My PC keeps turning off...please help

[Twilite]

I'm hoping you don't need a new system like I did.

[ntall1]

Try further underclocking that card and see if it shuts down. For the mean time while you wait. Try to do everything you can to reduce power consumption. Any extra HD's remove them, and RAM you don't absolutely need (Anything more than 8gb) remove. Underclock that vid card, and when gaming make sure no other programs are open causing load on the CPU. You can even try running a program like GameBooster to shut down any un needed system resources during game play to further reduce power consumption.

[JustinLovesIzzy]

to clarify, i canceled the PSU when i foud out that wasnt the problem. Dont have the money to buy parts that arent needed. I got prime 95 and some more info. the system shuts down at 87 degrees. it is definitely a cooling problem. I did the thermal paste and reseat the heat sink. that didnt help. Im assuming that means i need another heat sink? how much do those cost? also i have a closed system water cooler, so i have no idea how to "upkeep" it. and no nothing has leaked. Any suggestions where to go from here? I have 0 funds to spend on anything right this second, so i am going to have to play on ps3 and share with gf for a while. which sucks, but i'll live. We like to play together. Ok lets start the links to heat sinks you trust ect coming. also, is there a way to make sure its the heat sink? or have we already figured that out with the tests?

[RLW81205]

I'm glad you're not spending your money man... if you look at the other thread about this you'll see that people bought new components but it didn't help. Over on the other thread we are convinced that it is a client issue... go take a look at the conversation and you'll see. People literally tried EVERYTHING to fix the problem but nothing has helped.

A moderator popped in 4 weeks ago to say they were looking into it... no word since. Who knows =P.

[MissRoxy]

to clarify, i canceled the PSU when i found out that wasnt the problem. Dont have the money to buy parts that arent needed. I got prime 95 and some more info. the system shuts down at 87 degrees. it is definitely a cooling problem. I did the thermal paste and reseat the heat sink. that didnt help. Im assuming that means i need another heat sink? how much do those cost? also i have a closed system water cooler, so i have no idea how to "upkeep" it. and no nothing has leaked. Any suggestions where to go from here? I have 0 funds to spend on anything right this second, so i am going to have to play on ps3 and share with gf for a while. which sucks, but i'll live. We like to play together. Ok lets start the links to heat sinks you trust ect coming. also, is there a way to make sure its the heat sink? or have we already figured that out with the tests?

Ah. It looks like you have Corsair H60 AIO cooler. I also have one of their AIO cooler ( Corsair H100i http://i.imgur.com/oRiJejM.jpg ) and the coolant doesn't need to be refilled until many years later. ( done by corsair and not yourself )

Our Hydro Series CPU coolers are designed to be a closed-loop solution with no maintenance required at all. The units come pre-filled and feature proprietary hoses that virtually eliminate evaporation of water. The expected lifespan of the average unit is significantly longer than the warranty period.

It seems that the pump on your cooler isn't working properly - which is why you get ridiculous temp. You need to RMA your current cooler or buy a new heatsink. ( I would choose the latter because RMA process can take a long time )

Since you mentioned that money is an issue, I'd recommend getting this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103099
It's cheap and performs very well for it's price point.

[JustinLovesIzzy]

wanna hear something weird. ive been playing since that post. here are the tests i have found. Skyrim on ultra for 1 hour, never breaks 43 degrees. FF on borderless windowed mode, never breaks 42 degrees, unless i am in a sanctuary. then is starts climbing. it took the prime 95 9 tests of max stress to overheat it. takes about 15 min in a santuary tops, but it i am in a fate, dungeon, or just soloing out in the world, very rarely gets to 35. WTF? i know its the shit coding SE is using that is making our systems go nuts, i hope they fix it, untill then i will monitor until a definitive answer is given or a fix. and stay out of sanctuaries for extended amounts of time.

[KisaiTenshi]

yeah its definitely the cpu over heating. its at 28-30. after less than 3 min in game it goes to 68 and keeps climbing unless i alt tab

wanna hear something weird. ive been playing since that post. here are the tests i have found. Skyrim on ultra for 1 hour, never breaks 43 degrees. FF on borderless windowed mode, never breaks 42 degrees, unless i am in a sanctuary. then is starts climbing. it took the prime 95 9 tests of max stress to overheat it. takes about 15 min in a santuary tops, but it i am in a fate, dungeon, or just soloing out in the world, very rarely gets to 35. WTF? i know its the shit coding SE is using that is making our systems go nuts, i hope they fix it, untill then i will monitor until a definitive answer is given or a fix. and stay out of sanctuaries for extended amounts of time.

IMO, this can still point to a improperly mounted CPU cooler/TIM (gawd do I ever hate stock Intel coolers "pushpins" mounts, I can never tell if it's mounted right.) The previous two CPU/MB mounts I just ditched the stock cooler with an aftermarket one, and when I removed the MB I kept the CPU and heatsink mounted because I didn't want to take all that gear apart again. Right now I'm using a haswell with a stock cooler (not stock TIM however, and it hasn't been delidded.) I haven't had ... well any of the problems people are frequently mentioning beyond the occasional crash after several hours.

If the TIM is uneven or the cooler itself isn't flush against the CPU, then it's not working efficiently, or your pumping system isn't working. You can try http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and see if the CPU's are all heating at the same rate. (click "more downloads" so you don't have to download the other junk just to install it. It doesn't need to be installed, only run.)

[JustinLovesIzzy]

IMO, this can still point to a improperly mounted CPU cooler/TIM (gawd do I ever hate stock Intel coolers "pushpins" mounts, I can never tell if it's mounted right.) The previous two CPU/MB mounts I just ditched the stock cooler with an aftermarket one, and when I removed the MB I kept the CPU and heatsink mounted because I didn't want to take all that gear apart again. Right now I'm using a haswell with a stock cooler (not stock TIM however, and it hasn't been delidded.) I haven't had ... well any of the problems people are frequently mentioning beyond the occasional crash after several hours.

If the TIM is uneven or the cooler itself isn't flush against the CPU, then it's not working efficiently, or your pumping system isn't working. You can try http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ and see if the CPU's are all heating at the same rate. (click "more downloads" so you don't have to download the other junk just to install it. It doesn't need to be installed, only run.)

downloaded program, cant figure out how to make it show each core though