Computer Dies at complete random

[steffen_anywhere]

 

no h8

 

The IT Crowd...Of course...

[HunterKiller94]

it died while i was playing assassins creed it did the usual, die and restart in about 3 seconds. i turned off the OC and played the game under the same conditions and no problems.

[HunterKiller94]

That almost sounds like the bios is messed up... not sure for your model but you could try flashing the previous version of bios...

i've updated it, no improvement, then changed from Bios 1 to 2, dual Bios MB. no improvement  

[Bloodshed Romance]

it died while i was playing assassins creed it did the usual, die and restart in about 3 seconds. i turned off the OC and played the game under the same conditions and no problems.

Then I would send an email to the manufacturer and get a RMA started. Gigabyte has like a 3 year warranty on that motherboard... Bad apples happen but once all the kinks are worked out, it'll last a long time...

[HunterKiller94]

I've had the MB replaced and the problem is still happening

[HectorPunch]

Any chance it's the PSU? I know it's an 80+ Gold 1000w but there could be a fault. My last pc would die every time I tried to burn a cd. I changed the psu and the problem stopped. Also have you tried without the graphics card yet?

[HunterKiller94]

Any chance it's the PSU? I know it's an 80+ Gold 1000w but there could be a fault. My last pc would die every time I tried to burn a cd. I changed the psu and the problem stopped. Also have you tried without the graphics card yet?

i haven't tried without gpu yet. and wont till tomorrow due to being drunk at this moment  i definitely will try the power supply tomorrow as well. thankfully i have a spare 750w i used with the old computer that i know works

[HectorPunch]

i haven't tried without gpu yet. and wont till tomorrow due to being drunk at this moment  i definitely will try the power supply tomorrow as well. thankfully i have a spare 750w i used with the old computer that i know works

I like your thinking. No PC?....Lets get drunk! Have a good time, hopefully we can get this sorted out soon!

[William12h]

Run the PC with the stock settings/Optimal/XAMP profile settings. If it does not crash or what ever thne you know the problem is your Overclocking.

[marioo1182]

Test all of your hardware with diagnostic tools before you send anything out for RMA otherwise you could be waiting even longer for a fixed pc.

[HunterKiller94]

i think I've finally figured it out!! the MB has 2 12v slots. one 8 pin and a 4 pin. i managed to call gigabyte and ask them if its ok to plug it in and they said yes do it, it improves stability. and they said if you do OC to the cpu leave the CPU voltage on auto. since i did that its loads better!! i'll be another couple of days of running it till i'm 100% sure its fixed so i'll be back to let you all know

[William12h]

... you hadn't even plugged in all the power connectors to the MB.. no wonder. 

 

 

i think I've finally figured it out!! the MB has 2 12v slots. one 8 pin and a 4 pin. i managed to call gigabyte and ask them if its ok to plug it in and they said yes do it, it improves stability. and they said if you do OC to the cpu leave the CPU voltage on auto. since i did that its loads better!! i'll be another couple of days of running it till i'm 100% sure its fixed so i'll be back to let you all know

[HunterKiller94]

... you hadn't even plugged in all the power connectors to the MB.. no wonder. 

problem still isn't completely solved yet. i've gotten a new PSU so we'll see how it goes. god i hate pc's

[hojnikb]

How about running the thing on stock ?

[HunterKiller94]

How about running the thing on stock ?

yeah i've been running stock for a good while now. even with the new PSU it still shuts down... till now it seems. i've uninstalled the realtek audio driver and so far no problem. i've let the computer stay on for a few hours now and it stayed on... if it was the damn audio driver i swear i'll soot myself in the foot! i've replaced $500 worth of components to fix it. (thankfully i didn't have to pay for them. the shop i got the parts from replaced them)

[HunterKiller94]

i know what the problem was!! the motherboard!! the gigabyte z97x-soc is crap. STAY AWAY FROM IT!! go for anything else but that damn thing.

 

i know the MB was the problem because i replaced it with another z97x-soc and the shutdown issue was still there, i replaced it with the Maximus VII Hero and its going great. even with a big overclock in place. 

 

so again i say, AVOID THE Z97X-SOC!!