Hi everybody, I posted this under Motherboards because I think it the only possible culprit for my build's sudden shut-downs. It's a Biostar TZ77B.
Shut-downs occur in the least expected of times, generally under stress (games) but also on idle, and even while in the BIOS or while running Win 7's memtest (I remember having run it before and it completed with no errors). I can always start the computer again but the less I wait between reboots, the less time the computer manages to remain on.
So far I have:
-Formatted all my drives (1 SSD where the OS is installed and 2 HDDs) and started fresh two times now
-Changed the power supply (OCZ 600W to Thermaltake 430W)
-Changed my graphics card (from Radeon HD 6670 to Nvidia GTX650)
-Moved my two RAM sticks to different slots
-Changed the layout of fans to optimize air flow
-Checked temp on my CPU (Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge) and according to HWMonitor there's no temp over 60C
-Attempted to update BIOS (latest version already)
-Attempted to update SSD firmware (renders Windows unbootable, needs the repair disc to fix)
As of right now my computer is sitting on a fresh Win 7 install but I can't do anything useful before it turns off. I'm starting to get desperate. Any help is appreciated!!!
Thanks!
Shut-downs occur in the least expected of times, generally under stress (games) but also on idle, and even while in the BIOS or while running Win 7's memtest (I remember having run it before and it completed with no errors). I can always start the computer again but the less I wait between reboots, the less time the computer manages to remain on.
So far I have:
-Formatted all my drives (1 SSD where the OS is installed and 2 HDDs) and started fresh two times now
-Changed the power supply (OCZ 600W to Thermaltake 430W)
-Changed my graphics card (from Radeon HD 6670 to Nvidia GTX650)
-Moved my two RAM sticks to different slots
-Changed the layout of fans to optimize air flow
-Checked temp on my CPU (Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge) and according to HWMonitor there's no temp over 60C
-Attempted to update BIOS (latest version already)
-Attempted to update SSD firmware (renders Windows unbootable, needs the repair disc to fix)
As of right now my computer is sitting on a fresh Win 7 install but I can't do anything useful before it turns off. I'm starting to get desperate. Any help is appreciated!!!
Thanks!
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