Random reboots :(

[Weatherton]

Well, I've been running the system in my sig and have been getting random reboots with no windows error messages. I'm assuming it's my PSU (what do you think?)

Anyway, what PSU do you guys recommend I get? At this point I guess I'm aiming at the 550 watts+ sector.... ugh, kinda a pain...

 

[Nocturnal]

Do you have a digital multimeter that you could use to test the voltages on each rail to make sure you're getting adaquete power? If you've already ruled that out it may be another hardware issue. I myself am going through something similar except that I get hard lock ups as opposed to random reboots.

 

[imported_Kensai]

Check with a DMM. If it fails, get a PSU from ePower, Antec, Enermax, Seasonic with 28A+ @12V.

 

[Weatherton]

How does this one look? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194001 (Enermax 600Watt)

 

[ElTorrente]

Don't mess around with second rate stuff. Just get this: The Best PSU

Remember also, that this 510 is its continuous rating at 50C - unlike other PSU manufacturers.

 

[Atheus]

You have quite a good PSU, I've got the 430W antec in a similar system and rails are good.

 

[Mrvile]

Your PSU shouldn't have any problems at all...have you tried reformatting?

 

[Weatherton]

That seems pricey though.... I guess I may need to go that route, but at this point I'm considering dual-PSU's with a full tower... what do you guys think about that?

 

[Pabster]

PC Power & Cooling 510-SLI ... enough said.

It is pricey indeed, but when only the best will do...

 

[Spinne]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Your PSU shouldn't have any problems at all...have you tried reformatting?

I had similar issues with my Thermaltake PurePower Butterfly PSU (480W). I wasn't sure what the problem was initially, but found out as soon as I un-plugged the 12 pin ATX cable and had a look at the pins. The 3.3V line was charred a deep brown. The soot(ash whatever) had turned the contact into a resistor dropping the line to 2.8V occasionally. Unfortunately, replacing the pins is hard to do because only specialized places carry the pins and I couldn't find one, so I replaced it with an Antec Neo2 PSU (480W). All the problems vanished. The charring must have happened in a storm we had during the summer. I've added a UPS to help prevent something like that happening again (I hope that works!).

 

[User1001]

do yourself a favor and before you spend money buying another PSU check and see if its the memory by downloading memtest.

 

[Weatherton]

Could these random reboots also possibly be a heat issue? I have quite a few fans in my case but it seems a bit crowded with all of the components....

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: Spinne

Originally posted by: Mrvile
Your PSU shouldn't have any problems at all...have you tried reformatting?

I had similar issues with my Thermaltake PurePower Butterfly PSU (480W). I wasn't sure what the problem was initially, but found out as soon as I un-plugged the 12 pin ATX cable and had a look at the pins. The 3.3V line was charred a deep brown. The soot(ash whatever) had turned the contact into a resistor dropping the line to 2.8V occasionally. Unfortunately, replacing the pins is hard to do because only specialized places carry the pins and I couldn't find one, so I replaced it with an Antec Neo2 PSU (480W). All the problems vanished. The charring must have happened in a storm we had during the summer. I've added a UPS to help prevent something like that happening again (I hope that works!).

Makes you think twice before buying a Thermaltake PSU