but since they replaced MOBO the shutdowns just black screen No beeps.... If i have sound in game the sound just keeps repeating like it "Froze" But couldnt display a message

No blue screen or anything
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Had the same problem with my brothers pc, he played 10min and his pc shut down and restarted. So I used speedfan (which was not a good idea) so he could play a little longer , but after a month his gpu was totally ruined. So stop hitting the card, get the gpu out of your pc and have a look under the fans, I'm 90% sure that dust is stuck under the fan. Just blow it away with whatever you want and place it back in your pc. If you are already too late and overhitted it too much so it's transitors broke, you'll have to place a new one.... cpu temp is good btw. No need what techwizard said.
 
Gamepsyched said:
My computer was getting blue screens during crysis and shutting down so i came to the conclusion the motherboard was faulty.

Originally bought my computer from Bestbuy so it was under warranty and they replaced that. No more blue screens

I was gaming BF3, Counter strike Go and crysis for a little while with NO problems what so ever.

But last night when i was playing CS:GO, It shut-down randomly, No blue screen. The screen just goes blank and the cpu/Gpu fans sound like there going haywire.

I think my power supply might be to light for my upgraded setup:

I7-860
GTX 460
8 gigs ram
PSU - 450-500 W i think!?? Its definatley not over 500.

Is replacing PSU the solution? Heres the one im thinking about getting
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
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Replacing PSU might be the solution.

However I have dealt with computer shut downs and blue screens myself possibly (and most likely) due to malware, viruses, etc.

So I highly prefer (recommend) you do a scan of your whole entire computer of viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, etc.

If any viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, etc. are mentioned I highly recommend getting Norton or Kaspersky or other
anti harmful to computer program
to get rid of the virus, viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers etc.
and see if that helps.

If still having trouble I prefer you take the computer to a computer shop and let the person or persons check it out.

The reason why I am telling you about malware, spyware, keyloggers, viruses etc. is because I have gotten blue screens myself as well.

Good luck on getting your problem, problems, etc. rectified (solved).
 
Fira said:
Replacing PSU might be the solution.

However I have dealt with computer shut downs and blue screens myself possibly (and most likely) due to malware, viruses, etc.

So I highly prefer (recommend) you do a scan of your whole entire computer of viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, etc.

If any viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers, etc. are mentioned I highly recommend getting Norton or Kaspersky or other
anti harmful to computer program
to get rid of the virus, viruses, malware, spyware, keyloggers etc.
and see if that helps.

If still having trouble I prefer you take the computer to a computer shop and let the person or persons check it out.

The reason why I am telling you about malware, spyware, keyloggers, viruses etc. is because I have gotten blue screens myself as well.

Good luck on getting your problem, problems, etc. rectified (solved).
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He shuts down when playing games and his gpu is reaching 100 degrees, it won't be a virus and his psu is already replaced.

Let him do what I said before^^
If it still shuts down after cleaning the gpu under then fans, he'll probably have to buy a new one...
How long you got this pc already?
 
The same sort of thing was happening to me as well. Replaced the motherboard and all was well. So this sort of thing could really be caused by almost anything.
 
Gamepsyched said:
My computer was getting blue screens during crysis and shutting down so i came to the conclusion the motherboard was faulty.

Originally bought my computer from Bestbuy so it was under warranty and they replaced that. No more blue screens

I was gaming BF3, Counter strike Go and crysis for a little while with NO problems what so ever.

But last night when i was playing CS:GO, It shut-down randomly, No blue screen. The screen just goes blank and the cpu/Gpu fans sound like there going haywire.

I think my power supply might be to light for my upgraded setup:

I7-860
GTX 460
8 gigs ram
PSU - 450-500 W i think!?? Its definatley not over 500.

Is replacing PSU the solution? Heres the one im thinking about getting
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139021
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I highly recommend you do a restart of your computer
but when something like


Button1 (example F12) : whatever (example statuses)

Button2 (example delete) : whatever2

Press Button1 first and have a look around if no luck
then
restart again
and this time
press Button2 and if you see something that states at what temperature the computer automatically shuts down at, change the number of temperature the computer shuts down at to whatever you want or need or both
such as no shutting down for example.

Also air conditioner (if safely allowed and permissioned to do so) is highly recommend while using the computer or a fan as close as safely possible blowing cool air on low or medium near the vents of the computer's hardware where stuff gets plugged into it (such as keyboard for example)
this might fix the problem, not sure though.

Best of luck to you.
 
claptonman said:
An air conditioner or a fan will not solve the heat issues. The GPU is faulty.
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Ok so cleaned out the GPU with air, It now runs around 70-80C while playing Counter strike.

But under OCCT stress test it climbs to 96C at a very un-settling rate.

Should i try to apply thermal paste .... Or is my gpu just done for :(

Note that i do have a regular best buy ACER case, But everything else seems to be venting fine. The fan to the gpu is working and i have been using evga precision to raise fan speeds to max (70%) which helped in counter strike

But i still feel there is a problem



EDIT: Fira that was the worst advice ive ever heard

EDIT 2: @Smileman . Had it maybe under 3 years since i still have warranty. Just got MOBO replaced which fixed blue screens. Replaced PSU 1 week ago. Zotac GTX460 1GB Was put in 2 years ago... Maybe its time to upgrade myself to a fancy new GTX 680. Money is not a problem but I could deff wait until farcry 3 too buy a new GFX card and by then the 680 should be cheaper
 
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hm make sure the fans clean, along with all the fins on the heatsink, and as a last resort you could do TIM, my 460 after 2 years never hit those temps...thats rather up there...
 
FuryRosewood said:
hm make sure the fans clean, along with all the fins on the heatsink, and as a last resort you could do TIM, my 460 after 2 years never hit those temps...thats rather up there...
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Does the heatsink help cool the gpu?? i thought it was just for the CPU

Or is the small fan on the gpu also called a heatsink? (NOOB)
 
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