PC restarts after new gpu

[1stpersongamer]

Just got a new gpu (MSI GTX 980 4GB) and it ran fine yesterday all day. after getting home from school today I was playing some games with my friends while skyping and it restarted. The 1st time it restarted i assumed it was random, about 30 mins later it rebooted my pc again. I really have no clue as to what it could be. My current rig is i7 3770 @ 3.4Ghz, 8gb ddr3 ram, EVGA 500W white. When it restarts its quick and just boots up to the login screen.

 

[Darthutos]

are you sure everything in your pc does not exceed 500w?

have you cleaned the inside of your pc yet?

 

[1stpersongamer]

No, I just changed the thermal paste recently about a month or two ago, my cpu fan gets really loud though and it has dust that can't be removed by hand.

 

[Darthutos]

run memtest put it on a cd or a usb key and boot from it. let it run while you sleep. this is to make sure your memory dimm sticks are okay.

do you have another psu (preferably with higher wattage) to check if it's a power supply problem?

 

[littleleo]

Your power supply seems a little weak the GTX 980 is rated for a 520w and above. Perhaps you should try a stronger power supply. I would also check your vents and clear off all the dust preventing good air flow (in the front and out the back/top). You can get a can of compressed air and use the wand to blow the dust out of the fins on your heat sink.

 

[1stpersongamer]

No, I don't have another power supply to test it, but I don't think it would be the psu I used to have an RX 480 and it ran well I just tested it again and played until it turned off with MSI after burner, my GPU temp was around 53C and the CPU was around 60C max for both. I checked that all the wires were plugged in well and they were. And how much memory do I need in my flash drive to install memtest? I only have a 4 gb flash drive atm.

 

[1stpersongamer]

I used to run an MSI RX 480 on my pc and it uses about the power as a GTX 980 if not more.

 

[Darthutos]

like 1 mb
memtest is very small. just grab a usb and put it in.

 

[1stpersongamer]

alright, would there be any way to check if my psu is the problem besides swapping it out for a better psu?

 

[Darthutos]

not really. everything would check out with the fans and the paperclips and still kill your computer.
sorry.

 

[1stpersongamer]

I tried playing a different game(alot more GPU and CPU demanding) for around the same time and it didn't restart itself, I think it may have been the game. But I also deleted some games that I had downloaded from igggames.com and they have gave me viruses before. You think it could have been the downloaded games or the other game?

Update: was playing CSGO while skyping a friend and it restarted once more.

 

[Igor_S]

I tried playing a different game(alot more GPU and CPU demanding) for around the same time and it didn't restart itself, I think it may have been the game. But I also deleted some games that I had downloaded from igggames.com and they have gave me viruses before. You think it could have been the downloaded games or the other game?

Update: was playing CSGO while skyping a friend and it restarted once more.

Did you find a solution? I'm thinking it's my PSU supply which is pretty old but I'm getting the same problems.

 

[Igor_S]

Just got a new gpu (MSI GTX 980 4GB) and it ran fine yesterday all day. after getting home from school today I was playing some games with my friends while skyping and it restarted. The 1st time it restarted i assumed it was random, about 30 mins later it rebooted my pc again. I really have no clue as to what it could be. My current rig is i7 3770 @ 3.4Ghz, 8gb ddr3 ram, EVGA 500W white. When it restarts its quick and just boots up to the login screen.

Well I found my solution which had nothing to do with the PSU and motherboard but instead with the BIOS.The steps I took which fixed my PC were by disabling legacy modes for hardware and boot etc. I upped the DRAM Voltage and updated my BIOS.