So, suddenly for the last few days, my computer began rebooting at seemingly random times. It’s happened in the middle of my gaming, but also in the middle of the night while I’m sleeping, interrupting some activities I leave running over night.
My system:
Windows 10 64 bit
Intel i5-7500
Nvidia GTX 1070
8 gigs of ram, I forget the brand
I’ve tried running the windows memory diagnostic, and didn’t detect any problems with the memory. No graphical distortions, so I’m guessing it’s not a GPU issue. The CPU temperature stays around 35-45 degrees Celsius even when the usage is at 90%, so I’m guessing it’s not an overheating issue. It’s really quite aggravating and began happening in the past few days after a couple of years of running fine. Any ideas? What tests can I run to figure out what the problem might be?
I could provide event logs if it will help.
Edit: by far the oldest component on this computer is the PSU, an Antec that I’ve been using on one computer or another for about 7-8 years. I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that it may need to be replaced soon, but didn’t know when. Is there any way to check if the PSU is starting to die out? Could a dying PSU cause the problem I described?
My system:
Windows 10 64 bit
Intel i5-7500
Nvidia GTX 1070
8 gigs of ram, I forget the brand
I’ve tried running the windows memory diagnostic, and didn’t detect any problems with the memory. No graphical distortions, so I’m guessing it’s not a GPU issue. The CPU temperature stays around 35-45 degrees Celsius even when the usage is at 90%, so I’m guessing it’s not an overheating issue. It’s really quite aggravating and began happening in the past few days after a couple of years of running fine. Any ideas? What tests can I run to figure out what the problem might be?
I could provide event logs if it will help.
Edit: by far the oldest component on this computer is the PSU, an Antec that I’ve been using on one computer or another for about 7-8 years. I’ve always had it in the back of my mind that it may need to be replaced soon, but didn’t know when. Is there any way to check if the PSU is starting to die out? Could a dying PSU cause the problem I described?
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