PC randomly shutting down while gaming

And7rey · Oct 15, 2017

Hi guys,
recently my PC started to restart, or more specifically completely turn off and turn back on again while I was gaming.
I turned on MSI afterburner to see if something was overheating but everything worked just fine, and the game wasn't too demanding either.
GPU at about 50%, CPU as well, about 4500mb ram was used and that's all.
I stopped playing games completely because I'm scared it might break the system if it continues doing this.
Here are my specs:
GPU: ASUS GTX 1070
CPU: Intel i5 7500
MOBO: MSI Z270 Gaming Pro Carbon
RAM: 2x4GB HyperX Fury
PSU: Corsair GS600 (600W)
Storage: Crucial MX300 525GB

R_1 · Oct 15, 2017

My canned random reboot Rant
Random reboots are usually caused by the PSU, the RAM or software AND in that order of likely-hood.
PSU - If you can borrow/swap a PSU for testing. sibling/friend you can swap out the PSU and each system will be testing the other.
RAM - run the system with one stick of RAM see if stability returns if not Test all the RAM with memtest 86 for three passes or overnight. if you get no 0 errors after more than three passes the ram is good. with the random reboots I would suggest running this test after the PSU swap or after the PSU has been cleared.
Software - Drivers or other issues can cause reboots. Boot to a linux distro on a USB drive. mint linux will boot to memtest86. you can run the OS from the USB and await reboot.
end canned rant

how old is the GS600 PSU? it had a three year warranty new if out of warranty I suggest replacement.

And7rey · Oct 15, 2017

R_1 :

My canned random reboot Rant
Random reboots are usually caused by the PSU, the RAM or software AND in that order of likely-hood.
PSU - If you can borrow/swap a PSU for testing. sibling/friend you can swap out the PSU and each system will be testing the other.
RAM - run the system with one stick of RAM see if stability returns if not Test all the RAM with memtest 86 for three passes or overnight. if you get no 0 errors after more than three passes the ram is good. with the random reboots I would suggest running this test after the PSU swap or after the PSU has been cleared.
Software - Drivers or other issues can cause reboots. Boot to a linux distro on a USB drive. mint linux will boot to memtest86. you can run the OS from the USB and await reboot.
end canned rant

how old is the GS600 PSU? it had a three year warranty new if out of warranty I suggest replacement.

it's about 4 years old, all other parts are about 5 months old. I took the PSU from my old pc

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