My PC keeps turning off...please help

[Rage89]

does your power supply provide ample wattage to your video card? (what wattage is your power supply?). also try to look inside your power supply if any of the cylinders (towers) (capacitors) have bulged tops. if there is no screen and your computer simply shuts down then its 95% likely to be the power supply in some way or another.

Note: high end machines typically require at least a 500 watt power supply to run the fans/video cards/harddrives ect....

[Talligan]

Here's a cheaper option that might solve the issue:
1) Open your case, look at the power cables running from PSU to MB/CPU. Jiggle them, make sure they're firmly clicked in.
2) There should be a single cable running from the PSU to the graphics card. It should be a 6 pin connector. Make sure that it's 1) connected, and 2) connected solidly. If it's not connected then you need to connect it.

To everyone mentioning PSU issues/overheating my first instinct was that the CPU heatsink goup was not properly applied. If that's not done well then your CPU won't be able to handle much in terms of loading.

[Talligan]

dropped down to standard and ran for 2 hours unimpeded.
dont know whats going on still. will look into upgrading PSU. all me monitoring programs are telling me its not overheating though. thanks for all the input

Before doing that make sure to try this:

Here's a cheaper option that might solve the issue:
1) Open your case, look at the power cables running from PSU to MB/CPU. Jiggle them, make sure they're firmly clicked in.
2) There should be a single cable running from the PSU to the graphics card. It should be a 6 pin connector. Make sure that it's 1) connected, and 2) connected solidly. If it's not connected then you need to connect it.

To everyone mentioning PSU issues/overheating my first instinct was that the CPU heatsink goup was not properly applied. If that's not done well then your CPU won't be able to handle much in terms of loading.

[sycotictoad]

I had this problem and fixed it during open beta. Turns out it was my CPU overheating due to a crappy fan.

[NickZenith]

Have you recently dusted out the inside of your tower? I was having similar issues not long ago, my desktop would usually make it about 20mins then power off. I opened it up, used a compressed air duster, cleaned all the connections, and got all the dust build up out. I haven't had a single issue with it since.

[Monkey]

Have you recently dusted out the inside of your tower? I was having similar issues not long ago, my desktop would usually make it about 20mins then power off. I opened it up, used a compressed air duster, cleaned all the connections, and got all the dust build up out. I haven't had a single issue with it since.

This was my issue and my fix. But I do agree with the PSU issue too. First give a simple clean up a try and try some of the free suggestions before going out or a new PSU.

[MissRoxy]

This was my issue and my fix. But I do agree with the PSU issue too. First give a simple clean up a try and try some of the free suggestions before going out or a new PSU.

He has another thread in tech support section and we came into conclusion that it's a CPU overheating issue.

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...11#post1373211

[Nura]

If you fixed the iussuse already please edit your first Post.
If you have Posted the Information I want please put it in your first post, don't expect me reding through 5 forum sides to see if you gave me the Information:

I need.
Your Setup:
CPU:
Grafic:
NetworkCard: (If inside Motherboard leave it blank)
Auiocard: (Same as network)
Power Subly: (How much W)
RAM:
Mainboard:

Does the Pc Turn of with a bluescreen or just shuts of?
Sounds to me liek an unstable CPU do you use an SSD Drive? Is Your BIOS Set to AHCI or is it on IDE

I am working for the Military inside a Serverfarm. I have a Degree in Network and Server Electric. Althouhg my english is porr I am certain if you didn't fixed it jet I can help you

[DwarfStar]

My shutdown problem (before I got my current system 3 yrs ago) was cracked soldering on my motherboard from expansion/contraction when turning my system off/on. On the advice of a tech, I have been leaving my current pc running 24/7. It keeps it at a constant temp and I haven't had any issues since. I haven't had to replace anything yet but replacing a fan or PS is much cheaper than replacing a motherboard.

[Wiggles]

I would advise you to post in a tech forum like tomshardware.com or guru3d.com. Power supply failures are extremely rare, I have been fixing, building, repairing computers for a long time and I have only seen the issue being a faulty PSU once.

Try googling "stress test" programs like Prime95 for example, let it run until failure and see if you can diagnose the cause. Any overclocked parts should be set to their default values. If all else fails re-format before buying a new part. You could buy a new PSU and find out it was not the issue. It could be a corrupt Windows System sector on the HDD, or video driver failure, so many other things.