pc just stops?

markpne19 · 31 May 2007 at 09:37

any help please rebuilt pc
6600
ballistix
giga ds3
tagan 530
1800 xt
2 dvd rewriters
2 hard drives
pc just stops on its own like some one just unplugged it ,is the power supply up to the job?
orr could it be a heat prroblem any thanks please

G1BB0 · 31 May 2007 at 09:43

sounds like heat to me, thermal shut down

had this prob with old rig, under warranty they swapped cooler, a few weeks later same prob so bought a big ass copper jobby and it never happened again.

could be wrong but if it was down to psu surely it just wouldnt power up?

markpne19 · 31 May 2007 at 09:46

thinking same my self *** i have noticed is the fan on the cpu fan doesnt work all the time probably something in the settings

steve258 · 31 May 2007 at 09:48

Is it a new build? Which parts are new?

530W is more than enough so I'm pretty sure it's not that.

It could be a heat issue but even the stock cooler is more than adequate unless you have massive overclock or it's not installed properly.

Did you have anything running in the background that could shut the machine down? With my old rig if I leave core temp running in the taskbar it randomly shuts down my pc.

Is there an option in BIOS that will shut down your PC when it overheats?

markpne19 · 31 May 2007 at 09:56

everything is new except the power supply nothing is overclocked at the min

greeny_fastcar · 31 May 2007 at 09:58

Re-seat the cpu heatsink and the cpu? Give that a try maybe?

**edit**
Also check the thermal paste make sure there is some.

markpne19 · 31 May 2007 at 10:01

ok will do

G1BB0 · 31 May 2007 at 10:17

the cpu fan might be set via bios to kick in at certain temps, drop the threshhold or disable, cant remember what the actual option is called, smartfan or something daft

markpne19 · 31 May 2007 at 21:14

now set the fan on the smartfan desktop thing seems to have improved things might just invest in some watercooling