Computer restarts itself

TheFrisb

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Hello !
First of all i want to thank all you guys for making this website such a good community. I've posted multiple threads here and have always been provided with helpful answers. Now, after surfing on the net and on this website(including my previous threads) i have gathered more knowledge about pc building.

Please note that this computer is a desktop and is bought in a store -- I didn't build it myself.

Ram : 8 Gigabytes;
Graphics Card: Geforce GTX 760
CPU: Intel i7 4770 3.4 ghz
Motherboard: Vanguard B85(According to speecy :D )
Psu: I will show it in the pictures below.
If you need any more information please request and i'll be happy to provide :).

So, after playing a video game for some time my computer restarts itself stays there for 1-2 sec and powers back on. It comes on that black screen that asks you if u want safe mode and all those things and i always resume with the normal mode.
My computer has been serviced 4 times but sadly with no results. Now i before i try to send it on service again i want to ask you guys and also i have something in mind that may cause this and i want to know if it may be correct.
First, i thought that my cpu was overheating, which in fact, it was.
It reached up to 85-87 celsius while playing games but i've been using the cpu stock cooler all the time.
Yesterday i bought a Cpu cooler called GEMINII S524 VER.2.
Now the cpu after playing a game for an hour or so it was at 55-60 celsius max.
My Graphics Card is fine it hardly goes above 62 Celsius.
Now I think that it is the PSU that is causing this problem. It seems that it is too bad.
What do you think about this ?
Also is the cpu cooler too close to the thing below it ? Would it cause a problem ?

Pictures can be found below :bounce:
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Thanks m8
Well looking online it says:
"Minimum Recommended System Power (W) - 500w"

I think you need to go online and buy and EVGA SuperNova G2 PSU that has a wattage above 500w.

Also looking at the photos you really really need to sort out your cables and they are blocking the front air fans so your basically suffocating your system. You need to use the holes in the back of the panel that holds the motherboard to hide the cables and get them out of the main area where all the components are.

Have a gander at this thread:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/332428-31-first-build-opinions-cable-management
 

toshibitsu

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You can pick up a power supply tester for less then $20 at a local shop(Fry's?) or any number of online stores(Newegg, etc). Only problem though is that I find they aren't 100% accurate. The alternative is to just purchase a power supply locally & test with it. Most shops have at least a 7 - 14 day return policy.

However... it could also possibly be a memory issue. Download 'Memtest' and burn it to a blank CD, then boot from it and let the test run until it says 'pass complete'. You can get it for free from here: http://www.memtest.org/

If you are certain it's not a heat issue, the next possibility could be corrupt Windows files combined with malware/virus infections. I'd suggest running a 'Chkdsk' and an 'sfc'.(there's a tool from Tweaking.com called "All In One Repair" which will make this easy if you're having trouble)
As for infections, google 'Eset Online Scanner'(it's a 1-time full system scan using Eset's anti-virus software). You could also download & run free trials of Malwarebytes and Superantispyware(yes you can run both together). Just update them & let them do a full system scan. ----- of course, it's always best to run these scans in Safe Mode
 

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Thanks m8
 
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