Computer restarting every few hours. no BSOD or warning.

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It normally happens when im on youtube or (text) talking on discord, but it has happened when i went on games. About 20 minuets ago, as soon as i logged in and got onto my desktop, it instantly restarted, no BSOD of error.

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I dont know what actually fixed it but somehow it's stopped now...

now my only problem is my mouse keeps freezing every few minuets.

might have been either:
• Removing my front case fan (needed it for something)
• Clearing alot of space on my computer

Also, i didn't touch the power supply because it was already quite clean anyway when i looked inside.
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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
 
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Windows 10 Pro 16299
AMD X4 860K (currently at stock 3.7 Ghz)
gigabyte f2a68hm-hd2
Radeon r7 360 OC edition
CX500 psu corsair
8gb RAM (from old computer, has been working fine)
240gb SSD adata
500gb hard drive
320 gb hard drive

P.S everything was working fine until i reset my pc to format everything, then this started happening. Haven't touched my computer in almost a year because it's in a sound resistant room, has a fan that takes air out and in.


 
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I just realised that i haven't cleaned it for almost a year... and the PSU takes air in from a vent in the bottom, no filter. ill try that as well as running that RAM program.
the restart thing usually happens everyday, i found it to be every 19 hours when the computer is on. i do random tasts as well, meaning something is triggering a restart. I also tried changing a settings in advanced system settings about start up and recovery, when the computer runs into an error or system fail it WAS selected automatically restart. I just unchecked it last night, so that might give me a different outcome to.

I also went to device manager, no updates needed. and drive booster 5 said i needed audio updates.
 
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fhcgasrvjt

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I dont know what actually fixed it but somehow it's stopped now...

now my only problem is my mouse keeps freezing every few minuets.

might have been either:
• Removing my front case fan (needed it for something)
• Clearing alot of space on my computer

Also, i didn't touch the power supply because it was already quite clean anyway when i looked inside.
 
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