So my system will randomly restart when I'm playing some games, not even the most demanding games. Most recently, I was playing Civ 5 while browsing the web on my second monitor and it red screened on me. No message, just red screen, then restart. That's after it just restarted without any warning earlier while doing the same thing.
This happens inconsistently and infrequently, but I'm not sure if something is wrong with my system or it just happens to be random flukes
Here's my build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $916.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Obviously the GPU didn't cost that much when I bought it... but whatever.
It doesn't seem like I'm hitting high temperatures on my GPU or CPU, or even utilizing them fully when it does freeze. Do I need to do a hard drive wipe possibly? Or could the PSU be crapping out on me after 6 months?
Thanks for the help!
This happens inconsistently and infrequently, but I'm not sure if something is wrong with my system or it just happens to be random flukes
Here's my build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($94.78 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Micro Center)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($339.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $916.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Obviously the GPU didn't cost that much when I bought it... but whatever.
It doesn't seem like I'm hitting high temperatures on my GPU or CPU, or even utilizing them fully when it does freeze. Do I need to do a hard drive wipe possibly? Or could the PSU be crapping out on me after 6 months?
Thanks for the help!