PC Crashing consistantly

Throstle

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My PC is consistently crashing to off every 30 minutes, it then takes an hour before it will start again. The crashing seems independent of system load, it will crash idling as well as playing a graphic intensive game. After it has crashed I have to reset the on/off switch in back, turning it off for 10 seconds then turning it back on, then I wait for awhile (an hour), and then it will turn back on.
At first no time delay was needed, only flip the switch in back off and back on, also the crashes were much less frequent.
I tried swapping out the graphics card for one that worked, but that did not fix the problem. I downloaded Coretemp. It says my cores are all about 40 Celsius. I downloaded Speedfan and it does show something it calls Temp 2 60 C. I don't know what Temp 2 refers to, but it has a fire symbol next to it, and seems to always be creeping up in temperature.
I've dusted the inside, and made sure everything was connected. The newest editions were the RAM and the GPU about a month ago, the system had been working just fine before this. Thanks so much for your help.

My System is:
- EVGA X58 3X SLI Motherboard
- Intel Core i7 920 Broomfield 2.66GHz Quad-Core Processor BX80601920
- Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3 x 4GB) DDR3 Triple Channel Memory
- PNY GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
- Powerbird 1100W Modular Power Supply
- CPU liquid cooling Asetek LCLC
- Intel Solid-State Drive 240GB 330 Series
- 2x1TB Western Digianl Caviar Black - Raid Zero
- X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card
- Viewsonic 27" Widescreen LCD Monitor - 1080p, 1920x1080, 16:9 1ms VX2739wm
- Windows 10 64 bit Operating System
- Creative Gigaworks G550 5.1 speakers
- Blackbird002 Case
 
Solution
First thing I would try is a different power supply. Go over the system, make sure it's clean, make sure the CPU heatsink is on properly. If anything is overclocked set to stock speeds.

That power supply only has 8 Amazon reviews, and almost half were for the unit failing. Try something better, you do not need nearly that much power for a single 1060 video card. RMA the power supply if it's in warranty, try a replacement, or a different model. This one is good and has a rebate right now https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118
First thing I would try is a different power supply. Go over the system, make sure it's clean, make sure the CPU heatsink is on properly. If anything is overclocked set to stock speeds.

That power supply only has 8 Amazon reviews, and almost half were for the unit failing. Try something better, you do not need nearly that much power for a single 1060 video card. RMA the power supply if it's in warranty, try a replacement, or a different model. This one is good and has a rebate right now https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151118
 
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Throstle

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Your right it was the power supply. I got a Corsair CX450M 450 watt. I was disappointed that all modular power supply connections are not universal, thus I has to pull all the old wiring out, but it was not that big a hassle. Thanks so much for answering.