- Aug 31, 2017
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Hello thanks for taking the time to read this!
I have had a reoccurring problem with my computers that I think may be being caused by a power outage or surge. I just bought a brand new computer and the first time using it I had it shut down on me and reboot right away while I was playing a game. The reason I bought this new computer was because my old computer was having the exact same type of issue, and the GPU and hard drive failed over the course of 4 months. With my old computer i thought it was a heat or GPU issue and confirmed it was niether. I had the heatsink paste replaced and bought a new gpu and everything was running cool and the gpu was working great until all over the sudden it shut off on me while playing a game. It was a pretty old copmuter so I just decided to buy a new one since i had spent so much time and money on my old one trying to fix it. Within about 2-3 hours I had pretty much the exact some shutdown experience as when i had upgraded my GPU on my old computer. I was watching my GPU heat while playing with OHM and the temp was stable at 60c. I'm thinking since this computer is literally a few hours old, that this is an external issue cause by power fluctuation, and not by GPU issues or heat as many people initially suggest. Can anyone confirm my suspicion and could my apartment be having small regular power outages or surges that are causing shutdowns? I have no clue at this point what could possibly be causing this issue besides power.
I plan on buying a Uninterruptible Power Supply and seeing if this has any effect. Any help would be very appreciated.
I have had a reoccurring problem with my computers that I think may be being caused by a power outage or surge. I just bought a brand new computer and the first time using it I had it shut down on me and reboot right away while I was playing a game. The reason I bought this new computer was because my old computer was having the exact same type of issue, and the GPU and hard drive failed over the course of 4 months. With my old computer i thought it was a heat or GPU issue and confirmed it was niether. I had the heatsink paste replaced and bought a new gpu and everything was running cool and the gpu was working great until all over the sudden it shut off on me while playing a game. It was a pretty old copmuter so I just decided to buy a new one since i had spent so much time and money on my old one trying to fix it. Within about 2-3 hours I had pretty much the exact some shutdown experience as when i had upgraded my GPU on my old computer. I was watching my GPU heat while playing with OHM and the temp was stable at 60c. I'm thinking since this computer is literally a few hours old, that this is an external issue cause by power fluctuation, and not by GPU issues or heat as many people initially suggest. Can anyone confirm my suspicion and could my apartment be having small regular power outages or surges that are causing shutdowns? I have no clue at this point what could possibly be causing this issue besides power.
I plan on buying a Uninterruptible Power Supply and seeing if this has any effect. Any help would be very appreciated.
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