PC just shutting down!?

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Ok, I just got HL2 Ep. 2 installed. After I got it installed I updated my video drivers to the 163.75 beta. So then I started to play Ep.2 and my PC just kept shutting down after 2-3min. of game play. So, I then COMPLETELY uninstalled the beta drivers and went back to the 163.71 WHQL drivers. I was able to make it past 3 min of game play but then my PC just started shutting down again. So after the 7th shut off, I then put my video cards OCs back to stock, SAME THING AGAIN.. then I put everything back to stock settings and my PC will still turn itself off. What is going on here? :confused:
Thanks in advance!
 
What programs do you have running in the background? I'd close every single one just in case along with having everything at stock speeds and see what happens.
 
Yeah, I did that. Also it seems that when I disable SLI and physically remove the second card everything is fine. When I did that I was able to play care free for 3 hours or so.
 
Temps seem fine, the more testing I do the more it seems like it's my PSU.
 
any chance you have any asus software installed?

i was having the same problem and pin pointed it to asus probe or the asus overclocking software, i think it was asus probe. but i uninstalled both and haven't had my comp shut down once since then.

hope it helps, it could be any pc health monitering software i think.
 
Well, I have NO Asus software on my PC. That is a no no for me, because yes all it does is cause problems. Also I don't know about the SLI thing. All I know is, it only seems to do it in Ep.2 I disable SLI and it runs fine. With or without the new drivers. So my hands are still in the air between my PSU and drivers for the game. Who knows could be both. :p
Anyway any more ideas would be helpful!:D
 
is the power supply sli certified?850 watts is a lot.it should be able to run sli,unless you got a bum one.nvidia and ati are always coming out with new cdrivers to address issues with games maybe they are working on one.
 
Did you use driver cleaner Pro to clean out the unwanted drivers? If not, try that.
 
My last effort before I go buy a new PSU is to reflash my BIOS.
 
If the computer is just shutting off without a BSoD or something of that nature its probably either a thermal problem or a PSU problem (which could be thermal related as well). Since you said your temps are fine it seems to me like a PSU problem.
 
Well, I just went back from my 1404 to 1303 BIOS for my Asus A8M32-SLI and it seemed to fix my problems all to gather, and also seemed to have gotten rid of some other stability issues. :cool::D I just got done beating Ep.2 and Portal!
 
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