Random crashes

Gregster · 5 Dec 2011 at 12:00

Hey knowledgable guys,

I am having comp robs where it will just randomly crash, as in just reboot with no errors.

I have recently upgraded my comp to a Asrock Extreme4 Gen3 mobo with an i5 2500K processor and 8G or ripjaw DDR3 mem. My temps are all good and I can play BF3 for hours with no problems but these crashes happen at random times (computer idleing). Also I use a Gigabyte GTX560TI gfx card with a OCZ 700 PSU.

When I replaced the new set-up from the old (Gigabyte ep45-ud3lr and Q8400 proc with 4 gig or HyperX DDR2 mem) I didn't need to reinstall windows as it booted up fine with no problems.

Could this be the problem? or is there something more sinister?

Any help would be muchly appreciated.

Gregster · 5 Dec 2011 at 12:04

Also to note I will happily do a reinstall of windows 7 but would rather not as it is a pain to get everything back to how I like.

Gregster · 5 Dec 2011 at 13:57

As an update I have updated the BIOS but now I can't access it with either DEL or F2? man I am getting stressed

Gregster · 8 Dec 2011 at 13:15

OK sorted the problem out. It was a PSU fault. After swapping the PSU over with another I have. This has cured the problem and given the exact same problem on the other comp.
I would have thought a PSU would just die and not give random crashes like it did?

Deception · 8 Dec 2011 at 16:07

gregster said:
OK sorted the problem out. It was a PSU fault. After swapping the PSU over with another I have. This has cured the problem and given the exact same problem on the other comp.
I would have thought a PSU would just die and not give random crashes like it did?

Could be a temp/voltage issue etc, building up and then cutting out later on or was just dying and wanted to go out with a bang (not literally

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