Pc suddenly turns off while gaming

[jchandak26]

My pc was turning off while gaming before, i thought that it would be because of my processor's temperature, so i bought a Cooler master hyper tx3 evo and my temperatures gone very down. But now also my pc is turning off while gaming. Please help me guys I am in a big trouble. Please help me....

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Sounds like your PSU isn't up to the task.

 

[jchandak26]

What does that means ???

 

[jchandak26]

ThatVietGuy, can we talk in private messages plzzz

 

[ThatVietGuy]

No, continue topic here.

What wattage is your PSU? If it's not putting out enough power to run your computer it will cause instability with your system.

While you're at it, post the rest of your PC's specs.

 

[jchandak26]

Processor - Intel core 2 quad q8300

 

[ThatVietGuy]

That doesn't help at all.

Need ALL the specs, especially the PSU's make and model.

 

[jchandak26]

Processor - Intel core 2 quad q8300
Graphic card - Amd sapphire hd 7770
Motherboard - Gigabyte g41m combo
PSU - Techcom 450w psu
Ram - Kingston 4 gb (2 x 2)
Processor cooler - Cooler Master hyper TX3 Evo
If any thing else you want then please let me know, And plzzzzzzzzz help me

 

[ThatVietGuy]

I'm willing to bet your PSU is the problem. I would suggest upgrading to a high quality unit.

 

[jchandak26]

My Cabinet is placed in a closed area, when i put it i wide area with no walls touching it, it does not turns off, why like this ??

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Your computer is overheating. When it overheats it shuts down to protect itself.

 

[jchandak26]

but i had installed a new cooler then why is it turning off

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Did you make sure to put on new thermal paste before installing the new cooler?

 

[jchandak26]

there was a thermal paste provided with the cooler, i applied that

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Try monitoring your temps with these programs and seeing what the temps are when it crashes:
http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

I'm suspecting you didn't install the cooler correctly.

 

[jchandak26]

before installing the cooler my idle temps were 60 and after installing the cooler my idle temps are 48-53. Is there anything wrong???

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Idle temps mean nothing. What are the temps while you're playing games when it shuts down? To find out make sure to turn on the logging feature.

 

[jchandak26]

So how do I prevent overheating

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Don't run the computer in a confined space.

 

[jchandak26]

What is confined space ???

 

[jchandak26]

What is the logging feature