Computer Problem - Pros needed!

tooI

after about 30 minutes of playing graphics intense games, my pc just shuts down. Don`t know the exact temperature when it does that, but I already set the GPU onboard fan to a higher speed.

System is slightly overclocked, I didn`t change anything though and it used to be fine.

Dust is not a problem, also cable management is taken care of so friendo can breath easy.

Specs

Bulldozer CPU
AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Win7 64b, 8GB Ram

help much appreciated!

thanks!

F10EXX

no need to be pro. pretty simple.

clean it, inside out.

tooI

F10EXX wrote: »

no need to be pro. pretty simple.

clean it, inside out.

it is very clean.

DerWolFeh

This used to happen to mine, the pc used to make a *pzzeww* noise and then shut down

It was some hard drive problem that I had and I couldn't be bothered fixing it so I just replaced the hard drive with a new one and it works fine now.

MattManFPS

Could be a power supply problem. May not have enough wattage or just a faulty power supply to begin with.

over_rated

The overclock you have might not be stable, need to add voltage or lower clock speeds. AMD CPUs are terrible too.
edit: I used to have my 3930K at 4.8 GHz which I thought was stable for a few weeks but it started crashing so I lowered it to 4.6.

[Rory]

Check your Event Viewer to see what events are happening when/just before it shuts down. If there's anything try searching for that.

Liqweedate

Have you reinstalled you graphics drivers?

tooI

DerWolFeh wrote: »

This used to happen to mine, the pc used to make a *pzzeww* noise and then shut down

It was some hard drive problem that I had and I couldn't be bothered fixing it so I just replaced the hard drive with a new one and it works fine now.

I will look into that. Mine is just gone. No strange sound or blue screen..

MattManFPS wrote: »

Could be a power supply problem. May not have enough wattage or just a faulty power supply to begin with.

Thinking about it, it might be the psu. The way ithe pc just dies would suggest that.

over_rated wrote: »

The overclock you have might not be stable, need to add voltage or lower clock speeds. AMD CPUs are terrible too.
edit: I used to have my 3930K at 4.8 GHz which I thought was stable for a few weeks but it started crashing so I lowered it to 4.6.

It is a pretty conservative overclock. I didn't do it and it was stable for over a year. No high
Temps or any problems at all.

[MOD]Rory wrote: »

Check your Event Viewer to see what events are happening when/just before it shuts down. If there's anything try searching for that.

Thanks for that. Didn't know about this event viewer. Gave me error id 41 for the two crashes. Will look into that tomorrow.

Liqweedate wrote: »

Have you reinstalled you graphics drivers?

Not yet, will do tomorrow. Thanks I might need some analysis tools for a stress test. If anyone knows a good one...

Good night and thanks everyone!

[LobsterMts]

tooI wrote: »

Thanks for that. Didn't know about this event viewer. Gave me error id 41 for the two crashes. Will look into that tomorrow.

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Not yet, will do tomorrow. Thanks
Ight need some analysis tools for a stress test. If anyone knows a good one...

Good night

ID 41 is when you shut down without clicking on shut down and waiting for the full procedures. basically, a hard shutdown

prime95 for CPU/RAM, afterburner/Kombustor for GPU.

AwfulFallout

did you try turning it off and on?

tooI

[MOD]LobsterMts wrote: »

ID 41 is when you shut down without clicking on shut down and waiting for the full procedures. basically, a hard shutdown

prime95 for CPU/RAM, afterburner/Kombustor for GPU.

used both programs. my GPU temp never get`s over 75 degrees celsius.

I opened the pc, cleaned off some dust, checked all the connectors, changed the PSU power cable. I ll check if it still crashes...

AwfulFallout wrote: »

did you try turning it off and on?

well, yeah? obviously

tooI

UPDATE:

problem still persists or occured again. can´t really say, since I only played
cf a few times, which never made my system crash.

ran kombustor tests....



stress test (manually stopped after 21min, temperature never higher than 71°C)



in the meantime I did format my drives and reinstalled my OS. Using the latest driver (not the beta one), dusted off everything again.

I have no idea what to check next..The crashes happened while playing BF4, will try other games now.

AwfulFallout

are you 100% sure it isn't the CPU? and have you checked crash logs?

tooI

AwfulFallout wrote: »

are you 100% sure it isn't the CPU? and have you checked crash logs?

I just finished a Prime95 test. It shows below text for all workers...

[Nov 1 15:36] Worker starting
[Nov 1 15:36] Setting affinity to run worker on logical CPU #2
[Nov 1 15:36] Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
[Nov 1 15:36] Please read stress.txt. Choose Test/Stop to end this test.
[Nov 1 15:36] Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:37] Test 2, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922943 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:39] Test 3, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19374367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:41] Test 4, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19174369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:43] Test 5, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:45] Test 6, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:47] Test 7, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18474367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:49] Test 8, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18274367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:51] Self-test 1024K passed!
[Nov 1 15:51] Test 1, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17432577 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:53] Test 2, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17432575 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:55] Test 3, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17115073 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:57] Test 4, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M16815071 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:59] Test 5, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M16515073 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 16:01] Torture Test completed 12 tests in 25 minutes - 0 errors, 0 warnings.
[Nov 1 16:01] Worker stopped.

AwfulFallout

tooI wrote: »

I just finished a Prime95 test. It shows below text for all workers...

[Nov 1 15:36] Worker starting
[Nov 1 15:36] Setting affinity to run worker on logical CPU #2
[Nov 1 15:36] Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer.
[Nov 1 15:36] Please read stress.txt. Choose Test/Stop to end this test.
[Nov 1 15:36] Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:37] Test 2, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922943 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:39] Test 3, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19374367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:41] Test 4, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19174369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:43] Test 5, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874369 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:45] Test 6, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18874367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:47] Test 7, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18474367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:49] Test 8, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M18274367 using FFT length 1024K.
[Nov 1 15:51] Self-test 1024K passed!
[Nov 1 15:51] Test 1, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17432577 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:53] Test 2, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17432575 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:55] Test 3, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M17115073 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:57] Test 4, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M16815071 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 15:59] Test 5, 4500 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M16515073 using FFT length 896K.
[Nov 1 16:01] Torture Test completed 12 tests in 25 minutes - 0 errors, 0 warnings.
[Nov 1 16:01] Worker stopped.

Sorry, I meant PSU, sounds similar to my crashes till i opted out for a new psu

tooI

AwfulFallout wrote: »

Sorry, I meant PSU, sounds similar to my crashes till i opted out for a new psu

now that you are bringing up the power topic...It reminds me of something that happened two times a few months ago. Plugged in something into
this extender power cable - connected to a wall socket -, which resulted in a power outage in my house.

I exchanged the extender and a few weeks after that it happened again. Is it possible that the wall socket is defect? PSU is a
Bequiet BQT S6 700W 80plus. two years old.

AwfulFallout

tooI wrote: »

now that you are bringing up the power topic...It reminds me of something that happened two times a few months ago. Plugged in something into
this extender power cable - connected to a wall socket -, which resulted in a power outage in my house.

I exchanged the extender and a few weeks after that it happened again. Is it possible that the wall socket is defect? PSU is a
Bequiet BQT S6 700W 80plus. two years old.

you might have a loose connection on that circuit causing a discharge, more than likely a failing outlet,

are all of your outlets wired on one circuit for multiple rooms?

or when it goes out you have to go to the circuit box and hit the switch back after you break it?

and how old are the outlets?

You should try a different outlet first if you can in the same room, if it still happens, try an outlet in a different room using an extension cord.

tooI

AwfulFallout wrote: »

you might have a loose connection on that circuit causing a discharge, more than likely a failing outlet,

are all of your outlets wired on one circuit for multiple rooms?

or when it goes out you have to go to the circuit box and hit the switch back after you break it?

and how old are the outlets?

You should try a different outlet first if you can in the same room, if it still happens, try an outlet in a different room using an extension cord.

To be honest, I am an even bigger Noob when it comes to electricity.
House was built in the late 1920ies, so the wiring is prooobably substandard..:)

I ll try to connect it to another socket in another circle/room.

thanks for now, kind sir.