Pc Crashing

[YellowMagikarp]

I'll be playing a game fr about 1-5 minutes and then my computer crashes and restarts. I just upgraded my Mother Board to the Asus Maximus Vi Formula, any help is appreciated, thanks

 

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Microcenter) 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($99.99 @ Amazon)

MotherBoard: Asus Maximus Vi Formula 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($69.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($85.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($288.98 @ Newegg) 

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80 PLUS Platinum Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply  ($199.99 @ Amazon) 

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 Professional (OEM) (64-bit)  ($129.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Total: $1244.89

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

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[Godlygamer23]

Try removing one of the sticks of RAM and running your system. If that doesn't work, swap sticks, and try again. Also, does it only occur when playing games?

[TheSLSAMG]

Anything overclocked?

[YellowMagikarp]

Alright ill try change the ram and no i have nothing overclocked as f right now

[YellowMagikarp]

Try removing one of the sticks of RAM and running your system. If that doesn't work, swap sticks, and try again. Also, does it only occur when playing games?

 

 

Anything overclocked?

 

Alright ill try change the ram and no i have nothing overclocked as f right now

[JamesIsBatman]

Cpu can be overheating. Use realtemp and check

[YellowMagikarp]

Cpu can be overheating. Use realtemp and check

Just checked with realtemp its a stable 40 degrees celsius

[JamesIsBatman]

Just checked with realtemp its a stable 40 degrees celsius

While playing games? 

[YellowMagikarp]

While playing games? 

oops sorry, all 4 cores range from about 54-60 degrees Celsius when playing

[JamesIsBatman]

Huh. Does this only happen with a certain game or any game? Also did you do what the other guy said? Take out one stick of ram or swap them

[YellowMagikarp]

Huh. Does this only happen with a certain game or any game? Also did you do what the other guy said? Take out one stick of ram or swap them

It happens in any game I play, The more graphically demanding games, the faster it shuts down, ive never had a problem with this graphics card, and i swapped the ram, ill try one at a time

[JamesIsBatman]

It happens in any game I play, The more graphically demanding games, the faster it shuts down, ive never had a problem with this graphics card, and i swapped the ram, ill try one at a time

Weird. Are all of your drivers updated? Could be something with the gpu or something else

[YellowMagikarp]

Weird. Are all of your drivers updated? Could be something with the gpu or something else

well, I updated the Formulas Bios yesterday, I made sure I updated my Gpu's Drivers too, new firmware for the h100i, all fans are spinning, im testing the one stick of ram right now by playing crysis 2, and it seems to be working better.

[YellowMagikarp]

Weird. Are all of your drivers updated? Could be something with the gpu or something else

I take that back im going to try putting all the ram in and testing it with my old 550ti

[Godlygamer23]

It may be your video card. Do you actually get a BSOD?

[YellowMagikarp]

It may be your video card. Do you actually get a BSOD?

Have not seen a BSOD yet but what happens when it crashes is , the screen turns to one solid color, sometimes blue, green, orange, and others, and then restarts from the boot screen

[Godlygamer23]

Have you tested your 550 Ti yet?

[tezza192]

The best advice with a diagnosing a crashing pc is to go through a process of elimination, I know its a ball ache but I also recommend a fresh os install to rule out a corrupt driver/operating system and install latest drivers. 

 

Start with a bare minimum of components, Motherboard / 1 stick of ram / psu / cpu and one hard drive to boot. (Start by using the integrated graphics)

 

Run stress tests on the setup such as sythetics, prime 95 / 3dmark and play some games. If all is well add a second component, maybe another stick of ram, run the tests again. Only add one component at a time. so for example add a second stick of ram, run tests again. Then third then fourth. Then add in gpu and run tests again. 

 

If with the bare minimum of components on your first test, if pc still crashes you know its either your motherboard /cpu or psu at fault. 

 

That methodology will give you the best way to zero in on what is faulty

[YellowMagikarp]

Have you tested your 550 Ti yet?

Just tested it and everything is working fine, The 660ti is jacked up i guess, but thanks for everyone's help!