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Pc turns off randomly while playing a game!

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May 10, 2014 7:07:56 AM

Hi everyone
I built my pc just before christmas and i have been having endless problems with it.
To start with i was getting messages from my motherboard claiming that the built in anti surge protection was triggered. This happened every 20 minutes or so, but only when i played games. I have now fixed tis, turns out that it was just overheating so i added a couple more fans and it has been fine since.
Then about a month later i started getting BSOD's every so often. This has stopped now but i dont know why.

My most recent problem is that when i play a game, the pc just turns off and then sticks on the motherboard brand screen (the screen that pops up when you first turn your computer on. I dont know what it is called). The only way i can get back onto windows is to turn it off and then on again (works with everything!).
If i turn it on again straight after the problem has happened, the pc just does the same thing even when it is just the desktop (it has only done this a couple of times though)
I ran windows memory tester and it said everything was fine. CoreTemp says that my cpu is at about 50 degrees celcius when it shuts down.

This problem happens pretty much every time i play a game which is really frustrating!
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks

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a c 79 V Motherboard
May 10, 2014 7:13:51 AM

What is your full pc specs? Include what power supply you have.
Tell me what temperature of the cpu and gpu if you have one at idle and at load in a game
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May 10, 2014 7:21:21 AM

Suztera said:
What is your full pc specs? Include what power supply you have.
Tell me what temperature of the cpu and gpu if you have one at idle and at load in a game

MoBo: Asus M5A78L-M LX3
CPU: AMD Fx 6300
GPU: XFX Radeon 7870
Psu: 500w Coolermaster B500
Ram: 4GB Corsair Vengeance
Case: Sharkoon VS3-V

CPU: 20 degrees while idle
GPU: 50-60 while idle
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a c 79 V Motherboard
May 10, 2014 7:30:47 AM

Your gpu idle temps seems to be high. Check if the fans is working.
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May 10, 2014 7:54:26 AM

Yep, GPU fan is definitely on but it doesn't seem to be running as fast as my case fans/cpu fan.
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