My computer has been randomly shutting down, and I can't find the cause. At first I thought it was overheating since I'm currently using the stock heatsink, but the temps don't go above 130F.
Hardware:
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Platinum 1000 Watt
Motherboard: Asus Z77 Sabertooth (replaced with Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H)
CPU: Intel I7 3770K (Also tested with an I5 3570k)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 680
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB (I have tried running with each stick solo, but the issue persists)
OS: Win 7 Home Premium SP1
OS is on an SSD. Most data is on an HDD.
The front panel on my old case shorted, so I replaced the case. I replaced the motherboard at the same time. I have tested with a PSU that I have confirmed as working. I have tested with the barebones hardware (no GPU, single RAM stick, CPU and PSU).
I'm at a completely loss here. The computer shuts down like the power cable has been pulled. It seems to be random, but most commonly occurs when joining the matchmaking lobby of League of Legends. This is before the game starts, so it should not be process intensive.
EDIT: Right now I'm leaning toward both RAM sticks being bad. I tried with a third stick by itself and it's been running for almost twice as long as it had been before shutting down.
EDIT2: Shut down again with the new RAM. Everything turns off, including fans. I moved houses, so it's not the outlet. Trying another power strip, just in case it's that.
EDIT3: PROBLEM SOLVED. There was a bad RAM slot on the first motherboard, which caused the RAM sticks to go bad. This was either caused by a short in the PSU, or the motherboard caused the PSU to short.
TL;DR: PSU, RAM, and mobo were all bad. Shotgunning nightmare.
Hardware:
PSU: Cooler Master Silent Pro Platinum 1000 Watt
Motherboard: Asus Z77 Sabertooth (replaced with Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H)
CPU: Intel I7 3770K (Also tested with an I5 3570k)
GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 680
RAM: Corsair Dominator 2x8GB (I have tried running with each stick solo, but the issue persists)
OS: Win 7 Home Premium SP1
OS is on an SSD. Most data is on an HDD.
The front panel on my old case shorted, so I replaced the case. I replaced the motherboard at the same time. I have tested with a PSU that I have confirmed as working. I have tested with the barebones hardware (no GPU, single RAM stick, CPU and PSU).
I'm at a completely loss here. The computer shuts down like the power cable has been pulled. It seems to be random, but most commonly occurs when joining the matchmaking lobby of League of Legends. This is before the game starts, so it should not be process intensive.
EDIT: Right now I'm leaning toward both RAM sticks being bad. I tried with a third stick by itself and it's been running for almost twice as long as it had been before shutting down.
EDIT2: Shut down again with the new RAM. Everything turns off, including fans. I moved houses, so it's not the outlet. Trying another power strip, just in case it's that.
EDIT3: PROBLEM SOLVED. There was a bad RAM slot on the first motherboard, which caused the RAM sticks to go bad. This was either caused by a short in the PSU, or the motherboard caused the PSU to short.
TL;DR: PSU, RAM, and mobo were all bad. Shotgunning nightmare.
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