- Sep 8, 2014
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Recently, I've been having problems with my computer booting up on random occasions and it's becoming a nuisance. I will shut my computer off every night, and turn it back on the next morning. On certain days it won't even go through POST, and has a red LED marked 'CPU_LED' on the mobo. If I do happen to get it to boot, it will post normally, show the windows logo and the loading spinner for a few seconds. The spinner will then stop, and a BSOD will appear saying "MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION". If I wait a few minutes and turn it back on, it will boot normally as though nothing was wrong.
Now, I know it might have something to do with the CPU. However, the only thing I can think of is it could perhaps be a power issue. Not really sure though since I'm not too much of an expert at diagnosing these issues. But it's just a feeling. Could it really just be a power issue, and upgrading my PSU would resolve it?
Specs:
Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark S ATX LGA1150
Intel i5-4690k @ 3.50 GHz
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ 4gb
G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866 MHz 4x4gb
Samsung SSD 500gb
Seagate HDD 1TB 7200rpm
EVGA 500w 80+
Full build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Buizel/saved/#view=RpdWGX
Now, I know it might have something to do with the CPU. However, the only thing I can think of is it could perhaps be a power issue. Not really sure though since I'm not too much of an expert at diagnosing these issues. But it's just a feeling. Could it really just be a power issue, and upgrading my PSU would resolve it?
Specs:
Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark S ATX LGA1150
Intel i5-4690k @ 3.50 GHz
EVGA GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0+ 4gb
G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866 MHz 4x4gb
Samsung SSD 500gb
Seagate HDD 1TB 7200rpm
EVGA 500w 80+
Full build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Buizel/saved/#view=RpdWGX
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