computer turns off when in game

[Focus Owner]

asked at ccl site
http://forums.cclonline.com/showthread.php?t=11939
basically when in game
cs:S and battlefield 2142 it has done it in so unrelated

just shuts off dead

here is a temperature list

missed bar from top


used cor temp for these results

the results from the ram test was clear

 

[colin79666]

If the second column shows temp in degrees c then 98 is too high and no wonder its shutting off.

 

[Focus Owner]

how can it be that colum
rooms 30ºC atmo so cant be 8
i think that ones load
i have had both cores up to 100% for half an hour before without turning off
rearanging colums one mo

 

[colin79666]

right a bit clearer now!

hmm cpu temps ok. Could be the graphics card overheating or psu not providing reliable power under full load?

 

[Focus Owner]

well
shudnt be the psu
got enouth power in it

dunno temp of graphics card

 

[Hellcat]

try different PSU.

 

[Focus Owner]

hoping no one would say that
only one i have what will work on this pc

 

[Ucof]

When you say "turns off" does it turn off and stay off, or is it a reset that it does?
I was thinking along the lines of Sampler from that other forum. If you have the BSOD dump screen to auto reboot, it wont help you in finding and troubleshooting the problem.

Memtest86+ is easy to use, though you really want to leave it to do at least 3 passes. Set it going before you goto bed, then check the results in the morning.

Let us know how you get on

 

[Focus Owner]

turns off

turns back on on the button
will try to leave memtest on tonight

 

[Ucof]

Did you try what was suggest and turning teh auto reboot option off?

"Windows flag key and pause key (or right click my computer and properties)

Advanced tab

Start-up And Recovery > Settings

Towards the bottom you have System Failure settings - one of them is a tick box for Automatically restart."

Do that, then the next time it "turns off", it will instead go blue screen enabling you to write down the error message (usually 0x0000000****) and the title of the error message. Then you can either post that up here, or go google it and look for a solution.

Regarding memtest86+, please remember to leave it on overnight. IMO, 1 pass is not enough. 3 should be ok though.

 

[Focus Owner]

i dont see how turning automatic restart will effect anything

but i will turn on temperature logging on and go again as your surgest

 

[Ucof]

Turning off auto restart means exactly that. So you computer will not automatically restart meaning that you can write down the error message that is shown (and subsequently vanished when your box turns off). It is that error message that will let you track down what it is exactly that is causing your PC to flip out.

Also, you wont be able to use any Windows based temperature logging software when running memtest86+ as it (MemTest) is essentially its' own operating system and when you boot from the MemTest86+ disc, it will not load windows. You will have to turn your machine off before you can get into Windows again.

 

[Focus Owner]

it dont automatically restart it turns off
its off and dead

till i turn it on
didnt do it today
and managed to finish my nav map

will be on css again later on

 

[Ucof]

I did not get a wink of sleep last night.
I kept tossing and turning and muttering something about RAM parity checks.
All i could think of was your PC running MemTest86+ overnight, and the thought of any errors meant my mind would not rest.

Can you help me sleep easy tonight and confirm that there were no errors please?

 

[arc]

try different PSU.

aye i agree.

first idea would've been CPU overheat, but as that seems fine then i'd be looking at the PSU next.

GFX could be overheating, but that doesn't tend to cause switching off - just a quick freeze here and there. More than likely the GFX card is pushing the PSU over the edge when it's powered up.

 

[herpsuk]

Whats your specs daz? Does sound like not enough power unfortunately.

 

[Focus Owner]

specs

psu ocz 500 watt
prossessor e8400 (duel core 3gig
2X 1gig ocz ram with some heat distrobuters (not fans)

nvidia 8600GT
soundcard none
500gig sata hard drive

sata dvdrw
ide dvd rw

fans
120mm front
90mm rear
1 on north bridge
1cyctech somthing or other

 

[arc]

take the side panel off, ditch any aditional fans you have added, ditch the ide devices - basically unplug anything you don't need to run a game, and then fire it up and see what happens.

 

[Focus Owner]

it dont happen all the time thats the other problem
will do it for a few months

 

[Focus Owner]

it just did it gonna do it again

didnt do it second tim in over 8 mins