NEED HELP PC KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN

[ktrenai]

For quite a while my pc has been shutting itself down when I'm playing games. My initial thought was that my power supply was not strong enough to power my pc, but I read somewhere that I might have 2 audio drivers which could cause my pc to crash, which I did. I fixed it and for a while it worked fine.
 
Then a few weeks later, it started shutting down again and I'm not confident that it's a power issue. Help?

• CPU
  AMD FX 6300
• Motherboard
  ASRock 980DE3/U3S3
• RAM
  6GB DDR3 1333
• GPU
  Sapphire HD 7950 Boost
• Case
  Fractal Design Core 2000
• Storage
  750GB HDD
• PSU
  Corsair VS550 ://
• Display(s)
  AOC E2070Swn
• Cooling
  Stock
• Keyboard
  Ducky Shine Zero
• Mouse
  Corsair M95
• Sound
  Logitech G430
• Operating System
  Windows 7

Not an overheating issue, temperature is ~60C when gaming

[Speedyv]

You can back up your files and try a fresh Windows install and fresh drivers.

[givingtnt]

stop pressing the power button ?

[reapersivan]

Same here, have had it for a week. It was most likely the GPU. Keep a steady OC and make sure your drivers are all updated. Keep the temps low too

[ktrenai]

You can back up your files and try a fresh Windows install and fresh drivers.

I'll try that tonight

 

Same here, have had it for a week. It was most likely the GPU. Keep a steady OC and make sure your drivers are all updated. Keep the temps low too

My GPU isn't OC'ed, all speeds on default.

[reapersivan]

I'll try that tonight

 

My GPU isn't OC'ed, all speeds on default.

Any motherboard problems?

[ktrenai]

Any motherboard problems?

Not that I know of, I'm a computer newbie and this is my first build. Know any common mobo issues I should look up regarding this?

[reapersivan]

Not that I know of, I'm a computer newbie and this is my first build. Know any common mobo issues I should look up regarding this?

Post errors, maybe there might me a lot of dust in your build.

[reapersivan]

Post errors, maybe there might me a lot of dust in your build.

My pc has actually had very similar problems. Sometimes when and not OC. Mine restarts and it sucks! Test if it's your PSU by downloading a game or something that will keep your PC on for 3-5 hours. If it doesn't turn on, it must be functioning correctly. Run benchmarks to see if your GPU is working right and can keep up

[ktrenai]

My pc has actually had very similar problems. Sometimes when and not OC. Mine restarts and it sucks! Test if it's your PSU by downloading a game or something that will keep your PC on for 3-5 hours. If it doesn't turn on, it must be functioning correctly. Run benchmarks to see if your GPU is working right and can keep up

Update: Ran a stress test for my CPU, pc shut itself down. I then replaced my GPU with an old one that I know works fine (with no power needed). Ran the test again, test completed with no issue. So now I guess that leaves with the problem being my PSU or my GPU. 

 

Know any way to test for my GPU or PSU? My pc can handle long hours fine. The problem is that if I do anything to stress it, it just shuts itself down.

[dragoon20005]

if you got a spare PC

 

dump the GPU or PSU there and see how it goes

 

seems more like a PSU issue to me

 

when the GPU is stressed it draws more power than the PSU could handle causing the shutting down

[ktrenai]

if you got a spare PC

 

dump the GPU or PSU there and see how it goes

 

seems more like a PSU issue to me

 

when the GPU is stressed it draws more power than the PSU could handle causing the shutting down

Unfortunately I don't. I'm thinking of using my friend's system, but he lives too far away and I don't have a car to get around.

[DeViLzzz]

Test the psu with a multimeter.  Also update the BIOS for your motherboard. Those are my recommendations.


... and I did notice a comment on the net that said, "Northbridge without decent cooling on it can cause crashes."  It was referring to this mobo.

[ktrenai]

Test the psu with a multimeter.  Also update the BIOS for your motherboard. Those are my recommendations.

... and I did notice a comment on the net that said, "Northbridge without decent cooling on it can cause crashes."  It was referring to this mobo.

This may actually be the case. My dad surprised me with a CM Hyper 212 Evo because the stock cooler was really loud. So far, no shut downs.

 

Will update after stress test is done.

 

 

Update: Test is done. Guess the problem was the motherboard overheating. Thanks!