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arr4ws

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Hi everyone , this thread was posted in general software... but i think it belongs here

i just purchased a new desktop computer with some pretty good parts. The computer is in my sig.

Ive been getting some random reboot since tonight, happened 3 times in one hour. I didnt installed anything or add hardware since i got it 3 days ago.

Any ideas? what step should i follow to find what is wrong?
 
Why do you think that? because of the brand ?

any ways to stress test the PS?
 
I am guessing you are reusing it from a old build. Which would be 3 to 4 years old by now and I have seen good few of those Enermax Liberty pasting along into the after life as of late.
 
Everything on this build is brand new. Maybe except the cable from the PC to the monitor.;)
 
easiest way to stress a psu.. load up the CPU with IBT.. run it for say 20 runs.. let it do 5 runs.. then load up furmark which will load up the gfx card.. let both run for a few minutes.. just those two.. if its still running.. start up the HD tune stability test and load the HDD's up.. this will basicly put your system at 98% total load..

if it crashes only with the cpu being stressed, check your voltages.. if it crashes with the cpu and gpu at full load.. stress test again but only with the GPU running furmark.. see if it crashes..
if it runs fine with both the gpu and cpu at full load but crashes with the HDD's at full load then its 100% the PSU..

doing it this way will allow you to limit the variable and pin point the actual cause..
 
Also make sure you have the latest updates from winows, as well as driver updates. Check your event log.
 
im defragging right now will check all my drivers tommorow.

should i update my bios as well?
 
Usually you only flash the bios if its to gain a feature you need or to fix a bug that you have, otherwise its not worth the risk.
 
i disagree, updating bios is only dangerous if you dont follow the instructions.
 
ar09 said:
i disagree, updating bios is only dangerous if you dont follow the instructions.
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Twice I've lost motherboards to failed BIOS flashes by following the manufacturer's instructions. Both claimed to have BIOS backup protections, but both conveniently failed the only time they were needed. Anedotally speaking, BIOS updates have been very dangerous for me.
 
PC is at the shop where i bought it for stress test. I will let you know what happen!
 
okay... seems like my motherboard didnt like my ram. We also tried some Kingston Hyper X on it and the problem were still there.

So i went with another motherboard wich is a gigabyte ex58-ud4p

Now runs smoooooth
 
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