PC crashes and then won't boot for roughly 5-10 minutes after

multitalent02 · Apr 11, 2013

So recently this week while playing WoW my PC crashed and my PC wouldn't start back up. The crash was just an instant turn off so there wasn't any notification or anything it just died. It boots up after about 5-10 minutes of letting it sit. I have cleaned out the case and graphics card for dust. I put new thermal paste on my CPU too. It doesn't crash unless I am running WoW AND being busy (actually fighting and casting spells etc). If WoW is just running in the background it doesn't crash.

Below is a picture of my hardware monitor screen with temperatures and voltages.

http://i48.tinypic.com/3502gya.jpg

This week was the first time I cleaned out my GPU's fan but the fan is spinning now and clean.

Help PLEASE!!

rgd1101 · Apr 11, 2013

how old is the psu? make and model or the psu?

scout_03 · Apr 11, 2013

those temp on the cpu and gpu are at idle or on load ?

multitalent02 · Apr 11, 2013

I bought it three years ago with everything else..

Cooler Master RS-500-PCAR-A3

ram - Dominator GT DDR3 ram 4 sticks of 2GB

multitalent02 · Apr 11, 2013

Those temperatures of the cpu and gpu are both while playing WoW for 10-20 minutes...

COLGeek · Apr 11, 2013

I agree with rgd1101's suspicion that your PSU is the likely culprit. The dead give away is that the system will restart several minutes later. A complete list of your system specs and budget would be useful for recommendations as well.

Onus · Apr 11, 2013

That's a Coolermaster PSU, from one of their worst lines. Although one of the few actually capable of outputting the 500W on its label, it does not do so cleanly, and its efficiency has begun to drop, indicating it is nearing its limit. Note all the FAILs beginning at under 400W: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-eXtreme-Power-Plus-500-W-Power-Supply-Review/728/7 then consider that capacitor aging has no doubt made it worse.
This "device" needs to be replaced, ASAP. When it shuts off, chances are it may have begun to wander further out of spec, possibly risking other parts.
Your system should easily run on a good 500W PSU. I would recommend any made by Seasonic (their own, XFX, some Antec), FSP (their own, some Antec), Delta (some Antec), Enermax/LEPA (their own) or Super Flower (Rosewill Capstone, some Kingwin).

multitalent02 · Apr 11, 2013

I would like to get a new graphics card and a new PSU.

I wouldn't mind spending 250$ on a GPU.

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

This is multitalent02, I bought a new power supply. A 700W one from best buy just to try before I order one next week.

I have it plugged in correctly, and I turn the PC on and the PSU's fan turns on for 2 seconds and then turns off again. My computer turns off in like 5 seconds before it even loads.

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

I tried my other psu ( the old one ) and it turns on... My old power supply fan doesn't spin at all.. Like soooo slowly barely can notice it.

scout_03 · Apr 12, 2013

i would recheck all the cable connector on the system and the cpu fan also did you remove the graphic card when you dust it she could not be seated well in the motherboard slot i would also check if the cpu cooler is well fix on the board and that the fan spin .

Onus · Apr 12, 2013

Best Buy sells a lot of junk PSUs (e.g. Dynex and Rocketfish) that are not good for what's on their labels. Some of the newer Rocketfish are ok (even 80+), but I'm not sure that's what BB sells.

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

http://i47.tinypic.com/17bg3o.jpg

so I can get to this screen quickly and my computer shuts off.. I took a picture with my phone before it shut down on me...

scout_03 · Apr 12, 2013

as soon tthis screen goes on press f2 to load bios default settings .

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

I did that with my old psu. My new psu regardless of seeing that screen still shuts down. I have a corsair gs700. I have all things plugged in.

My old psu let's my computer turn on but obviously it still crashes when playing wow.

Did I buy a faulty psu or wtf

scout_03 · Apr 12, 2013

it could be could you have that psu test in another system .

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

I don't have another system to try it on... I don't wanna believe it a bad psu... Lol... Just bought it..

scout_03 · Apr 12, 2013

it happens sometimes see if a local computer shop could test it for you .

multitalent02 · Apr 12, 2013

Could something have shorted the new psu? My mobo or anything

scout_03 · Apr 12, 2013

it would also have short the old one also .

gomilly · Nov 26, 2013

multitalent02 :

hi there. did you ever figure it out? im having the exact same issue and psu was definatly not the issue. im suspecting it is my motherboard now

scout_03 · Nov 26, 2013

been looking back at the first tiny pic link on the 3 volts line you have 1.1 an you gpu does it always start at 65 c on idle then go to 86 c on load this is a high temp on idle i would give it a look at this gpu .

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