My pc has been randomly turning off

halen0432 · 23 Oct 2022 at 04:24

Lately my pc has been randomly shutting off in random points in the day and the only way i can turn it back on is by draining the power from the pc and then turning it on. I'm suspecting that it might be my power supply but I'm not completely sure. Can anyone help please?

halen0432 · 23 Oct 2022 at 07:19

Tetras said:
Does it happen under heavy load, or when it is running idle too?

How old is the PC?

I assume you've the checked the temps and all the fans are still spinning and stuff?

It is not super reliable/accurate, but you could have a look at the voltages in something like hwmonitor, to check there's nothing obviously wrong, e.g. they're not collapsing under load.

I got my pc about 2 years ago and it just happens randomly and yeah i've checked the temps and the fans but I'll give hwmonitor a go thanks.

halen0432 · 23 Oct 2022 at 07:28

Tetras said:
FYI: you can leave it running while you do stuff and check the min/max. The 12v, 5v and 3.3v should be within 1-2% (though the readings can be way off).

Ok thanks I'll update if I get any results.

halen0432 · 23 Oct 2022 at 17:48

I'm not exactly amazing with voltages and wattage but i think the voltages are fine. Any other solutions or suggestions?

halen0432 · 23 Oct 2022 at 22:26

adidan said:
Was the PSU new two years ago? What make is it?

As @Tetras asked, is this at any point or when idle or under load specifically?

Yeah the PSU was new when i first got it and its a Corsair Vengeance Series 650M 650W 80+ Silver Gaming Power Supply. Also I have noticed it does shut down when playing games sometimes.