Hi Guys,
This problem has been "Coitusing" with me since a month now so I thought better to get over with it. This started happening since I have installed a new Graphics card (MSI 6850 OC, http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R6850-PM2D1GD5-OC.html ) in my 3 year old PC.
Since the installation, my PC restarts once after a cold boot up and works perfectly after that. What happens is I switch my PC On, it goes through the normal boot, works fine for about 8 - 10 minutes and then suddenly restarts. After the restart it however works perfectly even if I play videos or play games(NFS, CoD) for hours. I did a little "debugging" myself and have found that the PC restarts even if:
1) I boot up normally
2) I boot up in the safe mode
3) I stay at the enter password screen after boot up in normal mode
4) I stay at the enter password screen after boot up in safe mode
5) I press DEL to enter BIOS setup mode and stay there.
After the initial cold boot, if I am watching a video like on VLC or youtube, I notice that the screen goes blank(black) first and the audio continues to come out from my head phones for about 2 - 3 seconds even after that. After that either I start get a shattering sound(youtube) or total silence(VLC). Also I have the feeling that the system does not reboot immediately after the crash as the PC Case lights continue to glow and shattering sound keeps on coming for a few minutes after which they turn off and then the PC is restarted. The reboot however takes more than normal time to finish.
One thing to note here is that most of the times I get a normal blank screen after a restart but rarely I get a screen with blue - black stripes or a white screen(very rare). Also rarely I can hear the GPU's fan rotating at full speed after the restart. However every thing is normal after a restart.
I have made some assumptions based on my observations:
1) Can't be an Overheating Issue - As I can play games for hours on end after reboot.
2) Can't be driver issue - As restart occurs irrespective of normal mode / safe mode / bios setup mode.
I have all the latest drivers and my specs are:
Intel E6750 2.66 Ghz
Intel DG33FB
3 GB 667 @ 512*2, 1024*2
MSI 6850 factory overclocked (MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5-OC)
19" ASUS monitor
PSU - non-branded chinese wonder (Came with the Box) - 22 Amp max
I don't have anything overclocked in my PC and my PC worked flawlessly before installing this card.
I am of the opinion that most probably I need a new PSU but since i am a poor fella, I wish to confirm from the gurus here first before buying one . Thanks for reading.
This problem has been "Coitusing" with me since a month now so I thought better to get over with it. This started happening since I have installed a new Graphics card (MSI 6850 OC, http://www.msi.com/product/vga/R6850-PM2D1GD5-OC.html ) in my 3 year old PC.
Since the installation, my PC restarts once after a cold boot up and works perfectly after that. What happens is I switch my PC On, it goes through the normal boot, works fine for about 8 - 10 minutes and then suddenly restarts. After the restart it however works perfectly even if I play videos or play games(NFS, CoD) for hours. I did a little "debugging" myself and have found that the PC restarts even if:
1) I boot up normally
2) I boot up in the safe mode
3) I stay at the enter password screen after boot up in normal mode
4) I stay at the enter password screen after boot up in safe mode
5) I press DEL to enter BIOS setup mode and stay there.
After the initial cold boot, if I am watching a video like on VLC or youtube, I notice that the screen goes blank(black) first and the audio continues to come out from my head phones for about 2 - 3 seconds even after that. After that either I start get a shattering sound(youtube) or total silence(VLC). Also I have the feeling that the system does not reboot immediately after the crash as the PC Case lights continue to glow and shattering sound keeps on coming for a few minutes after which they turn off and then the PC is restarted. The reboot however takes more than normal time to finish.
One thing to note here is that most of the times I get a normal blank screen after a restart but rarely I get a screen with blue - black stripes or a white screen(very rare). Also rarely I can hear the GPU's fan rotating at full speed after the restart. However every thing is normal after a restart.
I have made some assumptions based on my observations:
1) Can't be an Overheating Issue - As I can play games for hours on end after reboot.
2) Can't be driver issue - As restart occurs irrespective of normal mode / safe mode / bios setup mode.
I have all the latest drivers and my specs are:
Intel E6750 2.66 Ghz
Intel DG33FB
3 GB 667 @ 512*2, 1024*2
MSI 6850 factory overclocked (MSI R6850-PM2D1GD5-OC)
19" ASUS monitor
PSU - non-branded chinese wonder (Came with the Box) - 22 Amp max
I don't have anything overclocked in my PC and my PC worked flawlessly before installing this card.
I am of the opinion that most probably I need a new PSU but since i am a poor fella, I wish to confirm from the gurus here first before buying one . Thanks for reading.