PC shutting itself down

Dufalump · 28 Aug 2019 at 22:17

Hi all,

I’ve inherited a gaming PC. However, it’s not working properly, apparently it boots up and after a few minutes it shuts itself down. Does anyone know what could cause this issue? Might be a bit far fetched but some advice would be great.

CPU: i7 4790K

CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i GT Hydro Series

Motherboard: ASUS Z97 Pro Gamer

Graphics Card: GTX 1060 6gb

PSU: Corsair 650W CS Series 80+ Gold

RAM: 16GB Kingston Hyper Fury X Dual

Storage: 240GB Hyper X Savage SSD

MartinPrince · 28 Aug 2019 at 22:35

Welcome to the forum.

The first thing I would do is go into the bios and reset everything to Optimised Defaults. Then just check that the voltage for the memory is set correctly and save and restart.

FlyingScotsman · 30 Aug 2019 at 16:03

Check your temperatures as well make sure your Corsair unit is functioning, it could be shutting down due to thermal issues.

jigger · 30 Aug 2019 at 16:28

As above, usually the vast number of problems like this are power or temperature related.

devilbradz · 30 Aug 2019 at 16:39

i found when i plug my pc into a extension lead or anything like that it would shut off i would always put it straight to wall plug

Danny75 · 30 Aug 2019 at 18:00

Check that the PSU plug is firmly in, check that PSU fan is running, see how much dust there is in PSU.

Check that the pump on the liquid cooler (and the fan) is running. Should only take a few minutes to get very hot and shut down if the pump isn't working.

Search Reliability History within Windows, and see if there's any clue along with the shutdown report.