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My computer keeps shutting down randomly and its driving me insane. There is no correlation between shutdowns. I might be playing a game or just on google. The computer could have been running for 5 minutes or 3 hours. The screen just turns black, the computer turns off, and then it turns back on. I checked the logs after all the shutdowns and it usually says "DHCPv4 client registered for shutdown notification". I also monitor the temperature of the CPU and GPU and they are both always below 50C. I built the computer less than a month ago and it has been happening since the beginning. My PSU is a Corsair CX750M, CPU is a i7 9700k, GPU is a GTX 2060ti, motherboard is a gigabyte b365m ds3h, SSD is a 1tb samsung 860 QVO, and 16gb of gskill ddr4 ram. Any help would be great. Thank you!
 
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My canned random reboot Rant
Random reboots are usually caused by the PSU, the RAM or software AND in that order of likely-hood.
PSU - If you can borrow/swap a PSU for testing. sibling/friend you can swap out the PSU and each system will be testing the other.
RAM - run the system with one stick of RAM see if stability returns if not Test all the RAM with memtest 86 for five passes or overnight. if you get no 0 errors after more than five passes the ram is good. with the random reboots I would suggest running this test after the PSU swap or after the PSU has been cleared.
Software - Drivers or other issues can cause reboots. Boot to a linux distro on a USB drive. mint linux will boot to memtest86. you can run the OS from the...

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My canned random reboot Rant
Random reboots are usually caused by the PSU, the RAM or software AND in that order of likely-hood.
PSU - If you can borrow/swap a PSU for testing. sibling/friend you can swap out the PSU and each system will be testing the other.
RAM - run the system with one stick of RAM see if stability returns if not Test all the RAM with memtest 86 for five passes or overnight. if you get no 0 errors after more than five passes the ram is good. with the random reboots I would suggest running this test after the PSU swap or after the PSU has been cleared.
Software - Drivers or other issues can cause reboots. Boot to a linux distro on a USB drive. mint linux will boot to memtest86. you can run the OS from the USB and await reboot.
end canned rant

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Jan 2, 2020
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My canned random reboot Rant
Random reboots are usually caused by the PSU, the RAM or software AND in that order of likely-hood.
PSU - If you can borrow/swap a PSU for testing. sibling/friend you can swap out the PSU and each system will be testing the other.
RAM - run the system with one stick of RAM see if stability returns if not Test all the RAM with memtest 86 for five passes or overnight. if you get no 0 errors after more than five passes the ram is good. with the random reboots I would suggest running this test after the PSU swap or after the PSU has been cleared.
Software - Drivers or other issues can cause reboots. Boot to a linux distro on a USB drive. mint linux will boot to memtest86. you can run the OS from the USB and await reboot.
end canned rant

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Ok ill try that and see if it keeps happening. Thank you!
 
Jan 2, 2020
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90% of the time this is a PSU issue. I would check all the plugs and reset the CPU and Ram sticks. BTW, did you purchase the RAM as a kit or seperately? This can also cause shutdowns.
Yeah thats what Ive heard. I did an extensive check on all the cables yesterday and they all seemed good. I purchased it seperatly.