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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    AVR is a device commonly used in my country, due to unstable voltage, often damaging electronic devices and computers. Btw, I guess this is time to say goodbye to my old mobo. Thanks everyone for the suggestions. :)
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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    It's been 1 hour running Memtest86+ now and it hasn't crashed yet. Memtest doesn't show any Errors either. Update: 1 Pass completed, no errors. I'd already checked the capacitors on the mobo; I didn't see any bulging capacitors.
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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    No, it's not like that. Instead: - Num Lock on the keyboard is still on, but not responsive when some keys stroke - CPU fan is still rotating - GPU fan is still rotating - PSU fan is still rotating - DVD-drive is still working, the tray still can be opened and closed It's more like the...
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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    I just replaced the Simbadda PSU with FSP Saga again. It still crashes like before. Weird, in CPUID Hardware Monitor, -12V is still read as -7.01V and -5V as -3.69V. On http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=756864 it's said: I don't have ISA cards nor FDD on this machine. Do these low negative...
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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    Indeed, it's an aged machine. I also inspected the physical appearance of the mobo, I didn't see any bulging capacitors. FSP PSU I tried as replacement was FSP Saga AX450-PN. Northbridge tiny fan had died, I just uninstalled it, just mounted the heatsink without the fan. From the first time...
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    Help! My PC keeps shutting down

    Hi all, It's been weeks that my PC keeps shutting down randomly, sometimes while working in Windows, sometimes in Linux, sometimes while checking BIOS settings, even sometimes just several seconds after turning on this PC in the morning. No BSOD generated. I'd also set Windows not to...
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    [Ask] Additional Fans, Intake or Outtake?

    Thanks everyone, I'll make them intakes then. :)
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    [Ask] Additional Fans, Intake or Outtake?

    Hi all, My PC is placed in a large enough room, but without air conditioning. Room temperature is about 86 Fahrenheit. In order to make air inside the case cooler, I'm going to add two 8cm fans, mounted on the side case cover. But I'm still wondering, which option is better, whether it...
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