- Sep 5, 2015
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Hey guys,
I know there's been millions of these topics, but I believe mine is slightly different. Sorry if its in the wrong section, i posted in the CPU section because I thought that's what it was, but its not getting much traction.
Recently, my computer has been getting not-so-random restarts when I do certain things. This was never a problem before, and has risen out of nowhere.
The most common time it restarts is when I'm playing CS:GO. The past five times, when I hit the "find a game" button, it immediately shuts down. Before that, it would shut down right as i was choosing teams, right as the round ended, or right as I exited a menu. It seems to only shutdown on certain conditions. It has, however, shut down mid-match with no warning too.
The restart is not lagged or messed up either; its like someone is hitting the restart switch right as something happens, or completely randomly.
Here's the list of fixes I've tried (but haven't worked), divided into three sections;
POWER
-Switched surge protectors and outlet
-Checked PSU voltages (all within .5 range of default output)
-Checked system power usage (240~ watt, power supply gives 550)
-Switched around cables that go from hardware to power supply
-Checked power supply fan (working perfectly)
HARDWARE
Temperature
-Checked for overheating problems (none at all. Everything stays in the 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit range)
-Just in case, installed a new CPU cooler and replaced thermal grease on both the GPU and CPU. Also installed another case fan.
RAM
-Switched ram with spare ones
-Tested ram with windows memory diagnostic (no errors)
GPU
-Opened, cleaned fan, installed new thermal paste.
-Set CSGO to lowest settings.
HARD DRIVE
-Ran 3 hard drive checks.
MOBO
-Updated BIOS and all related software.
-Checked all connections.
-Set main video source to PCI-E
SOFTWARE/OS
-Reinstalled both steam and CSGO
-Installed important windows updates
-Ran multiple anti-virus scans
-Checked firewall to make sure there's no blockage
-Updated ALL device drivers
-Defragmented main drive multiple times
-Turned off "restart on failure", no error screens.
-Reinstalled GPU drivers
None of these worked or have helped in any way. Sorry for the giant read, but I'm completely stumped. I can't find any problems, and I'm pretty clueless as to what it could be at this point. Can anyone help?
Thank you so much in advance, I really appreciate any and all help.
BUILD
Operating System
-Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
-Intel Core i3 4150 @ 3.50GHz
Cooler
-Cooler Master Hyper TX3
RAM
-G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Motherboard
-Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Graphics
-Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card
Storage
-931GB Seagate ST1000DM 003-1ER162 SCSI Disk Device
Optical Drives
-ATAPI iHAS124 E SCSI CdRom Device
PSU
-SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
I know there's been millions of these topics, but I believe mine is slightly different. Sorry if its in the wrong section, i posted in the CPU section because I thought that's what it was, but its not getting much traction.
Recently, my computer has been getting not-so-random restarts when I do certain things. This was never a problem before, and has risen out of nowhere.
The most common time it restarts is when I'm playing CS:GO. The past five times, when I hit the "find a game" button, it immediately shuts down. Before that, it would shut down right as i was choosing teams, right as the round ended, or right as I exited a menu. It seems to only shutdown on certain conditions. It has, however, shut down mid-match with no warning too.
The restart is not lagged or messed up either; its like someone is hitting the restart switch right as something happens, or completely randomly.
Here's the list of fixes I've tried (but haven't worked), divided into three sections;
POWER
-Switched surge protectors and outlet
-Checked PSU voltages (all within .5 range of default output)
-Checked system power usage (240~ watt, power supply gives 550)
-Switched around cables that go from hardware to power supply
-Checked power supply fan (working perfectly)
HARDWARE
Temperature
-Checked for overheating problems (none at all. Everything stays in the 70-85 degrees Fahrenheit range)
-Just in case, installed a new CPU cooler and replaced thermal grease on both the GPU and CPU. Also installed another case fan.
RAM
-Switched ram with spare ones
-Tested ram with windows memory diagnostic (no errors)
GPU
-Opened, cleaned fan, installed new thermal paste.
-Set CSGO to lowest settings.
HARD DRIVE
-Ran 3 hard drive checks.
MOBO
-Updated BIOS and all related software.
-Checked all connections.
-Set main video source to PCI-E
SOFTWARE/OS
-Reinstalled both steam and CSGO
-Installed important windows updates
-Ran multiple anti-virus scans
-Checked firewall to make sure there's no blockage
-Updated ALL device drivers
-Defragmented main drive multiple times
-Turned off "restart on failure", no error screens.
-Reinstalled GPU drivers
None of these worked or have helped in any way. Sorry for the giant read, but I'm completely stumped. I can't find any problems, and I'm pretty clueless as to what it could be at this point. Can anyone help?
Thank you so much in advance, I really appreciate any and all help.
BUILD
Operating System
-Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU
-Intel Core i3 4150 @ 3.50GHz
Cooler
-Cooler Master Hyper TX3
RAM
-G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Motherboard
-Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Graphics
-Asus Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card
Storage
-931GB Seagate ST1000DM 003-1ER162 SCSI Disk Device
Optical Drives
-ATAPI iHAS124 E SCSI CdRom Device
PSU
-SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply
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