Hello everyone, here to ask for some help with this please.. I've been trying to figure this out myself reading and all, but have come to a dead end..
PC specs:
-CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE 3.2 Ghz (no O.C)
-Mobo: ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX - (Bought this one thinking about upgrading to a FX processor)
-RAM: 1x4 GB DDR3 1333mhz
-HDD: 500 GB Samsung, 7200rpm
-Video: EVGA GT 520, now running the integrated ATI.
-Case: Generic Case 2x 80mm Fans for airflow, in and out.
-PSU: Omega 800w (Generic non certified) has a really big fan too.
-Screen: 32 inch Panasonic Viera TV, wich I used on HDMI, now running on VGA port.
-OS: Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 Bits
Note: (Since the problem started I took off the GT 520 to see if that was the problem, and started running with the integrated ATI card)
Most of the components are 4-5 yrs old, except the motherboard wich I bought in replacement of my old MSI mother board that died last year. So this new motherboard is like, 7 months old.
The main problem is that, when the computer is under stress ''i presume'' (i.e gaming or photoshop, heck.. even playing a shockwave flash game) the computer just goes on black screen, and I have to reset it manually in order for it to boot up again.. There are no dmp files on the minidump folder either, nor i get a pop up window with any error message. It's just like i resetted/shutted down the computer 'the bad way'..
I can be on internet (chrome, firefox) watching anime, movies, you name it, with multiple tabs, and haven't encountered with any trouble at all, except for that flash game wich is kinda resource heavy when i had my GT it used to shut down too, now runing with the integrated ATI it doesn't shut down anymore (with hardware acceleration turned off), other than that, for simple tasks it runs fine.
What i've seen:
- Keyboard leds do turn off, mouse also loses power..
- Fans keep running, ethernet LED is also turned on.. Didn't really check if the HDD keeps running, will do on the next shutdown.
Its just looks like it shuts to some kind of hibernation or something (Power management options are set to not do this anyway).
I'm not a heavy gamer, mostly play League of Legends (under lowest settings), on windowed mode, or Dungeon Fighter Online, wich is a game with low graphics, a 2D online side-scroller brawler like golden axe (not as good as golden axe tho hehe) with low graphics.
On photoshop I do some heavy work wich requires a little more usage, however, it shutted down only once doing this.
The machine ran fine, played many games wich could run with my poor GT520 back then (From batman to borderlands), then I just stopped that 'heavy gaming' and sticked to League/HoTS/DFO.. Without encountering any trouble, until this showed up after i dropped those games for months.
-The tests i ran: (more likely the tests i can run with my knowledge limit)
First I thought it was an overheat problem, did some monitoring with HWinfo, SpeedFan and Asrock O.C Tuner, SpeedFan and HWinfo show the temps at 46° on idle for the CPU and 37° for the MoBo. O.C Tuner, shows 45° on the CPU and 37° on the Mobo..
Under gaming, League of Legends, on windowed, all low graphics, CPU goes to 55-56°, same goes for Dungeon fighter.. None of those are required heavy resources.
All this was monitored after replacing thermal paste and blowing dust off. (I regularly clean the pc dust every 2-3 weeks)..
Upgraded BIOS, everything is on default, there are no O.C settings on it.
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Now im really confused about this, the motherboard is dying?? or is this a PSU failure??
Been reading a lot about this but I can't find something that points me the direction I should go on testing.
It all started from 2 weeks for now, the motherboard isn't even 1 yr old.
I ordered a brand new PSU (EVGA W1 500w 80+) and also a Gtx 750Ti card, so im pretty scared that I can't install those, they might damage or something from all the sudden shutdowns.. Unless it's the PSU of course..
I'd really appreciate some help with this, its driving me nuts already and i don't really know what is happening
Ps: Sorry if my english isn't really good, tried to be as clear as possible, i'm from Venezuela.
PC specs:
-CPU: Phenom II X4 955BE 3.2 Ghz (no O.C)
-Mobo: ASRock 960GM-VGS3 FX - (Bought this one thinking about upgrading to a FX processor)
-RAM: 1x4 GB DDR3 1333mhz
-HDD: 500 GB Samsung, 7200rpm
-Video: EVGA GT 520, now running the integrated ATI.
-Case: Generic Case 2x 80mm Fans for airflow, in and out.
-PSU: Omega 800w (Generic non certified) has a really big fan too.
-Screen: 32 inch Panasonic Viera TV, wich I used on HDMI, now running on VGA port.
-OS: Windows 7 Ultimate - 64 Bits
Note: (Since the problem started I took off the GT 520 to see if that was the problem, and started running with the integrated ATI card)
Most of the components are 4-5 yrs old, except the motherboard wich I bought in replacement of my old MSI mother board that died last year. So this new motherboard is like, 7 months old.
The main problem is that, when the computer is under stress ''i presume'' (i.e gaming or photoshop, heck.. even playing a shockwave flash game) the computer just goes on black screen, and I have to reset it manually in order for it to boot up again.. There are no dmp files on the minidump folder either, nor i get a pop up window with any error message. It's just like i resetted/shutted down the computer 'the bad way'..
I can be on internet (chrome, firefox) watching anime, movies, you name it, with multiple tabs, and haven't encountered with any trouble at all, except for that flash game wich is kinda resource heavy when i had my GT it used to shut down too, now runing with the integrated ATI it doesn't shut down anymore (with hardware acceleration turned off), other than that, for simple tasks it runs fine.
What i've seen:
- Keyboard leds do turn off, mouse also loses power..
- Fans keep running, ethernet LED is also turned on.. Didn't really check if the HDD keeps running, will do on the next shutdown.
Its just looks like it shuts to some kind of hibernation or something (Power management options are set to not do this anyway).
I'm not a heavy gamer, mostly play League of Legends (under lowest settings), on windowed mode, or Dungeon Fighter Online, wich is a game with low graphics, a 2D online side-scroller brawler like golden axe (not as good as golden axe tho hehe) with low graphics.
On photoshop I do some heavy work wich requires a little more usage, however, it shutted down only once doing this.
The machine ran fine, played many games wich could run with my poor GT520 back then (From batman to borderlands), then I just stopped that 'heavy gaming' and sticked to League/HoTS/DFO.. Without encountering any trouble, until this showed up after i dropped those games for months.
-The tests i ran: (more likely the tests i can run with my knowledge limit)
First I thought it was an overheat problem, did some monitoring with HWinfo, SpeedFan and Asrock O.C Tuner, SpeedFan and HWinfo show the temps at 46° on idle for the CPU and 37° for the MoBo. O.C Tuner, shows 45° on the CPU and 37° on the Mobo..
Under gaming, League of Legends, on windowed, all low graphics, CPU goes to 55-56°, same goes for Dungeon fighter.. None of those are required heavy resources.
All this was monitored after replacing thermal paste and blowing dust off. (I regularly clean the pc dust every 2-3 weeks)..
Upgraded BIOS, everything is on default, there are no O.C settings on it.
_______________________________________________________________
Now im really confused about this, the motherboard is dying?? or is this a PSU failure??
Been reading a lot about this but I can't find something that points me the direction I should go on testing.
It all started from 2 weeks for now, the motherboard isn't even 1 yr old.
I ordered a brand new PSU (EVGA W1 500w 80+) and also a Gtx 750Ti card, so im pretty scared that I can't install those, they might damage or something from all the sudden shutdowns.. Unless it's the PSU of course..
I'd really appreciate some help with this, its driving me nuts already and i don't really know what is happening
Ps: Sorry if my english isn't really good, tried to be as clear as possible, i'm from Venezuela.
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