Computer Turned Off During Gaming Only Turned Back On Successfully After A While

[SnowyMaya]

Hello!

Guys I'm a bit lost as to what I can do to reliably narrow this problem down but lately I've been having a bunch of different PC issues, from BSODs to freezes and a weird knack on my CPU to not be able to run integrated graphics(it always crashes, forcing me to use a dedicated GPU) yada yada

My most recent event was a match of Total War Warhammer II(which I believe is a very CPU-intensive game) where my computer suddenly turned off and trying to turn it back on resulted in a short boot sequence that also turned off right after, the only way to get it to even light up again was to unplug the power cable and try again(did this a few times and all of them failed)... Waiting a few hours and trying it again managed to get me a successful boot which confuses the heck out of me. I recently changed my PSU, MOBO and GPU so I don't think these parts are faulty, all of them have less than 3 months of use but the CPU has been with me for a bit and since it has been faulty(with the integrated stuff) I am wondering if it's going to die for sure soon.

Do you have any suggestions as to how I can narrow this problem down? Or if the problem could be related to something else(don't rule out the things I said were new!)?

Thank you for your time and sorry for the wall of text!

 

[DSzymborski]

First things first, we need all your specs and as much specifics of these various problems as you can go into.

 

[SnowyMaya]

First things first, we need all your specs and as much specifics of these various problems as you can go into.

Sorry!

MOBO: Z97-M from ASUS
CPU: i7-4790k from Intel(duh)
PSU: SDP-0700P Smart 700w from Thermal Take
GPU: Galax 1060 GTX OC 6GB DDR3
RAM: 2 HyperX 4gb sticks, DDR3 I believe
One SSD and one HDD

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PC just turned off while I was browsing the web(not a cpu-intensive task) so all my guesses are awful I guess

 

[DSzymborski]

Sudden turning off usually suggests one or two issues:

- Temperatures
- Failing PSU

Are you monitoring your temperatures?

 

[SnowyMaya]

Yes!

It usually idles around 55-60C while gaming can bring it up to 95ish(only on peaks though it usually stays at 70)

At this last "turn off" it was on the idle range

 

[DSzymborski]

Is that your CPU or your GPU temperature? 55-60C is *very* hot for an idle temperature.

 

[SnowyMaya]

CPU and it used to be much worse. This model is quite the heater and I live in a tropical country. I'm fairly certain it's not a temp issue for it has worked on these values for almost 3 years now

 

[Anthony_195]

You haven’t downloaded any software that may have overclocked your cpu have you?msi afterburner etc. etc. Also have you changed anything in he bios? It may help to get a better cooler. I hope your not using stock. Your computer maybe restarting due to high temps as a way to prevent overheating even idle.

 

[SnowyMaya]

I had MSI afterburner installed but recently removed it. I am not using the stock cooler and those temps are kinda common for my CPU. If it was turning off due to overheating I don't see why that'd only start now

The CPU is tweaked in the bios yes, to use a static voltage and be clocked at 4.2hz otherwise the computer would crash all the time in some applications

 

[SnowyMaya]

I've sent the PC to a local repair shop to see if they can identify the problem, will report back as soon as I know more about it e_e

 

[SnowyMaya]

It turned out to be an issue with the PSU after all.

Replacing it solved the issue, as it was under warranty things went smoothly fine!

Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[DSzymborski]

It turned out to be an issue with the PSU after all.

Replacing it solved the issue, as it was under warranty things went smoothly fine!

Thanks for the help everyone!

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