Pc randomly shuts down.

[Danyboy1738]

My pc randomly shuts down, after a period of time, and then doesn't want to read the hdd or display anything, until i remove and reinstall the gpu.

Edit: gpu doesn't change anything now

 

Specs:

Motherboard: Intel Desktop Motherboard DQ57TM

CPU: i5 650

GPU: XFX HD Radeon 4650 Dual DVI 1GB DDR2

RAM: 8GB DDR3

HDD: x2 500GB

PSU: Unknown

Display Cable: DVI to HDMI 1.9m

Display: 1080p, 60Hz, TV

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

[Somerandomtechyboi]

37 minutes ago, Danyboy1738 said:

My pc randomly shuts down, after a period of time, and then doesn't want to read the hdd or display anything, until i remove and reinstall the gpu.

 

Specs:

Motherboard: Intel Desktop Motherboard DQ57TM

CPU: i5 650

GPU: XFX HD Radeon 4650 Dual DVI 1GB DDR2

RAM: 8GB DDR3

HDD: x2 500GB

PSU: Unknown

Display Cable: DVI to HDMI 1.9m

Display: 1080p, 60Hz, TV

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate

Holy crap this pc has alot of problems, even worse then my p5q when its dirty and starts malfunctioning

 

Tbh at this point id suggest dunking/spraying the entire mb with 99% isopropyl alcohol (socket, slots like ram, power, etc) then cleaning the pads of the cpu and the connector of the gpu

[Danyboy1738]

59 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Holy crap this pc has alot of problems, even worse then my p5q when its dirty and starts malfunctioning

 

Tbh at this point id suggest dunking/spraying the entire mb with 99% isopropyl alcohol (socket, slots like ram, power, etc) then cleaning the pads of the cpu and the connector of the gpu

I know but it was free so I didn't expect much from it, but this is below expectations. I was hoping to just turn it on, wipe it, then start afresh but this thing says otherwise. I have to go through all of the methods, reseating everything and wiggling cables just for it to turn on for 5mins and then proceed to die.

[Mark Kaine]

Its likely the "unknown" psu, probably should try to find and post its specs.

 

But yeah, with such a system it could be anything literally. 

[Danyboy1738]

7 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

Its likely the "unknown" psu, probably should try to find and post its specs.

 

But yeah, with such a system it could be anything literally. 

I would but I cba to unplug all the wires to take out the psu and then put it all back in

[Danyboy1738]

Solved: I think it was just the drive I was running off of. Drive 1 had windows 7 Ultimate on it, and drive 2 had w10 on it so i switched to that and so far it hasn't died during the reset.

[Toolhead1987]

When kind of stuff happens I really recommend using the Windows Event viewer to narrow things down.