Computer Dies randomly...

[bbarnes]

It has done it twice now and I don't have any ideas why it is doing this...

I turn it on, it stays on for a few minutes and then just dies.

 

[bbarnes]

Did it again!

Have any ideas what it can be?

The temp is not getting any higher than normal and it has died 3 times now.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

FUBARed power supply?

 

[So]

Sounds likely, or bad ram (that is if you are getting random BSODs not just death)?

 

[bbarnes]

No BSODs, just POOF and its off.

If I had to guess, I would go with it being the power supply, I been saving up for one anyways...

UPDATE: it has been on about an hour straight now, the longest before that (since the problem began) was 10min.

 

[So]

Hopefully it will remain stable and your problem is over (at least in the short term) but if it does it again, try to identify things that you were doing each time the system it crashed.

 

[Zlash]

Try swapping in a known good PSU.

 

[Ausm]

I have seen this before...it is the power on switch that is sticking...try this replace the power on switch with the reset switch (on the motherboard itself) and see if the problem goes away.


Ausm