Hello all - I have an issue with my built PC that I am hoping someone can help me with...
I was given a used dell desktop computer which I believe to be several years old. I've always wanted a gaming PC, so I began to build it.
I've installed these brand new components:
PSU - SeaSonic M12II 750 SS-750AM2 750W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 plus bronze
GPU - Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm SATA II (WD1001FALS)
RAM - PNY - 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz (one stick)
Components I have not replaced:
MOBO - microATX DH67BL (here is a link to the mobo product guide http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19487/eng/DH67BL_ProductGuide01_English.pdf)
CPU - intel quad core i5 2500
So my issue is this: the computer will randomly restart, without warning, giving no blue screen or nothing. It just shuts down and then turns back on. Originally when it started doing this, I thought the PSU was going bad (I had a Rosewill 600W in there), so I bought the Seasonic, but it didn't fix the problem. I've changed the instructions in the BIOS so the computer would NOT restart upon power failure, but it still does... and no blue screen.
I check the event log and this is what I find:
Critical failure - "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly." Source: Kernel-Power, Event ID: 41
I have no idea what is going on with it. This happens while browsing the internet or while playing Titanfall. It happened twice this morning, the second occurrence within 10 minutes of the first.
My roommate is convinced the motherboard cannot handle all the equipment I have installed... But I was under the impression that if you can plug it in to the motherboard, it should work fine.
Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated. Thank you so much.
I was given a used dell desktop computer which I believe to be several years old. I've always wanted a gaming PC, so I began to build it.
I've installed these brand new components:
PSU - SeaSonic M12II 750 SS-750AM2 750W ATX12V / EPS12V 80 plus bronze
GPU - Gigabyte AMD Radeon R9 270X
HDD - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200rpm SATA II (WD1001FALS)
RAM - PNY - 8GB PC3-12800 DDR3 1600 MHz (one stick)
Components I have not replaced:
MOBO - microATX DH67BL (here is a link to the mobo product guide http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19487/eng/DH67BL_ProductGuide01_English.pdf)
CPU - intel quad core i5 2500
So my issue is this: the computer will randomly restart, without warning, giving no blue screen or nothing. It just shuts down and then turns back on. Originally when it started doing this, I thought the PSU was going bad (I had a Rosewill 600W in there), so I bought the Seasonic, but it didn't fix the problem. I've changed the instructions in the BIOS so the computer would NOT restart upon power failure, but it still does... and no blue screen.
I check the event log and this is what I find:
Critical failure - "The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly." Source: Kernel-Power, Event ID: 41
I have no idea what is going on with it. This happens while browsing the internet or while playing Titanfall. It happened twice this morning, the second occurrence within 10 minutes of the first.
My roommate is convinced the motherboard cannot handle all the equipment I have installed... But I was under the impression that if you can plug it in to the motherboard, it should work fine.
Any suggestions would be hugely appreciated. Thank you so much.
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