Computer shuts down

shaddy666 · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:12

Hi guys,

I have been running the rig that is in my sig for about 2 years now,and up to now has been working very well.

On Sunday I was playing dead space and the system just shut down,as know somebody pulled the plug out.

I have been running with the side case off since sunday incase it was overheating but it is still shutting down.

I am not running it overclocked,so could it be a power issue all something else?

Many thanks for any help

manbearpig · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:14

what power supply do you have?

shaddy666 · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:35

hi mate,it is a Corsair HX 520w ATX Modular power supply.

As an update,I have been playing Titan Quest:immortal Throne,and it seems to be okay,so maybe it only happens in full on 3D games ?

AMG · 27 Oct 2009 at 00:32

I would go powersupply for this one means thats its old...corsair make great powersupplys btw, but I m guessing like cars etc they have a life span, its ethoir that or something (inc the powersupply is getting too hot)

h11 · 27 Oct 2009 at 00:43

I had this happen to me several times over the past few days with my old rig. I'd do some testing to try and find the cause, but I'm building my new one now.

Only thing that I can see our machines had in common is the Q6600..

AMG · 27 Oct 2009 at 00:59

so you never found the reason ?

h11 · 27 Oct 2009 at 01:04

AMG said:
so you never found the reason ?

Nope, I had wanted to upgrade the PC for a while, but it would have required me to upgrade the PSU too, so I just went for a new build.

ETNiES · 27 Oct 2009 at 01:09

Is your pc dusty? Have a quick look inside your psu

shaddy666 · 27 Oct 2009 at 07:04

Hi guys,thanks for the replys looks like I am going to buy a new power supply and try that.

I have been looking at :- OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready Power Supply [OCZ700SXS-UN]

Do you think this will be okay for my system?

Temi_D · 27 Oct 2009 at 07:16

Yes, its an awesome PSU