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PC shutting off and on repeatedly, need help
Posted on 6/5/19 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 6/5/19 at 5:28 pm
This is what I've got in my PC currently. Built this about a year and a half ago. The issue I'm having right now is my PC is sporadically shutting off then turning back on again repeatedly. Off the top of my head, it could be a power supply issue given that those can burn out pretty quickly but the one I have is highly rated and doesn't have more than 2000 hrs of gaming on it. It's plenty of wattage Although this issue is new to me, I haven't played any video games on it regularly for about a year.
Could it be a graphics driver issue?
Is it a RAM issue given I cheaped out on RAM because of how expensive it was at the time?
Could it be an electrical shortage? I have my PC and my monitor plugged into and and extension cord which shares the same wall outlet as a wifi power-line adapter.
Any solutions and advice would be appreciated.
Could it be a graphics driver issue?
Is it a RAM issue given I cheaped out on RAM because of how expensive it was at the time?
Could it be an electrical shortage? I have my PC and my monitor plugged into and and extension cord which shares the same wall outlet as a wifi power-line adapter.
Any solutions and advice would be appreciated.
This post was edited on 6/5/19 at 5:33 pm
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Posted on 6/5/19 at 6:12 pm to reauxl tigers
I hear the new Mac Pros are Fiya.
Posted on 6/5/19 at 6:39 pm to reauxl tigers
Could be overheating. Check your fan.
Posted on 6/5/19 at 7:07 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Could be overheating. Check your fan.
I second this.
If it overheats then it will for sure shut off and maybe try to reboot as if it was restarting
I've had them shut off completely though
Posted on 6/5/19 at 7:13 pm to reauxl tigers
They bought everyone at our work Uninterruptible Power Supply/Battery UPS, but we tossed them all several months later when our PCs started randomly going off then back on.
Plugged back into the AC outlet, and no more problems.
Could be an issue if you have one of those.
Plugged back into the AC outlet, and no more problems.
Could be an issue if you have one of those.
Posted on 6/5/19 at 7:16 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:Nah overheating isn't the issue, I've got a program monitoring CPU, GPU and motherboard temps at all times and it's always running cool if I'm not bogging it down.
Could be overheating. Check your fan.
Plus it happens often a few minutes after I turn it on and even while idle.
ETA: Gonna strip it down completely, clean each part and re-assemble it. Gonna start there.
This post was edited on 6/5/19 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 6/5/19 at 7:34 pm to reauxl tigers
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Gonna strip it down completely, clean each part and re-assemble it. Gonna start there.
I'd start with:
New power cord
Then try new socket
Then update drivers on everything
Then strip down
Posted on 6/5/19 at 8:27 pm to Twenty 49
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They bought everyone at our work Uninterruptible Power Supply/Battery UPS, but we tossed them all several months later when our PCs started randomly going off then back on
If that was your IT Dept buying those UPS, they need to be fired. A lot of money wasted trying to cheap out on UPS
Posted on 6/5/19 at 10:22 pm to reauxl tigers
Which version of Windows? Are you able to boot into safe mode? If so, it's probably a driver issue.
Posted on 6/6/19 at 9:10 am to reauxl tigers
It looks like you've got 2 x 8 GB RAM from the BOM.
If it's RAM related... I'd try reseating the RAM first and if the problem persists try one stick at a time to see if you can isolate it.
If it's RAM related... I'd try reseating the RAM first and if the problem persists try one stick at a time to see if you can isolate it.
Posted on 6/6/19 at 12:12 pm to reauxl tigers
Any chance you've checked the Windows (assumption) Error reporting log?
Could be a lot simpler than replacing and reseating hardware.
Could be a lot simpler than replacing and reseating hardware.
This post was edited on 6/6/19 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 6/6/19 at 1:13 pm to reauxl tigers
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Posted on 6/12/19 at 11:00 am to TexasTiger39
Temp is always less than 60C. My CPU stays cool easily because I delided it replaced the crappy thermal paste they use with liquid metal.
I think I might have fixed the issue. I think it might have been because I had the PC and the monitor plugged into an outlet shared by a wifi power line adapter. Ever since I moved the power line adapter to a different outlet and plugged the monitor and PC straight into the outlet, it hasn't randomly shut down.
I think I might have fixed the issue. I think it might have been because I had the PC and the monitor plugged into an outlet shared by a wifi power line adapter. Ever since I moved the power line adapter to a different outlet and plugged the monitor and PC straight into the outlet, it hasn't randomly shut down.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 3:58 pm to reauxl tigers
ETA: that didn't fix the issue. Now I'm pretty certain it's a bad power supply. Must have gotten fried or something. Not that old and its a good quality one.
Posted on 6/19/19 at 9:23 pm to reauxl tigers
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Now I'm pretty certain it's a bad power supply.
I had the same issue, thinking the chip paste dried up or something, or maybe the fan wasn't turning fast enough. My computer expert brother told me to replaced the power supply. Fixed it.
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:14 am to Langland
Check the logs? Does Windows know that it is shutting down? Giving any error codes?
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