HELP!!! HIGH CPU USAGE LEADS TO SHUTDOWN

[nerodas463]

I have installed watch dogs on my pc and its using 50% of cpu. After sometime my pc shutsdown automatically without any warning.Please HELP!!

[rockon5622]

CPU wants more volts? But that should happen with CPU at 100 percent. Maybe it is WD2? Try prime95 and see if your pc shuts off.

[pyrojoe34]

What are your specs and what is your PSU? Sounds like your PSU can't handle the power requirements.

 

Did you OC? You might have an unstable OC.

[xwboy]

What CPU, motherboard, ram, and power supply are you using? What CPU cooler? Is the CPU at really high temperatures?

[nerodas463]

no no its the first in the franchise WATCH_DOGS 1!!

[tarfeef101]

2 minutes ago, xwboy said:

What CPU, motherboard, ram, and power supply are you using? What CPU cooler? Is the CPU at really high temperatures?

Listen to this man, answer the questions. Can't help without information

[nerodas463]

my specs are

Mb- MSI 970a G43

Video card - R7 370

CPU - AMD FX-4300

Cooler - COOLER MASTER TX 3

I have a corsair 550WPSU

 

[pyrojoe34]

Just now, nerodas463 said:

my specs are

Mb- MSI 970a G43

Video card - R7 370

CPU - AMD FX-4300

Cooler - COOLER MASTER TX 3

 

PSU?

[Clubconsoles]

1 minute ago, nerodas463 said:

I have a corsair 550WPSU

 

Some questions:

1) Is it overclocked?

2) What corsair GPU is it?

[The_Denks]

First of all: STOP SPAMMING

Second of all: Dont blame the game (i have it running at 4K perfectly fine)

Third of all: When replying to someone, quote them

 

Not that that is out of the way...

 

What are your temps on CPU while playing?

How many watts is your PSU drawing from the wall?

[nerodas463]

On 12/8/2016 at 0:06 PM, Clubconsoles said:

Some questions:

1) Is it overclocked?

2) What corsair GPU is it?

NO My mother board is in ECO MODE

CORSAIR VS550W

On 12/8/2016 at 0:07 PM, UberGamerKing said:

First of all: STOP SPAMMING

Second of all: Dont blame the game (i have it running at 4K perfectly fine)

Third of all: When replying to someone, quote them

 

Not that that is out of the way...

 

What are your temps on CPU while playing?

How many watts is your PSU drawing from the wall?

MY CPU's temp is  50 C while playing the game and 43 c at idle

[pyrojoe34]

Reset the BIOS to default (CMOS reset) and check if it still happens.

 

 

[nerodas463]

Just now, pyrojoe34 said:

Reset the BIOS to default and check if it still happens.

 

 

I haven't updated the BIOS

[Clubconsoles]

1 minute ago, nerodas463 said:

NO My mother board is in ECO MODE

CORSAIR VS550W

 

Could be your PSU. The VS series is ok. The FX series of CPU's are very power hungry. If you have another PSU that has a similar wattage try it and see if it still continues. Also it could be the thermal paste on your cooler. Try to replace it if you can. It is quite unlikely though.

[pyrojoe34]

2 minutes ago, nerodas463 said:

I haven't updated the BIOS

That's not what I said. Reset the BIOS using either the pins or the battery. Turn it off, unplug, take out the CMOS battery (or short the reset pins), wait 30-60sec, put it back in, turn it back on.

[nerodas463]

On 12/8/2016 at 0:12 PM, Clubconsoles said:

Could be your PSU. The VS series is ok. The FX series of CPU's are very power hungry. If you have another PSU that has a similar wattage try it and see if it still continues. Also it could be the thermal paste on your cooler. Try to replace it if you can. It is quite unlikely though.

I don't have another psu!!!

On 12/8/2016 at 0:13 PM, pyrojoe34 said:

That's not what I said. Reset the BIOS using either the pins or the battery. Turn it off, unplug, take out the CMOS battery, wait 30-60sec, put it back in, turn it back on.

IF the problem still reoccurs???

[pyrojoe34]

Just now, nerodas463 said:

IF the problem still reoccurs???

Then we'll go from there. Try it first.

 

If you have the GPU or CPU OCed then turn that off and test. If the BIOS reset doesn't help and your CPU is not overheating, then the most likely culprit is your PSU. It's either failing or insufficient at load.

[Moress]

6 minutes ago, Clubconsoles said:

 

Could be your PSU. The VS series is ok. The FX series of CPU's are very power hungry. If you have another PSU that has a similar wattage try it and see if it still continues. Also it could be the thermal paste on your cooler. Try to replace it if you can. It is quite unlikely though.

The 4300 isn't all too powerhungry, in comparison to the monsters that are the 8xxx series and god forgid 9xxx series, being a quad core and all.
If it is the PSU I would vote its damaged or dieing, not necessarily not powerful enough for the system.

[AbsoluteZero951]

Also could be the PSU cables, make sure that they are plugged into the motherboard all the way and are seated properly. I had a similar problem with my computer shutting down randomly at medium-high loads and it turned out I didn't have the motherboard cable seated all the way into on the psu side of the cable (modular psu) and in turn the mobo wasn't getting proper voltage.

[nerodas463]

On 12/8/2016 at 0:17 PM, Moress said:

The 4300 isn't all too powerhungry, in comparison to the monsters that are the 8xxx series and god forgid 9xxx series, being a quad core and all.
If it is the PSU I would vote its damaged or dieing, not necessarily not powerful enough for the system.

i bought the pc last year!! How can it be damaged??

On 12/8/2016 at 0:16 PM, pyrojoe34 said:

Then we'll go from there. Try it first.

 

If you have the GPU or CPU OCed then turn that off and test. If the BIOS reset doesn't help and your CPU is not overheating, then the most likely culprit is your PSU. It's either failing or insufficient at load.

I don't have any overclocking enabled!!

I have ECO MODE selected in the BIOS

instead of STANDARD MODE and OC GENIE MODE

[The_Denks]

1 minute ago, nerodas463 said:

-SNIP-

Eco Mode will limit the CPU usage, which is probably causing your problems.

Put it in Standard mode, and try running that

[pyrojoe34]

1 minute ago, nerodas463 said:

i bought the pc last year!! How can it be damaged??

Parts break. Maybe you had a power surge, maybe there's a defect that's just surfacing, maybe your let a cable get loose and have to reseat it. There's plenty of reasons for a PSU to fail.

 

1 minute ago, nerodas463 said:

I don't have any overclocking enabled!!

I have ECO MODE selected in the BIOS

instead of STANDARD MODE and OC GENIE MODE

okay, we're just covering all the bases man, relax. I still think my first instinct of a PSU issue is the the answer. Either way your should try the BIOS reset first. That's always the first thing to do, just try it. If the BIOS reset doesn't work I'm banking on it being your PSU and you may need to RMA it.

[nerodas463]

On 12/8/2016 at 0:22 PM, UberGamerKing said:

Eco Mode will limit the CPU usage, which is probably causing your problems.

Put it in Standard mode, and try running that

I did that already before switching to ECO MODE

On 12/8/2016 at 0:23 PM, pyrojoe34 said:

Parts break. Maybe you had a power surge, maybe there's a defect that's just surfacing, maybe your let a cable get loose and have to reseat it. There's plenty of reasons for a PSU to fail.

 

okay, we're just covering all the bases man, relax. I still think my first instinct of a PSU issue is the the answer. Either way your should try the BIOS reset first. That's always the first thing to do, just try it. If the BIOS reset doesn't work I'm banking on it being your PSU and you may need to RMA it.

ok, i will do as you say and reset the bios. but if the problem still persists ??

[AbsoluteZero951]

Just now, nerodas463 said:

ok, i will do as you say and reset the bios. but if the problem still persists ??

Try reseating your cables.

[Ctown0812]

I remember having a similar problem on a friends pc years back.  My memory is a bit fuzzy, but that particular motherboard has a really crappy VRM design and wasn't able to provide enough voltage with the CPU under intense load.  However, that was only a guess as the problem went away after we bought a new motherboard (Asus, i think).  How often are putting you cpu under a heavy load? My theory would make sense, but I sincerely doubt your CPU has never been above %50 usage prior to you playing this game.  If @pyrojoe34 theory doesn't pan out, i would research the VRM problems on your motherboard.