Computer Shuts down(reboots) in the middle of gaming

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MAST3R327

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Basically I build a new computer about a month ago i didn't start gaming until a week and a half ago. In the middle of gaming ( i.e Planetside 2, Skyrim, TF 2) after 20 mins my computer shuts down then reboots with no error. I ruled out any temp problems because during game play my cpu averages around the mid 50s and my gpu in the 60s sometimes low 70s. I don't know what else could have caused the problem(psu, gpu, etc) below are my specs:

Mobo: Gigabyte z77-ds3h
CPU: Intel i5-3470 3.4 hz
Cooler: Cooler master hyper 212 plus
RAM: 8 Gb
GPU: GTX 560 ti
PSU: Kingwin 650w maximum series
HDD: Seagate 500gb
Windows 8

I'm in desperate need of an answer Thnx!
 
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MAST3R327

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So i ran furmark for a good 20 minutes or so and nothing no shutdown. 20 min is close to how long i can usually play games on this computer

My stats were like min 30 c max 87 c
gpu usage was 99-100 percent
fan speed 60 percent
mem was like 20 percent

I dont know what to take away from that
 
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MAST3R327

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So i ran both at the same time for a good near 1 with no problem. I also took out my gpu and cleaned it i noticed that after i cleaned it i was able to play for a considerably longer amount of time but after 2 hours of playtime my computer shutoff again. the next thing im going to do is test my computer with a different psu and see if that solves the problem
 
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Obbyb1

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If its not the PSU, check all the capacitors on the MOBO, because I had the same problem where if I did anything intensive it would shut down. Ended up being some capacitors around the CPU socket had leaked.
 
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MAST3R327

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Thanks for advice but when I checked them they looked perfectly fine the mobo is fairly new
 
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Obbyb1

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Don't rule out the PSU. It could just be that when you draw a lot of power from the wall, the PSU can't handle it and shuts down.

If I were you I would swap it over and see if that helps.
 
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a psu problem would be odd though, as running furmark + prime95 did not make the pc reboot, while games sometimes do, but they never use 100% of both the CPU and GPU.
When i just build my system i did not have a good enough psu, and it would freeze literally 2 seconds after starting up furmark, and randomly while gaming, on avarage once per hour.

Kingwin (under 800W) is listed at a tier 5 manufacturer though, so it might still be an unstable PSU after all.
that system doesnt use more than 350Watt, so a 450W or more psu should be enough
 
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MAST3R327

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Im gonna test my comp with a different psu later but yesterday i was able to play a good 4 hours of Planetside 2 until it had a hard reboot then today i was only able to play 30 min so this seems quite strange to me
 
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