Random Computer Restarts

Feb 23, 2018
2
0
10
OS: Windows 10 64bit
CPU: A10 5800K
GPU: MSI GTX 970
PSU: Corsair VS Series 550 Watt
Motherboard: ASROCK FM2A75 Pro4
RAM: 4GBx2 Of Kingston Hyper X Fury DDR3

I am able to have my computer running for a few days without fault and then randomly without doing anything which heavily tasks the CPU or GPU e.g, YouTube playback my computer will restart. My GPU has been overclocked but I reverted the changes as i'm no expert at overclocking. My CPU has been overclocked automatically by my motherboard. I have read it to either be a PSU fault or a GPU as when I start up my computer the back-lit MSI logo slightly dims for less than a second.
I thought it may be a motherboard fault as SpeedFan does not seem to work although when I first got the motherboard (it was used of ebay) it was working.
 
Solution
definitely remove the automatic overclock in the motherboard. reset your bios to factory defaults and make sure there is no overclocking. that can absolutely cause these types of issues. the same overclocks dont work with every processor and there are some other factors that can cause problems with those auto overclocks. test it out for a while and see if it reboots again. if it does, try the psu.
definitely remove the automatic overclock in the motherboard. reset your bios to factory defaults and make sure there is no overclocking. that can absolutely cause these types of issues. the same overclocks dont work with every processor and there are some other factors that can cause problems with those auto overclocks. test it out for a while and see if it reboots again. if it does, try the psu.
 
Solution