PC Shutting Down Randomly

[Tehlews]

For a few months my home built pc would shut down will playing a game, I bought some thermal paste and it worked for a while, then it started shutting off again. My GPU and CPU temps were never dangerously high, and I ruled out viruses.

Nvidia GTX 550 Ti
AMD 760K 4X 3.8 GHZ
500 Watt PSU

 

[herrwizo]

You say the temps were never high, but that's a common mistake of people not knowing the exact temperature their CPU is allowed to run at.

Please download Open HW Monitor and run it in background while playing games and then report max temperatures of your CPU and GPU.

 

[Tehlews]

Before buying my parts I found out what temps they were allowed to run at and it was no where near there. I was getting those Kernel Power 41 errors, so it could be my PSU. LOGISYS Computer PS575XBK 575W ATX12V SLI Ready Power Supply

 

[herrwizo]

Just test the temps, so we can rule that one out. It can be many things, like overheating, RAM issues, PSU issues, mobo issues... one thing at the time is the only way to go.

After that, if you got a spare PSU, test with it.

 

[Tehlews]

My GPU can get to 100 degrees C but it only ever got to 56. My CPU can't pass 75 C.

 

[Tehlews]

I have a spare PSU but it is not compatible with my MOBO.

 

[herrwizo]

My GPU can get to 100 degrees C but it only ever got to 56. My CPU can't pass 75 C.

75 is way more than it should be. Max allowed temp for your CPU is 74. It begins to have issues over 70, and it is recommended to keep it below 60 at all times for longevity sake.

Like I said, even if it seems like a good temp, it is mandatory to check first, not guess. Intels can go to 100C, AMDs usually start throttling way lower than this.

 

[Tehlews]

My CPU never gets close to that.

 

[RNTheeter]

Another possibiltiy is there is something touching the motherboard (screws, case side panel) and I've heard about it happening before. Even happened on my new 386 build. I needed to install stand offs so the mobo wouldnt touch the case metal.

 

[Tehlews]

Another possibiltiy is there is something touching the motherboard (screws, case side panel) and I've heard about it happening before. Even happened on my new 386 build. I needed to install stand offs so the mobo wouldnt touch the case metal.

Could be, I do have a micro atx MOBO in a full tower case. I will take a look, thank you.