Random Power loss with delayed restart

[Pschu]

Hi everyone,
Lately my PC has been randomly shutting down and then starting up again a few seconds later. This seems to primary happen under stress. (Gaming)
I have also experienced strange locks/stutters where the audio stutters and then the pc catches up after some time but never enough to really do anything.
What I am wondering is, could this be a PSU issue? The stuttering doesn't seem like it would be to me but the random loss of power seems like it could be a safety triggering. I have been messing around with my rig quite a bit to see if I can figure it out myself, but have gotten rather annoyed with it lately.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[chris_shadez]

"<EventID Qualifiers="32768">6008</EventID>"

- Related to a hardware error,
-You could try using different RAM (borrow from another pc/person?)
-If it's not the RAM, it's a PSU fault

(the above from what i've experienced in other systems, changing RAM has fix it but PSU is a secondary issue if not)

 

[Pschu]

"<EventID Qualifiers="32768">6008</EventID>"

- Related to a hardware error,
-You could try using different RAM (borrow from another pc/person?)
-If it's not the RAM, it's a PSU fault

(the above from what i've experienced in other systems, changing RAM has fix it but PSU is a secondary issue if not)

That would be kind of crappy if it's the RAM...
$300 ram shouldn't fail 🙁
I'll try to see if I can get ahold of some to try.

kind of a random thought but what about the internal memory controller on my CPU, could that cause problems?

 

[Pschu]

"<EventID Qualifiers="32768">6008</EventID>"

- Related to a hardware error,
-You could try using different RAM (borrow from another pc/person?)
-If it's not the RAM, it's a PSU fault

(the above from what i've experienced in other systems, changing RAM has fix it but PSU is a secondary issue if not)

I've ran memory tests recently also. Not saying it should eliminate RAM as a problem but they always passed

 

[chris_shadez]

you can use memtest86 to test the memory controller, worth a try
http://www.memtest86.com/

 

[ronintexas]

I build servers and maintain servers for a living - I NEVER put the operating system on a RAID array of any kind....it isn't worth the risk. It is always better to have a single drive for the operating system and most common used programs. RAID in a lot of motherboards will have issues with it reading/writing to the cache and/or drives, which can create the problems you are describing.

On the servers I build, I am also using RAID controllers that are $500 - $15,000 to control 10-20 drives (with a surplus of 4 drives per 10 installed in case of any failure). I only put data on these drives (no applications) - and they are backed up daily....

At home - I have a total of zero RAID arrays on the 5 computers I use....

 

[chris_shadez]

Hi everyone,
Lately my PC has been randomly shutting down and then starting up again a few seconds later. This seems to primary happen under stress. (Gaming)
I have also experienced strange locks/stutters where the audio stutters and then the pc catches up after some time but never enough to really do anything.
What I am wondering is, could this be a PSU issue? The stuttering doesn't seem like it would be to me but the random loss of power seems like it could be a safety triggering. I have been messing around with my rig quite a bit to see if I can figure it out myself, but have gotten rather annoyed with it lately.
Any input is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Referring back to your original post, did the problem arise after any hardware/software changes you made recently? Or was it just a sudden issue with no probable cause to account for it?

 

[Pschu]

It was just a sudden change. No hardware changes have been made. I've ran numerous sessions of memtest a week ago. Nothing ever came up bad.