R Soul on 27/12/2015 at 17:11
Yesterday I was playing a Modern Game (rFactor 2), and without warning my PC restarted (no problems with framerate or locking up). It took a few attempts and I saw a message about overclock settings being reset (although I haven't overclocked anything). Eventually I got back into windows and all seemed stable again.
I got another restart while browsing the internet, which shouldn't have caused any problems. Today I ran a stress test, Furmark, and the graphics card's temperature got up to 83 degrees before another restart happened. I opened up the case and blew out some dust. There was a moderate amount in there but nothing shocking.
After restarting I ran Furmark again and the temp got up to 95 degrees, which is higher than I'd like to see, but I got no restart this time, and I left it like that for a while. I then went back to web browsing while the temperatures lowered, but then I got another restart (GPU was about 40 degrees).
Hence my confusion. It surely shouldn't be restarting under those simple conditions, so I'd be grateful if anyone could shed some light on the situation, or suggest ways of narrowing it down. The restarts makes sense under load, but not the ones using firefox.
My GPU idling temperature is ~34 degrees. The card could be asking too much of the PSU, which is the oldest component. It's a Corsair VX550 and is a good few years old. My graphics card is a Radeon R9 280. The other things (Graphics card, motherboard, RAM etc) were put in about 1 year ago. MB: MSI Z97.
Nameless Voice on 27/12/2015 at 20:52
To start with, I'd suggest installing (
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php) SpeedFan, and keeping an eye on it. You can see the various different temperatures in there: GPU, CPU cores, etc.
Maybe the CPU or some other component is causing the restarts.
bikerdude on 27/12/2015 at 21:57
If the GPU is not being taxed its unlikely to be that seeing as the card is fairly new, its more likely to be something else - its simply a case of illumination -
Have you done or installing anything rescently, such as a new driver or a piece of hardware? If not then the first thing thats springs to mind is the ram and psu -
* I run memtestX86 for an hour on bith sticks, then one stick then the other stick, and if no error then run overnight,
* For the PSU I have a £20 tester that show if any of the rails are faulty.
If the ram and PSU pass, then its possibly a fault with the motherboard, but this can be hard to track down.
* take one stick out and see if it crashes, then alternate different sticks in different slots
* Also download and flash the latest bios for the motherboard is a good idea.
Have you got any spare ram? or can you borrow any..? or better do you have a computer mate who has spares..?
bassoferrol on 27/12/2015 at 22:19
Your graphics card needs a better PSU.
R Soul on 28/12/2015 at 02:15
From what I've read about PSU lifespans and the requirements of my card, that's certainly easy to believe basso.
If I replaced it I may as well get something modular so I no longer have to deal with a big Medusa of cables. Any suggestions?
Here is my system specification:
(
http://catmanofiowa.com/RSoul/spec.htm)
I'll ask about lending some spare parts but it's unlikely I'll be able to get them. I'll try memtest to check the RAM.
Here's a screenshot of speedfan:
Inline Image:
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac326/rsoulinternet/misc/speedfan_zpsg6ab5anv.gifI don't think my CPU's on fire. I've been using OpenHardwareMonitor to check temperatures.
Nameless Voice on 28/12/2015 at 02:53
The +128° / -127°C ones sound like nonsense readings. You should probably go to the Configure menu and hide those sensors.
Or maybe just not use SpeedFan after all. :)
Seconding Biker's advice about trying to take out memory modules one at a time to see if one of those is causing it.
bikerdude on 28/12/2015 at 13:49
Quote Posted by bassoferrol
Your graphics card needs a better PSU.
Er, its happening when the GPU isnt being loaded and at this point we don't know the make/model of his PSU or wither the power rails have been tested or not.
Nameless Voice on 28/12/2015 at 14:27
But we do:
Quote Posted by R Soul
It's a Corsair VX550 and is a good few years old.
R Soul on 28/12/2015 at 14:36
Quote Posted by bikerdude
at this point we don't know the make/model of his PSU
Corsair VX550, which I said in the first post. I don't have a PSU tester.
