First computer turned off after 5 minutes, now the next..

Dalef11

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Hi guys.

So my friend has recently just sent his PC off after it turning off after every 5 minutes and hes waiting for it to come back. I said to him it would be a dead PSU but he'll find out tomorrow.

He's borrowed his girlfriends computer and brought it back to his house (which is normally fine) and that has started to turn off after 5 minutes of being on too.. What could it be guys?

Thanks a lot i hope you can help, this is a weird situation and even im out of what it could be.
 

Essdub8

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Probably not coincidence that both machines (one of which previously did not exhibit this problem) are having the same power issue.

Were both machines plugged into the same outlet in the house?
Is the PC plugged into a proper (and reliable) surge protector?

I would suggest trying a different outlet, and a different surge protector.

If that fails, I would agree with 2) above - he's likely running something on both machines that is causing the issue; track that down and you'll have your fix.