New system shuts off without warning.

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c0rpt3ch

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Put together a new pc for some light graphic design work and everyday tasks. Some days it runs fine without issue other days it shuts itself off whenever it wants. I've made a list of what programs are open when it turns off and there doesn't seem to be a pattern with that, I thought maybe it was a Windows issue.

I'm going to assume it's some sort of hardware conflict or maybe a RAM issue but I've exhausted all my knowledge and still haven't come up with anything. I've listed the specs below. If anyone has any ideas I'd like to hear them.

1 x Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer
1 x Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 x BIOSTAR T5 XE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
1 x SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
1 x EVGA 01G-P3-1556-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) FPB 1GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 x Intel Core i5-650 Clarkdale 3.2GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Desktop Processor

Thanks in advance.
 
Have you tried monitoring temps to see if it is shutting down at a specific temperature?
 
I haven't thought about the temps being a issue mainly because it sits in a room that's 74 degrees, with good air circulation around it and multiple case fans going. I will look at it more closely for the next couple days to see if that may be the culprit.
 
The power may be less than perfect but I never had a issue with the old machine that was plugged in there for months.

What would be the proper way to monitor/test the power coming into the room? I suppose I could swap it over to a different outlet and see if that makes a difference.
 
Is that RAM rated at 1.65V? If so, remove it and get a new set of RAM rated at 1.5V as that RAM will eventually harm the CPU in the long-run. Not entirely sure that's the cause of your current issue but something to watch out for.

Also, hit up our stickied "Basic Troubleshooting Guide".
 
Temps would be the first thing I would look at.
 
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