Computer turns off randomly?

froobs · May 4, 2013

i7 3770k stock
8gb ram corsair vengance 1600mhz
corsair cx 600 wat
amd 7970
asrock z77 extreme 4
500gb hdd seagate 7.2k
rpm

i was watching videos and out of no where computer just shuts off and i have to power it up again, happens to me once when i was playing a game.
rarely happens though

i tested prime95 cpu is fine and gpu as well
any idea what could be causing this?

temps during idle or low usage are 30,30,32,35 frrom core itemp
and gpu idle at 32c

after it turns off i could turn the pc back on immediately

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

Are the fans spinning on both the cpu and gpu? Are you sure that nothing is overheating?

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

yea they are spinning, i checked temps and they are fine
just built this pc like 1 week or 2

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

Well what are the temperatures of the cpu and gpu during gaming.

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

low 50s and mid 50s for the cpu and 58c for the gpu

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

Do you get any error at all when you boot up your pc after it shuts down ?

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

it says windows recovering from a shutdown
then ask if i wanan start windows normally and other options

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

The only thing that I can conclude is that its your psu but im not sure off to really assume that. How long has this problem been occurring since you first began gaming ( if that is when it first began).

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

started about yesterday
just loaded left 4 dead 2 when in game then entire comps shuts of
then i booted it up and i hear beeps then 10 secs later i could boot up

EDIT- now it seems to be running fine
seems like it runs great then bad i think not sure though
hopefully its not my gpu or cpu i dont want to get new parts

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

Can you describe the sequence of beeps heard?

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

think it was like 2 beeps
one pause after the first

do u think i should swap out hte psu?
i have this one atm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&Tpk=corsair%20cx%20600&IsVirtualParent=1

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

I have the same power supply in my new build , havent gotten to gaming yet just installed windows 7. But i'm not too sure what the problem is . Based off my knowledge I can only recommend these steps to you .

1. Click Start and Open the Control Panel
2. Go to System and Maintenance, Click on System.
3. Select Advanced System Settings and choose Advance tab.
4. Under Startup and Recovery, click on Settings.
5. Under System failure uncheck Automatically restart.

froobs · May 4, 2013

elfmaslana :

ok ill reply back if anything
thanks for ur quick replies and help much appreciated

elfmaslana · May 4, 2013

No problem I guess , lol

froobs · May 4, 2013

just shut off on me and i had to turn the psu switch off and on to power up
anyone got any ideas

froobs · May 5, 2013

anyone think it could be the ram?

elfmaslana · May 5, 2013

Well thats what I was leaning towards based off of the beep codes but I wasn't too sure , and i'm still not... But if you're capable of testing some other ram or testing it in another person ... give it a go.

froobs · May 5, 2013

yea im gong to buy new ram and test it out hopefully its good
if not ill swap the psu and then if none work then idk =/

froobs · May 8, 2013

elfmaslana :

i set my ram auto to auto instead of default and i tihnk that might have fixed it
if not ill swap and ill give ut he best solution since u only replied and helped thanks

elfmaslana · May 8, 2013

Thanks , feel free to reply back with results , not satisfied unless your issues solved completely.

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