First of all, I apologize if this is in the wrong category or if a similar issue has been addressed before. The quick amount of Googling did not seem to get the results I needed.
To begin: I just recently got my hands on an RTX 3060Ti 8GB GPU and was excited to get to use it during my time off school. After installing it, I had noticed 4 short beeps sound from the motherboard upon startup (according to Google, the beeps relate to the motherboard CMOS battery). The computer continued to run fine so I did not pay much attention to it. About an hour in, while playing games while watching YouTube simultaneously, the computer forcefully restarts itself, without any indication of what happened. I have tried a couple of troubleshooting methods but without success. I tried to reseat the memory, reseat the GPU, and monitor the temperature. Reseating the components did not fix anything, and the temperature stays at around 60 degrees Celsius while doing my normal gaming, so I am not 100% sure on what the issue is.
I have a suspicion that I may need a new motherboard and CPU as these are two components that are extremely outdated. I got these two components from a friend and do not know their exact specifications, but what I do know is that both components are made by Intel, and the motherboard was made to fit the 2nd Gen Intel Core i7, which is what this PC currently uses. My PSU is about a year old and provides 750w of power, so I do not believe this would be the issue.
What do you guys think? Could it be an outdated motherboard/CPU? Could it be a faulty GPU? Or is there something else that I overlooked?
To begin: I just recently got my hands on an RTX 3060Ti 8GB GPU and was excited to get to use it during my time off school. After installing it, I had noticed 4 short beeps sound from the motherboard upon startup (according to Google, the beeps relate to the motherboard CMOS battery). The computer continued to run fine so I did not pay much attention to it. About an hour in, while playing games while watching YouTube simultaneously, the computer forcefully restarts itself, without any indication of what happened. I have tried a couple of troubleshooting methods but without success. I tried to reseat the memory, reseat the GPU, and monitor the temperature. Reseating the components did not fix anything, and the temperature stays at around 60 degrees Celsius while doing my normal gaming, so I am not 100% sure on what the issue is.
I have a suspicion that I may need a new motherboard and CPU as these are two components that are extremely outdated. I got these two components from a friend and do not know their exact specifications, but what I do know is that both components are made by Intel, and the motherboard was made to fit the 2nd Gen Intel Core i7, which is what this PC currently uses. My PSU is about a year old and provides 750w of power, so I do not believe this would be the issue.
What do you guys think? Could it be an outdated motherboard/CPU? Could it be a faulty GPU? Or is there something else that I overlooked?