Computer overheating (possibly?)

[Kjet]

I'm having problems whenever I play some graphics intensive/high end games that after a while my computer will crash. This notably happens most commonly on games such as GTA V and occasionally even on XCOM 2. When it crashes I can only hear a loud buzzing sound (Sometimes louder than other times) and the screen freezes. On top of this the computer itself feels significantly warmer than it normally is causing me to believe it is a result of the GPU overheating.

I'm not against buying replacement parts to fix my problem but I'm not made of money and would rather find out if I need a replacement GPU or should I upgrade my cooling system?

I have tried dusting out my computer too and while it is starting to look due for another clean the problem did still occur after a fresh dusting. Any advice or ideas on this would be very much appreciated thanks.

I have an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
I don't know the rest off the top of my head but should probably be able to find out anything necessary to say.

 

[Hellfire13]

how old is ur system and how old is d gpu???
r d drivers updated???

 

[Joshua_32]

Download HW Monitor, this will allow you to monitor your GPU temps.

 

[helpstar]

Test your hard drive as well. Use the manufacturer's tool.

Run realtemp to monitor the CPU.

For Intel CPU use the Intel diagnostic tool
For amd use prime95 with smallfft

Run memtest86+ installed on an empty USB flash drive, boot from it

Furmark to stress your gpu (monitors the gpu temp. Too)

How high are the temps?

 

[Kjet]

My whole computer is only 1-2 years old and all my drivers should be fully updated. My GPU's drivers I can say are definitely 100% up to date.

Monitoring/stress testing my CPU and GPU Seems to show me temperatures of min 30 degrees Celsius and 75 degrees Celsius max for the CPU while showing a 60 degree Celsius min and 81 degrees Celsius max for the GPU.

I did also notice earlier today it crashed again despite me just browsing the internet. I also felt no abnormal heat from the system afterwards.

Is there anything else I should test?

 

[Hellfire13]

what is ur psu unit???

nvidia says...

Thermal and Power Specs:
98 CMaximum GPU Temperature (in C)
230 WGraphics Card Power (W)
600 WMinimum Recommended System Power (W)

 

[helpstar]

Which power supply is it? Brand and model
Which processor?
Which motherboard?
Anything in the windows event log written that states error or equal?

 

[Kjet]

My CPU is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz
I believe my motherboard is an ASRock Fatal1ty H97 performance series

I don't have any record of my power supply and I don't believe there's an easy way to check is there? I can open my pc to check but with my case the power supply is a little awkward to get to. I can do it but I would need to do it tomorrow as I don't have the time today.

As for the event log although I know where to find it I have little experience using it so I don't really know what I'm looking for in it. Is there some kind of specific tutorial that may help me with what I'm looking for in it?

 

[Hellfire13]

this might be of help...

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000800.htm

 

[Kjet]

Ok my computer crashed again and I looked at recent events. There's 1 error stating "The previous system shutdown at 9:31:35 AM on ‎4/‎26/‎2016 was unexpected." as well as 1 critical "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."

I still have not yet checked my power supply but I will be able to do it at some point today.

 

[Kjet]

Ok so i havent opened the case up fully as like i said it would be a chore so i will try to avoid it. What i can gather from it on closer inspection however is that i am quite confident in saying it is a thermaltake 650w litepower power supply and i did find this one online that looks to be the one.

https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=30009&cPath=225&utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=export_feed&gclid=CjwKEAjwgPe4BRCB66GG8PO69QkSJAC4EhHhGP35olj5iQ2O12mOEbeAmWte4v7KI-bZgTKaX16XnRoCKi3w_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#googlebase

 

[Hellfire13]

okkk...tht luks decent enuf n we can safely exonerate d psu as long as there is no inherent issue with it...
tht leads us to d next culprit...d gpu itself...
u need to do sum benchmarking tests for tht...
please install n run this... https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/

i may not be sure, but going by ur symptoms, most probably ur gpu fan stops rotating at times...ths can happen when d blade hinges r clogged...
i wud suggest that u open d cabinet n thn play a graphic intensive game...observe whether there is any kind of impediment to fan flow...
also observe d temp. simultaneously...

 

[Kjet]

Ok I'm now quite sure it's not overheating. Computer crashed on 60 degrees which it had stayed around for 20 or so minutes. Not only were the fans on the whole time but were still running even after the computer crashed.

 

[Hellfire13]

okkkk...then u have to check the integrity of the hdd...
install hard disk sentinnell and check the health of the hdd...

 

[helpstar]

Which bios version is on the motherboard? Update it in bios itself, not in Windows.

Try another power supply.

Boot memtest86+ installed on an empty USB flash drive

Check hdd with its manufacturer's tool

All power connectors plugged in? Such as gtx770 pcie power connectors and 8pin ATX12V power connector (not just 4 pins)