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Computer Shutting Down

Raizinman

Raizinman

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I have a gaming computer that is shutting down mainly when under load. I've reformatted the HD and reloaded Windows 7 to avoid software conflicts, but it still does it. I believe it is the power supply or the little fan that sits atop the CPU. I do not mind just changing out some parts, and believe that it must be one of these. The video card is one of those wide ones with its own fan, but without a load on the video card, I doubt it could be this. Are there any other possibilities? Obviously it could be real dirty (will be pulling it out of service for the first time in many years) shortly.
 
Let me ask this. What software is available for diagnosing this type of problem. Can Sandra Pro do this?
 
You can use OCCT to do this. The newest 4.x version has extensive hardware monitoring during testing, with lots of graphs.

I would run the PSU test, or maybe the CPU Linpack test, and watch the temps, and voltages, and see what starts to look funny before it reboots or shuts down.
 
VirtualLarry said:
You can use OCCT to do this. The newest 4.x version has extensive hardware monitoring during testing, with lots of graphs.

I would run the PSU test, or maybe the CPU Linpack test, and watch the temps, and voltages, and see what starts to look funny before it reboots or shuts down.
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Yes, grab some software to watch your temps/voltages etc...even run your resource monitor to see what your CPU is doing.
 
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