Computer restarts when I'm playing games

[msattam]

Hey all, I was just in the middle of an RS:S game when my computer restarted. Went back in and it did it again. I just finished my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/msattam/saved/#view=4XfCmG. Playing on a TV atm, not the asus^ getting that later. I thought maybe it was my CPU overheating or something, but I went in the BIOS and it was at 40 degrees Celsius. When I'm just browsing on my OS I don't restart. Nothing is overclocked. I'm really worried why this is happening.

 

[i7Baby]

Your CPU is getting too hot. Post idle and gaming temps from your motherboard utility software.

Re-seat the cooler.

 

[msattam]

Let me see if I can find those. One sec.

 

[msattam]

This is all I found
Frequency: 3500 MHz
36 degrees Celsius
BCLK: 100 MHz
Vcore: 1.040 V
Ratio: 35x

 

[msattam]

I'm around like 50-55 in game

 

[i7Baby]

They seem OK.

What make and model ram have you got?

 

[msattam]

They seem OK.

What make and model ram have you got?

I'll let you know when I get back to my place. But they are 4x2GB. I believe they're DDR3-1600 SDRAM.

It only happens when I'm gaming. I don't know why. Actually, I was playing counter strike fine but with RS:S I keep getting rebooted.

RS:S is a much more demanding game, though.

 

[i7Baby]

4 x 2gb or 2 x 4gb?

 

[msattam]

I have 4 2GB rams. It says on my UEFI BIOS that my DRAM: 8192 MB (DDR3 1333MHz)

 

[msattam]

Here is my DRAM Status

DIMM_A1: Hynix 2048MB 1333MHz
DIMM_A2: Micron 2048MB 1333MHz
DIMM_B1 Hynix 2048MB 1333MHz
DIMM_B2: Micron 2048MB 1333MHz

 

[i7Baby]

Mixed ram sticks don't usually work. Are the timings identical?

 

[msattam]

Mixed ram sticks don't usually work. Are the timings identical?

They worked fine in my last build (p7-1297cb). Should I make sure that the same two sticks are in the same slots (i.e. a and b)? And what do you mean by timings?

 

[i7Baby]

eg http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-1866c9d-8gab - "9-10-9-28-2N"

 

[msattam]

eg http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-1866c9d-8gab - "9-10-9-28-2N"

Could I find that on the RAM or on my BIOS? I have no idea. I just took them out of my old computer.

 

[i7Baby]

Depends on your bios. Have a look.

You can also use CPU-ID - SPD tab

 

[msattam]

Depends on your bios. Have a look.

You can also use CPU-ID - SPD tab

Let me take a look. One moment please

 

[msattam]

Side update, I was updating my GPU driver on Nvidia GeForce Experience and it has a "My Rig" section and it's telling me I have 8GB of RAM (7.94 usable) so I know that they're at least registering.

 

[msattam]

On CPU-Z the SPD tab, everything is identical. All four slots. At least on the timings table.

 

[msattam]

Week/Year is different.

 

[msattam]

Would it even matter if I switched the RAM to slots that matched with the same letter?