Hi,
For the past couple of weeks my computer has been randomly turning completely off(no blue screen or any warning) when watching videos online, usually online although it has happened when I was watching videos on BBC News. The recent changes I have made to my PC have been adding a new SSD and re formatting the old one to use as a storage device.
It is not due to overheating and i guess not the PSU either as i have had a temp monitor open when watching videos that have been cut off. I also use my computer for gaming and can run most current games on medium or high setting without a problem of overheating or random turn offs. I also timed how long into watching different videos on my PC it would turn off and it varies from 20 mins to 3 to 4 hours, however it does happen every time i use my computer.
I have researched a bit and it maybe to do with RAM, if so is there anyway i could test this and would i have to buy new sticks? It may also be a fault in my motherboard which would be quite annoying but i need my PC fixed as this problem is very irritating.
I have recently been upgrading my computer overtime so the age of certain parts varies
Brief Spec-
AMD Phenom II X4 955(2ish years old)
Asus M4N68T-M V2(2ish years old)
Sapphire 7850(1 year old)
750w(i think) PSU(2ish years old)
120gb Samsung 840 Evo(1 month old)
1TB Hard Drive(2ish years old)
4GB RAM(2ish years old-not sure what make of type of RAM)
Windows 7 Home Premium
I would be happy to give any more information if you could help me get to the bottom of this.
Thanks,
Jonathan
For the past couple of weeks my computer has been randomly turning completely off(no blue screen or any warning) when watching videos online, usually online although it has happened when I was watching videos on BBC News. The recent changes I have made to my PC have been adding a new SSD and re formatting the old one to use as a storage device.
It is not due to overheating and i guess not the PSU either as i have had a temp monitor open when watching videos that have been cut off. I also use my computer for gaming and can run most current games on medium or high setting without a problem of overheating or random turn offs. I also timed how long into watching different videos on my PC it would turn off and it varies from 20 mins to 3 to 4 hours, however it does happen every time i use my computer.
I have researched a bit and it maybe to do with RAM, if so is there anyway i could test this and would i have to buy new sticks? It may also be a fault in my motherboard which would be quite annoying but i need my PC fixed as this problem is very irritating.
I have recently been upgrading my computer overtime so the age of certain parts varies
Brief Spec-
AMD Phenom II X4 955(2ish years old)
Asus M4N68T-M V2(2ish years old)
Sapphire 7850(1 year old)
750w(i think) PSU(2ish years old)
120gb Samsung 840 Evo(1 month old)
1TB Hard Drive(2ish years old)
4GB RAM(2ish years old-not sure what make of type of RAM)
Windows 7 Home Premium
I would be happy to give any more information if you could help me get to the bottom of this.
Thanks,
Jonathan
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