Question PC powered off suddently - now only stays up for 20 seconds and powers off again.....

paulfoel

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Suddenly just powered itself off....
Tried to power back on, came back on, splash screen, then same again. Powered off. Tried 3-4 times.....

I'm thinking overheating PSU? I guess I'll see if it cools down.....
 

Lutfij

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We're going to need more information in order to not assume what's the problem and try and narrow down possible culprits.

Please include your system's specs like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Case:
OS:

Also, state the age of the PSU as well as it's make and model and not just it's wattage.
 

paulfoel

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Think its an overheat issue. Old PC which, to be honest, is a little dusty and needs cleaning.
Its been fine for years, no issues, so hardware config is not going to be the issue here.

PSU is a decent Corsair one too.

Anyway, booted ok once it had cooled down. Cleaned it much better now.