PC Restarts While Gaming! Help!

[LordVenom4]

I was playing Microsoft Flight Simulator until suddenly my computer restarted. I thought to myself, just a small glitch or something. Now, every time I go onto ANY game, after a short while my computer just restarts. On the flight simulator it happens when weather is added to the sim.

 

It just suddenly happened yesterday and now it does it all the time. It seems to happen when my computer is on load, when playing a game. 

 

When my PC restarts there is no stutter or freeze, the screen just goes black and restarts.

 

I feel like reinstalling Windows might do something, not sure. The problem seems like hardware though nothing is wrong. Please could someone help? 

 

Why is my PC just randomly restarting while playing games?

 

 

Things ive done:

 

Checked Temperatures

New PSU added to my rig a while ago

RAM test 

Malware & Virus scans

 

PC:

• CPU
  FX-8350
• Motherboard
  GA-78LMT-USB3
• RAM
  16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz
• GPU
  MSI GTX 970
• Storage
  2TB Toshiba DT01ACA200
• PSU
  Corsair CX600M
• Cooling
  Hyper Evo 212
• Operating System
  Windows 10 64-bit

[Priller]

 

• Motherboard
  GA-78LMT-USB3

 

VRM overheating?

[Sir Asvald]

 

I was playing Microsoft Flight Simulator until suddenly my computer restarted. I thought to myself, just a small glitch or something. Now, every time I go onto ANY game, after a short while my computer just restarts. On the flight simulator it happens when weather is added to the sim.

 

It just suddenly happened yesterday and now it does it all the time. It seems to happen when my computer is on load, when playing a game. 

 

When my PC restarts there is no stutter or freeze, the screen just goes black and restarts.

 

I feel like reinstalling Windows might do something, not sure. The problem seems like hardware though nothing is wrong. Please could someone help? 

 

Why is my PC just randomly restarting while playing games?

 

 

Things ive done:

 

Checked Temperatures

New PSU added to my rig a while ago

RAM test 

Malware & Virus scans

 

PC:

• CPU
  FX-8350
• Motherboard
  GA-78LMT-USB3
• RAM
  16GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz
• GPU
  MSI GTX 970
• Storage
  2TB Toshiba DT01ACA200
• PSU
  Corsair CX600M
• Cooling
  Hyper Evo 212
• Operating System
  Windows 10 64-bit

 

EDIT: *Sigh* It's your PSU, you need to change it.. An Evga/SeaSonic brand will do. 

[LordVenom4]

VRM overheating?

 

Thats what other people have been saying however, my temperatures all around are good and why would it suddenly happen yesterday? Why not a month ago?

 

I know my motherboard is not the greatest for this CPU however its done the job until now....

[LordVenom4]

EDIT: *Sigh* It's your PSU, you need to change it.. An Evga/SeaSonic brand will do. 

 

I thought it was something to do with the PSU not supplying enough juice.

 

So you recommend an Evga/Seasonic 600watt PSU?

[LordVenom4]

Is there any way I can confirm that my PSU is the issue?

[LordVenom4]

*UPDATE*

 

I opened up my case to re-insert my PSU upwards. Therefore the fan would face upwards. While I was doing that I unplugged the power cables. I noticed that my 24-pin was not secured in properly. When I tried to insert the 24-pin back in there was no click although I had power. Is there meant to be a click when you put the 24-pin connector into the motherboard? Maybe a un-secure connection might be causing the problem?

[LordVenom4]

I fixed it!

 

I re-placed my PSU so the fan faced upwards. Must of been the temperature of the PSU.

 

Thank you for all your help