After new PSU and new motherboard I am still having trouble, however the original problem that this thread is based on no longer happens. I am waiting for another replacement motherboard at this time.
Status: Solved original problem, I may make another thread with the new issues if I cannot fix them soon
Hi all, to keep it somewhat short
My problem is that while using my pc it will shutdown anywhere from 1 minute - over 5 hours of usage. Sometimes it will restart and work again, sometimes it will get stuck in the restart on/off loop. This is not completely random, it seems to be related to GPU power/usage from my observations, as playing games will often cause it to shutdown within 10 minutes and the pc can usually last several hours on desktop apps/videos.
No overheating as the max temps for both CPU and GPU at full load are below 65.
PC specs
i7 3770
asrock z77e itx
2x4 ddr3 corsair
coolermaster 600w
gtx 1060
windows 10 pro
^nothing is overclocked
What i have already tried:
-reseating RAM
-ran memtest86 on RAM (no errors)
-clear cmos, reseat cmos battery
-using a spare PSU (625w)
-changing several nvidia driver versions
None of these had any lasting effect. When i changed the PSU however my pc functioned well for 2 solid days doing any task so i was hoping it was fixed by then. But it is not.
EDIT: using a spare video card (gtx 660)
Trying to use my old card for the second time seems to be working in all applications with no shutdowns (about 1 whole month). After trying the 1060 once more the same error occurred, so I changed back to the 660 again and still the same error again. So it is most likely some problem with the pcie slot or how the board is handling that function (instability as it did work correctly for 1 month??) as the problem occurs when anything is plugged to the slot.
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Old part of post
It seems to me that the problem could be with the pci-e slot (there is only 1) or something else on the motherboard. The first boot of each day is when it will work for the longest time. When i turn off the PSU power switch and leave it off for 30+ mins, the pc will run for a lot longer the next time i switch it on.
Today i also noticed in the device manager (only after uninstalling nvidia drivers) that the Xeon E3-1200 PCIe root port 0151 was not functioning as it would not recognise the video card was plugged in, even though the fans were on and it was providing the current display for the monitor (with basic driver). I installed the latest drivers from the asrock website and that fixed the pcie port error allowing me to install the nvidia drivers again.
Status: Solved original problem, I may make another thread with the new issues if I cannot fix them soon
Hi all, to keep it somewhat short
My problem is that while using my pc it will shutdown anywhere from 1 minute - over 5 hours of usage. Sometimes it will restart and work again, sometimes it will get stuck in the restart on/off loop. This is not completely random, it seems to be related to GPU power/usage from my observations, as playing games will often cause it to shutdown within 10 minutes and the pc can usually last several hours on desktop apps/videos.
No overheating as the max temps for both CPU and GPU at full load are below 65.
PC specs
i7 3770
asrock z77e itx
2x4 ddr3 corsair
coolermaster 600w
gtx 1060
windows 10 pro
^nothing is overclocked
What i have already tried:
-reseating RAM
-ran memtest86 on RAM (no errors)
-clear cmos, reseat cmos battery
-using a spare PSU (625w)
-changing several nvidia driver versions
None of these had any lasting effect. When i changed the PSU however my pc functioned well for 2 solid days doing any task so i was hoping it was fixed by then. But it is not.
EDIT: using a spare video card (gtx 660)
Trying to use my old card for the second time seems to be working in all applications with no shutdowns (about 1 whole month). After trying the 1060 once more the same error occurred, so I changed back to the 660 again and still the same error again. So it is most likely some problem with the pcie slot or how the board is handling that function (instability as it did work correctly for 1 month??) as the problem occurs when anything is plugged to the slot.
---------------------
Old part of post
It seems to me that the problem could be with the pci-e slot (there is only 1) or something else on the motherboard. The first boot of each day is when it will work for the longest time. When i turn off the PSU power switch and leave it off for 30+ mins, the pc will run for a lot longer the next time i switch it on.
Today i also noticed in the device manager (only after uninstalling nvidia drivers) that the Xeon E3-1200 PCIe root port 0151 was not functioning as it would not recognise the video card was plugged in, even though the fans were on and it was providing the current display for the monitor (with basic driver). I installed the latest drivers from the asrock website and that fixed the pcie port error allowing me to install the nvidia drivers again.
Any reason why you think it's the motherboard?
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