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Dan-I   08-01-2009 at 08:12:42 PM

Hey guys, I don't have all of my specs on hand, I know it would help tremendously. But, I have been getting this strange issue... random restarts. I think it has to do with the PSU (Antec 650 I believe). It has happened when I have been on a website. But it for sure will happen when I play a game (I have updated drivers for the video card). I've had this PSU for over a year, and like I said, it jsut recently started happening more and more frequently.

When the system restarts it runs fine, as if there was just a faulty wire. I won't get any video though, I'll have to physically restart it myself. I know it's not a overheating problem because it automatically restarts, and does't just shut down.

That's the best way I can think to describe it, I've seen other threads on here with similar problems and it has been the PSU on those guys. I guess I could state my case and see what you all say.

Thanks

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maccas69   08-02-2009 at 12:18:36 AM

It kinda sounds like your having an over heating issue and that its a XP or Vista setting to make it restart... The one about if there is a power cut? Guess you know what I mean, check that and see if it set to restart, also if you can grab a program like Riva Tuner you can keep an eye on GPU usage and temps, always handy when diagnosing a problem like that. I cant see why it would do it on a website though, unless its very graphically demanding... What game is it too? Crysis running on a 64 graphics card? Lol, sounds dumb but you see where I'm leading.
If you could post the system details would be a great help coz it may be a known problem with that particular PSU, maybe a circuit error causing a restart? Anyways, post the details and I'm sure someone will know the error xD

xxMac

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one-shot   08-02-2009 at 01:53:14 AM

Check to see if any components are over heating. You can use the utility your GPU came with and Core Temp for the CPU. Also, run MEMtest to check your memory as random restarts can be a memory issue as well. If it isn't your temps or the RAM, I would check the PSU next.

------------------------------ Antec P182, i7 920 3.7Ghz @ 1.3V, Xigmatek 1283, Asus P6T X58, 3 x 2048MB OCZ Plat DDR3 1600 RAM, 2 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 in SLI, WD 160gb,320GB 1TB WD Black. Corsair 750TX. Acer 24" Monitor. Vista x64 Home Premium.
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Dan-I   08-02-2009 at 11:52:10 PM

I dug up all my specs:

RAM: Corsair Dominator 4GB
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400
Motherboard: Asus M3A AM2 + AMD 770 DDR2
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Fan: Asus Arctic Square Blue (Figure this could also help you out)
PSU: Antec 650 ATX CPU power Supply

It has been happening on Heroes of Newerth (in beta testing) It happened on Call of Juarez, and it has happened on Internet explorer.

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daship   08-03-2009 at 01:45:15 AM

Your 8800gt is probably dieing.

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