Hello, I'm hoping to get some help with an issue that has been frustrating the hell out of me lately.
I bought one of those Newegg combo DIY computer sets in late 2011. The computer started out awesome! However within the last 6 months it seems that when I strain the computer too much the entire system completely powers off with no warning.
Now I originally thought it was a BIOS error, but I updated to the latest version. Then I thought it was my RAM being stressed too much, but now it shuts down with no warning when the only thing I'm doing is watching a TV show on Media Player Classic.
Be aware that I am an extreme user of my computer. My 1TB HDD has 220gb free. Typically when I use the computer I am playing a game like World of Warcraft, watching a playlist of TV shows on Media Player Classic, and running Chrome in the background, and running a streaming server for my iPad.. When I say it like that it does sound like a lot.. I really hope someone can help! My plan as of right now is to reformat the computer and see if that eliminates the problem - if not I'm going to take it to a PC repair store because this is getting beyond my ability to handle.
Hardware:
- AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
- GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Video Card
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
- Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
- Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply
Thank you very much for any help!
J
I bought one of those Newegg combo DIY computer sets in late 2011. The computer started out awesome! However within the last 6 months it seems that when I strain the computer too much the entire system completely powers off with no warning.
Now I originally thought it was a BIOS error, but I updated to the latest version. Then I thought it was my RAM being stressed too much, but now it shuts down with no warning when the only thing I'm doing is watching a TV show on Media Player Classic.
Be aware that I am an extreme user of my computer. My 1TB HDD has 220gb free. Typically when I use the computer I am playing a game like World of Warcraft, watching a playlist of TV shows on Media Player Classic, and running Chrome in the background, and running a streaming server for my iPad.. When I say it like that it does sound like a lot.. I really hope someone can help! My plan as of right now is to reformat the computer and see if that eliminates the problem - if not I'm going to take it to a PC repair store because this is getting beyond my ability to handle.
Hardware:
- AMD FX-8120 Zambezi 3.1GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
- GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti Video Card
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
- Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9
- Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W Continuous @40°C,80 PLUS BRONZE Certified, Single 12V Rail, Active PFC "Compatible with Core i7,i5" Power Supply
Thank you very much for any help!
J
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