pc shutting down

humanevil · 31 Dec 2016 at 11:09

pc spec:

i7 6700k @4.0ghz
16GB DDR4
asus maximus 8 ranger
evga gtx 1080 ftw
evga 850w psu
windows 10

so yesterday i had been gaming for a number of hrs and everything was fine and last night i was watching netflix and the pc shut down as if the plug had been turned off and the pc wouldnt turn back on, no power to the mobo nothing so i checked the psu and that was working so i hooked it back up and the pc started not 10-15 mins later while watching netflix it died again.

the cpu heatsink seems to be tight on the cpu and the paste should be fine as i built the pc just before christmas so i have no idea

HoneyBadger · 31 Dec 2016 at 11:13

Have you checked your temps?
Windows event logs?
Tried disabling any fancy power settings in the BIOS?

humanevil · 31 Dec 2016 at 11:40

HoneyBadger said:
Have you checked your temps?
Windows event logs?
Tried disabling any fancy power settings in the BIOS?

i had the asus software running but didnt notice the temps when it crashed nor do i have any event logs and ive not noticed any fancy power settings in the bios (though the bios is completely different layout to what im used to)

HoneyBadger · 31 Dec 2016 at 11:43

humanevil said:
i had the asus software running but didnt notice the temps when it crashed nor do i have any event logs and ive not noticed any fancy power settings in the bios (though the bios is completely different layout to what im used to)

There will be power options in the BIOS, likewise there will be windows event logs.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997769(v=exchg.65).aspx

Cro_Baron · 6 Jan 2017 at 18:38

Could be overheating, are you overclocking?