So I finished building my first gaming PC few weeks ago. It actually started up during the first attempt which was quite surprising. Fast forward to about a week ago.
I was trying to OC my graphics card with MSI Afterburner. I increased the clock speed by just 10 MHz, and when I was trying to do a benchmark, something (presumably the card or PSU) started making weird noises. I turned the speed back down, and forgot about the whole thing.
When few days after that I've been gaming, the PC has shut down randomly and entered a boot loop. Just few seconds. Not even enough to get to the Windows logo. I flipped the switch on the back of my PSU, checked if all cables are connected properly, and booted the PC up again. Everything was fine.
Today the PC has shut down again when I was playing GTA IV, but then it booted up with no problems. When few hours later I was trying to do the Windows Experience Index (just for fun), I heard the familiar making squeaky noises again. I got a graphics driver crash and serious artifacting as well. I canceled the test, and everything went back to normal.
But now, about 30 minutes ago, I've been watching a YouTube video, and I got the same boot loop issue... Everything is fine now, but it looks like the problem will most likely not fix itself. Any ideas on what may be causing it?
System specs:
CPU: Intel i7-4770, 3,4GHz
GPU: GeForce GTX 780, 3GB, 1020MHz
RAM: Corsair Vengance 8GB 1600MHz
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
PSU: Corsair CS750M
(more than enough PSU wattage...)
EDIT: I should probably add that none of my components got overly hot at any point (at least not enough to be able to feel it from about an inch away), and that I have already stress-tested my CPU. About a minute with Intel Burn Test on 100%. No problems.
I was trying to OC my graphics card with MSI Afterburner. I increased the clock speed by just 10 MHz, and when I was trying to do a benchmark, something (presumably the card or PSU) started making weird noises. I turned the speed back down, and forgot about the whole thing.
When few days after that I've been gaming, the PC has shut down randomly and entered a boot loop. Just few seconds. Not even enough to get to the Windows logo. I flipped the switch on the back of my PSU, checked if all cables are connected properly, and booted the PC up again. Everything was fine.
Today the PC has shut down again when I was playing GTA IV, but then it booted up with no problems. When few hours later I was trying to do the Windows Experience Index (just for fun), I heard the familiar making squeaky noises again. I got a graphics driver crash and serious artifacting as well. I canceled the test, and everything went back to normal.
But now, about 30 minutes ago, I've been watching a YouTube video, and I got the same boot loop issue... Everything is fine now, but it looks like the problem will most likely not fix itself. Any ideas on what may be causing it?
System specs:
CPU: Intel i7-4770, 3,4GHz
GPU: GeForce GTX 780, 3GB, 1020MHz
RAM: Corsair Vengance 8GB 1600MHz
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
PSU: Corsair CS750M
(more than enough PSU wattage...)
EDIT: I should probably add that none of my components got overly hot at any point (at least not enough to be able to feel it from about an inch away), and that I have already stress-tested my CPU. About a minute with Intel Burn Test on 100%. No problems.