I posted this on another forum, this is the backstory of things...
Relevant Build Specs:
CPU: i7 4790k + H60 water cooling
GPU: Nvidia 1080 Founders Edition
PSU: Cosair CX 750M
Stock, no OC.
In July my PC randomly shut off (Windows Shutting Down) gracefully. I thought my girlfriend had her feet up on my computer and might have pushed down the power button for ~30 seconds or so. Upon trying to turn the PC back on, it would not turn on. Thought maybe somehow by holding the button she drew endless power? Is this the end for my lovely computer? Went over to Best Buy and picked up a replacement CX 750M by Cosair, same PSU I had in the system originally. Upon changing it out, life in the computer was back and I was ready to rock and roll. Moved across the country, Computer has been in the box since then pretty much and never did anything strenuous on it since.
Set up my computer the other night and hopped on FiveM/GTA5. First day had absolutely no issues. Second day, the computer randomly shut off then came back on a second later (as if it lost power). Reloaded into the game, same issue. Gave it a few minutes of poking around online, loaded back in into FiveM and it was fine, I was able to run around, etc. So maybe it cooled off in this time from an overheat? A few hours of Runescape + League (TFT) later, I figured that maybe it was just a GTA5/FiveM issue that caused it. Loaded into CS:GO and upon connecting to the server, system shut off instantly (Again as if it lost power) then turned back on. Loaded into CSGO 3 more times for the same result over and over.
Today I downloaded OCCT. I ran CPU test for a few minutes... no problems. I ran the GPU test for a few minutes.... no problems. Ran them together... no problems. The second I run the PSU test, system does the same thing as before and shuts down then reboots.
It seems like it is 100% a PSU issue (going to get a new one tomorrow) but the more I've read online, the more concerned I've made myself. Could the MOBO be shot, could it be another issue? Am I overheating?
CPU Max temps on CPUID while running OCCT and games have peaked at 75C.. though I know that i7 4790k runs pretty hot. Looking around online it looked like this was normal/safe. GPU sits at maybe 70 for a peak during OCCT.
Just looking for opinions/advice. I bought a PSU tester on amazon which will be here Tuesday. Still going to buy a new PSU tomorrow but want to know if maybe the stuff I explained happened in July has some type of impact or if I am just very unlucky and got a faulty PSU after a dead one.
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I went on to replace the CPU, MOBO, RAM, PSU, Cooler. Today while in CSGO it restarted again. The only things left to replace are the GPU and Case.
New setup:
CPU: i7 9700k + H60 water cooling
GPU: Nvidia 1080 Founders Edition
PSU: Cosair CX 750M
Stock, no OC.
Replaced the previous cooler and PSU with brand new ones (same model for easiest replacement/experience with them).
I am unable to figure out what the hell is wrong with this system. The only things left are GPU and Case, I've already thrown $1,000 into it.
Thank you all so much in advance for the help/advice. Event Viewer simply reads "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
To add, GF and I both have PCs on the same wall (not same socket). Maybe we are simply using too much and simulating a brown out? Hers does not go down however, only mine.
Just survived a 5 minute PSU OCCT test with her stuff off...
Relevant Build Specs:
CPU: i7 4790k + H60 water cooling
GPU: Nvidia 1080 Founders Edition
PSU: Cosair CX 750M
Stock, no OC.
In July my PC randomly shut off (Windows Shutting Down) gracefully. I thought my girlfriend had her feet up on my computer and might have pushed down the power button for ~30 seconds or so. Upon trying to turn the PC back on, it would not turn on. Thought maybe somehow by holding the button she drew endless power? Is this the end for my lovely computer? Went over to Best Buy and picked up a replacement CX 750M by Cosair, same PSU I had in the system originally. Upon changing it out, life in the computer was back and I was ready to rock and roll. Moved across the country, Computer has been in the box since then pretty much and never did anything strenuous on it since.
Set up my computer the other night and hopped on FiveM/GTA5. First day had absolutely no issues. Second day, the computer randomly shut off then came back on a second later (as if it lost power). Reloaded into the game, same issue. Gave it a few minutes of poking around online, loaded back in into FiveM and it was fine, I was able to run around, etc. So maybe it cooled off in this time from an overheat? A few hours of Runescape + League (TFT) later, I figured that maybe it was just a GTA5/FiveM issue that caused it. Loaded into CS:GO and upon connecting to the server, system shut off instantly (Again as if it lost power) then turned back on. Loaded into CSGO 3 more times for the same result over and over.
Today I downloaded OCCT. I ran CPU test for a few minutes... no problems. I ran the GPU test for a few minutes.... no problems. Ran them together... no problems. The second I run the PSU test, system does the same thing as before and shuts down then reboots.
It seems like it is 100% a PSU issue (going to get a new one tomorrow) but the more I've read online, the more concerned I've made myself. Could the MOBO be shot, could it be another issue? Am I overheating?
CPU Max temps on CPUID while running OCCT and games have peaked at 75C.. though I know that i7 4790k runs pretty hot. Looking around online it looked like this was normal/safe. GPU sits at maybe 70 for a peak during OCCT.
Just looking for opinions/advice. I bought a PSU tester on amazon which will be here Tuesday. Still going to buy a new PSU tomorrow but want to know if maybe the stuff I explained happened in July has some type of impact or if I am just very unlucky and got a faulty PSU after a dead one.
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I went on to replace the CPU, MOBO, RAM, PSU, Cooler. Today while in CSGO it restarted again. The only things left to replace are the GPU and Case.
New setup:
CPU: i7 9700k + H60 water cooling
GPU: Nvidia 1080 Founders Edition
PSU: Cosair CX 750M
Stock, no OC.
Replaced the previous cooler and PSU with brand new ones (same model for easiest replacement/experience with them).
I am unable to figure out what the hell is wrong with this system. The only things left are GPU and Case, I've already thrown $1,000 into it.
- Could the outlet be faulty
- Could it simply be the power strip I'm on?
Thank you all so much in advance for the help/advice. Event Viewer simply reads "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly."
To add, GF and I both have PCs on the same wall (not same socket). Maybe we are simply using too much and simulating a brown out? Hers does not go down however, only mine.
Just survived a 5 minute PSU OCCT test with her stuff off...
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