My PC keeps turning off...please help

[JustinLovesIzzy]

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

[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.

[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

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[sycotictoad]

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

[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.

[Nictuswolf]

stuff

Sounds like your CPU is overheating.

If you have lights in your case, are they still on when this happens?

[Laeore]

Oddly enough I have the same issue, but its more at the 1-3 hour mark of running the game. It only happens while running FF14. I thought it was a CPU overheat issue, and checking the heat with CPU Fan showed it well within tolerance. I replaced the heatsink with a massive Cooler Master unit, adding two nice fans inside. The heat dropped much lower, but I'm still having the problem intermittently. I was running two 6950s for graphics cards, and now I'm down to one, but that didn't solve the problem. The Corsair HX 750W power supply doesn't seem to be faulty, as I've already went over it with a multimeter.

The weird thing is that this only happens with FF14. I can't go over three hours without a complete shut down. I did four hours on The Secret World at max settings last night, no problems. I have no problems with any other game for long periods of time. The heat readings were higher than when running FF14. Its the weirdest thing, because I've been building PCs for about 15 years now and I'm a programmer. I can't seem to find any errors and I'm not catching any BSOD.

CPU: AMD X6 1100T
Grafic: MSI 6950 (down to one, with no improvement - and I've tried both of them individually)
Power Subly: Corsair HX750w
RAM: 16GB Corsair
Mainboard: MSI 890FXA-GD65
My OS is on a Crucial SS Drive and I run everything else on a secondary WD drive, both of which have been checked numerous times. I had FF14 on the SS Drive with the OS at first, which was awesome, but one of the crashes formatted my SS drive for me!

[Nura]

Oddly enough I have the same issue, but its more at the 1-3 hour mark of running the game. It only happens while running FF14. I thought it was a CPU overheat issue, and checking the heat with CPU Fan showed it well within tolerance. I replaced the heatsink with a massive Cooler Master unit, adding two nice fans inside. The heat dropped much lower, but I'm still having the problem intermittently. I was running two 6950s for graphics cards, and now I'm down to one, but that didn't solve the problem. The Corsair HX 750W power supply doesn't seem to be faulty, as I've already went over it with a multimeter.

The weird thing is that this only happens with FF14. I can't go over three hours without a complete shut down. I did four hours on The Secret World at max settings last night, no problems. I have no problems with any other game for long periods of time. The heat readings were higher than when running FF14. Its the weirdest thing, because I've been building PCs for about 15 years now and I'm a programmer. I can't seem to find any errors and I'm not catching any BSOD.
CPU: AMD X6 1100T
Grafic: MSI 6950 (down to one, with no improvement - and I've tried both of them individually)
Power Subly: Corsair HX750w
RAM: 16GB Corsair
Mainboard: MSI 890FXA-GD65
My OS is on a Crucial SS Drive and I run everything else on a secondary WD drive, both of which have been checked numerous times. I had FF14 on the SS Drive with the OS at first, which was awesome, but one of the crashes formatted my SS drive for me!

You have a nice setup for a smooth PC I forgot to mention what OS are you running?

[AttacKat]

Sounds like you are overheating. if you have poor circulation, or a bad seat with your CPU to your MB this can happen. Or your power supply is failing or another component. Those are the only reasons I've ever seen for a pc just shutting off, and I've seen a lot of them.

^^ THIS ^^

Had the same issues during the first couple of weeks between pre-release and release, and these are the upgrades/replacements I have done since Alpha, mind you, I even dualbox back in 1.x, and did it back in Alpha/beta as well. But yeah, this game does require a lot of power

1. Added CPU cooling system, was getting up to 70-80C, now runs at mid 40s.
2. Jacked up GFX fan control by 10C, so instead of the 100% fan at 80C, now set at 100% at 70C
3. Due to #2, blown my 550W PSU and upgraded it to a 750W unit. Yeah, it fried my <1 yr PSU

Currently running fine, can play for hours and hours.

jc