[Question] PC restarts when playing games

Jan_42

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Nov 3, 2016
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Hi, so I recently been having this issue that my PC restarts on certain instances. It seems to restart whenever I play more graphically intensive games. Although it seems to work fine with games like League of Legends. It also restarts when I load up Valley benchmark on high (System resolution).

>I monitored both cpu and gpu temps and both sit at an average of 50 °C on load.

Keep in mind that I already have tried the following:
-Replaced thermal paste.
-Replaced stock gpu fan.


Here is my current specs:

CPU
-Intel Celeron G1840 2.80GHz

Motherboard
-Gigabyte h81m-ds2

GPU
-Palit gtx 750ti Stormx Dual 2gb

RAM
-8gb ddr3 1600Mhz

PSU
-Corsair VS550 550w

OS
-Windows 10 64bit

**Both the CPU and Motherboard are relatively new because I upgraded from an i3-550 and a LGA1156 mobo.
*I will soon be replacing my CPU to a i5-4460.

>Any kind of solution or suggestion is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
Solution
Is it only when you play games, then most probably it is temperature. as it is a laptop you can run it near an ac. I used to test it by ice cooling the heat sink, have to be cautious about moisture getting into MOBO.

Also check the power supply if it gets over heated, some PSU has a auto cut of at certain current limit.
can borrow a higher wattage PSU to rule out this possibility.

CPU can also be one of the area that may be causing.

Srijib

Commendable
Nov 1, 2016
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Is it only when you play games, then most probably it is temperature. as it is a laptop you can run it near an ac. I used to test it by ice cooling the heat sink, have to be cautious about moisture getting into MOBO.

Also check the power supply if it gets over heated, some PSU has a auto cut of at certain current limit.
can borrow a higher wattage PSU to rule out this possibility.

CPU can also be one of the area that may be causing.
 
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