I can't seem to figure out what the problem is, but i've got a feeling it's one of three things.
PSU
HSF not cooling correctly
Auto shut-off when CPU too hot feature messed up somehow.
Anyway, here's the story. Wednesday night in World of Warcraft, my computer shuts off. I freak out, and start looking for help. At the suggestion of a friend, I check the Motherboard to see if the lights are still on. They are, but I notice the HSF is incredibly dusty. I spend a good 5 minutes cleaning it out(Had it for 7-8 months, haven't cleaned it yet - it's a Zalman), pop out the CMOS battery for a couple of minutes then it's fine.
Skip to next day: Brother's on for 8+ hours straight, no problems. I get on, computer turns off instantly. Removing the CMOS battery doesn't work, so a friend suggests that I remove the HSF to make sure it's completely cooled down. I do so, put it back on(future note: I tightened it too much on the bottom by a good amount), and see the CMOS jumper. Try that, and it's good.
Next day. Brother's been on for 8 hours straight, and I get on. As soon as I do, crash. I let it sit for 15 minutes, reset the BIOS, then log back on. After about 3 hours, it does it again. Same thing as before, log back in. Now, about 10-15 minutes later, crash again, so I say forget it and just log early.
Last night, I thought it might have been the drivers. Since WoW just had a major patch, I figured i'd try replacing them. But before I do, I play for a good 2 hours until it crashes. So I restart, install whatever the new nVidia drivers are, as well as plug in my fan controller and turn it to high. 30 minutes later, same thing. Get back on, 45 minutes later, same thing. Another 30 minutes later, same thing.
At this point, i'm fed up and let my Brother on since it's never happened when he was playing. He's on for about 3 minutes and it shuts off.
I'm not really sure what this sounds like. It almost seems like heat, but I don't know what it could be. Specs are...
ASUS A8V Deluxe Rev2
CoolMax CX-400B 400W PSU(No, I didn't intentionally order this one! Newegg Wishlist got rolled back and I didn't notice it)
x2 512 Mushkin PC3200 RAM
XFX GeForce 6800
A64 S939 3200+
Zalman HSF, forget the model #
According to the BIOS, my CPU is at 34.5C(went up to 36C in the ~minute I was in the BIOS after turning it on), and fan RPM at 2678RPM. Not really too sure if those are good or bad, considering I don't have anything to compare them to.
Side note, my computer was on for over 5 hours just at desktop/playing CS and never shut off, so i'm not really sure what that means. I'm probably going to go ahead and order a new PSU, since back in EQ, whenever I 2boxed, this one made my computer restart after about half an hour.
Anyway, any and all help would be greatly appreciated, i'm kindof in a bind.
edit: Update. After being on for the past 4 hours or so(Just on Desktop/Firefox/etc, as well as CS), it's up to 40-41C. That's relatively hot, but I don't think it'd be a cause for shut down.
Does anyone happen to know of a reliable way I could check my CPU temperature while in a game? If my CPU is overheating when in WoW, then atleast that's something to work on, rather than not knowing for sure what the problem is.
PSU
HSF not cooling correctly
Auto shut-off when CPU too hot feature messed up somehow.
Anyway, here's the story. Wednesday night in World of Warcraft, my computer shuts off. I freak out, and start looking for help. At the suggestion of a friend, I check the Motherboard to see if the lights are still on. They are, but I notice the HSF is incredibly dusty. I spend a good 5 minutes cleaning it out(Had it for 7-8 months, haven't cleaned it yet - it's a Zalman), pop out the CMOS battery for a couple of minutes then it's fine.
Skip to next day: Brother's on for 8+ hours straight, no problems. I get on, computer turns off instantly. Removing the CMOS battery doesn't work, so a friend suggests that I remove the HSF to make sure it's completely cooled down. I do so, put it back on(future note: I tightened it too much on the bottom by a good amount), and see the CMOS jumper. Try that, and it's good.
Next day. Brother's been on for 8 hours straight, and I get on. As soon as I do, crash. I let it sit for 15 minutes, reset the BIOS, then log back on. After about 3 hours, it does it again. Same thing as before, log back in. Now, about 10-15 minutes later, crash again, so I say forget it and just log early.
Last night, I thought it might have been the drivers. Since WoW just had a major patch, I figured i'd try replacing them. But before I do, I play for a good 2 hours until it crashes. So I restart, install whatever the new nVidia drivers are, as well as plug in my fan controller and turn it to high. 30 minutes later, same thing. Get back on, 45 minutes later, same thing. Another 30 minutes later, same thing.
At this point, i'm fed up and let my Brother on since it's never happened when he was playing. He's on for about 3 minutes and it shuts off.
I'm not really sure what this sounds like. It almost seems like heat, but I don't know what it could be. Specs are...
ASUS A8V Deluxe Rev2
CoolMax CX-400B 400W PSU(No, I didn't intentionally order this one! Newegg Wishlist got rolled back and I didn't notice it)
x2 512 Mushkin PC3200 RAM
XFX GeForce 6800
A64 S939 3200+
Zalman HSF, forget the model #
According to the BIOS, my CPU is at 34.5C(went up to 36C in the ~minute I was in the BIOS after turning it on), and fan RPM at 2678RPM. Not really too sure if those are good or bad, considering I don't have anything to compare them to.
Side note, my computer was on for over 5 hours just at desktop/playing CS and never shut off, so i'm not really sure what that means. I'm probably going to go ahead and order a new PSU, since back in EQ, whenever I 2boxed, this one made my computer restart after about half an hour.
Anyway, any and all help would be greatly appreciated, i'm kindof in a bind.
edit: Update. After being on for the past 4 hours or so(Just on Desktop/Firefox/etc, as well as CS), it's up to 40-41C. That's relatively hot, but I don't think it'd be a cause for shut down.
Does anyone happen to know of a reliable way I could check my CPU temperature while in a game? If my CPU is overheating when in WoW, then atleast that's something to work on, rather than not knowing for sure what the problem is.
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