I’m having a weird issue that has been going for a couple weeks and I still haven’t been able to diagnose the problem. Hoping one of the experts on this board can help!
Background:
I had an old build I haven’t touched in years (2013?) but was going strong until early this month. I got a black screen suddenly and couldn’t get the computer to restart. I replaced the mobo, CPU, RAM and hard drive, and did a fresh install of Windows. It will turn on now for just long enough to install Windows but spontaneously crashes within 5-10 minutes of low intensity use. I have repeated five times with the same result.
Current build:
MOBO: Gigabyte B450M DS3H (new)
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (new)
GPU: XFX Radeon 7800
RAM: 2x Ballastix 4GB DDR4 (new)
PSU: CoolerMaster RS-600W-ACAA-B1
Other info:
Immediately before crashing, the GPU will spin up to max speed and then the monitor will cut out. After cutting out, the computer still seems to be running normally but will then restart in another couple minutes.
I know CoolerMaster has a bad name on this board and I presume 6-year-old CoolerMaster has a worse name. I am leaning towards this being a PSU problem and I’m perfectly happy to shell out for a new PSU if this is the consensus.
The +12V signal appears stable, bounded between 12.312 and 12.386V (software read, don’t have a voltmeter).
I took apart the GPU, cleaned it and replaced the thermal paste - a touch-test makes me confident this is not overheating.
Any help is much appreciated! Thank you.
Background:
I had an old build I haven’t touched in years (2013?) but was going strong until early this month. I got a black screen suddenly and couldn’t get the computer to restart. I replaced the mobo, CPU, RAM and hard drive, and did a fresh install of Windows. It will turn on now for just long enough to install Windows but spontaneously crashes within 5-10 minutes of low intensity use. I have repeated five times with the same result.
Current build:
MOBO: Gigabyte B450M DS3H (new)
CPU: Ryzen 5 1600 (new)
GPU: XFX Radeon 7800
RAM: 2x Ballastix 4GB DDR4 (new)
PSU: CoolerMaster RS-600W-ACAA-B1
Other info:
Immediately before crashing, the GPU will spin up to max speed and then the monitor will cut out. After cutting out, the computer still seems to be running normally but will then restart in another couple minutes.
I know CoolerMaster has a bad name on this board and I presume 6-year-old CoolerMaster has a worse name. I am leaning towards this being a PSU problem and I’m perfectly happy to shell out for a new PSU if this is the consensus.
The +12V signal appears stable, bounded between 12.312 and 12.386V (software read, don’t have a voltmeter).
I took apart the GPU, cleaned it and replaced the thermal paste - a touch-test makes me confident this is not overheating.
Any help is much appreciated! Thank you.