PC shut down issue

Aug 1, 2018
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Hello,

in the last few days I had random shut downs of my pc while playing Hitman (2016). There was no sound or warning, it just shut down and I was not able to restart the computer immediately, but after 5-10 minutes it started again.

PC INFO:
- AMD FX-8350 at 4.00 GHz
- Gigabyte 970A-DS3P
- Radeon R290 X-Edition (by VTXHD)
- Cooler Master 500W PSU
- 4 HDD, 1 SSD

My tower is a midi tower made by anidees and i actually have a quite good air flow system. In total there are 6 case fans, 3 intake in front and bottom plus 3 outtake rear and top. My CPU cooler is the Prolimatech Genesis with 2 high static pressure fans attached.


I've been using this setup since a couple of year and only updated the mainboard and CPU last October. I never ever had any issues with this setup and I get a decent performance on all games I play. Yesterday I opened the case after a shut down and the graphics card was really hot, so my guess is, that the air temperatures (36°C air temp outside my apartment) at the moment cause the system to over heat and shut down.

Does anybody have an idea what causes my system to shut down like that?
Thanks for any help! :)

 
Solution
The positive voltages should be +/- 5%. So 12 volts should be 11.4 to 12.6 etc.

the negative voltages are +/- 10%.

I believe you have 12, 5, 3.3, -12 and -5.

I don't think HWMonitor gives you all of them....but I think it gives you 12 and 5 at least....and maybe 3.3.
Aug 1, 2018
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I have afterburner, gpu-z and amd overdrive open on a second screen while gaming. Temps seem fine, CPU at around 55°C and GPU at around 80-85°C on load. I don't understand what the matter is. I just played for 2 hours straight, ate something and chilled a bit. After 1 hour I came back and started to play again. 15 mins into the game, sudden shut down. I don't get it
 
Well....being the temps seem OK....I would try and look at the PSU voltages to make sure they are in spec. You can do this with hardware (like a voltmeter) or software like HWMonitor. The voltmeter is generally better as you can monitor the voltages during and after a crash.
 
The positive voltages should be +/- 5%. So 12 volts should be 11.4 to 12.6 etc.

the negative voltages are +/- 10%.

I believe you have 12, 5, 3.3, -12 and -5.

I don't think HWMonitor gives you all of them....but I think it gives you 12 and 5 at least....and maybe 3.3.
 
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