Unwanted Restarts

Xeruan

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My old desktop, one that I am fixing for my mom restarts for no reason. I have had the computer for a 2 years, and up until about January of this year, it ran great. Now though every once in a while, mainly when the computer goes under load, the comp will restart. I thought it was a PSU problem since it happened when the PSU fired up, though after replacing the PSU it still does it, any ideas about what is wrong and how to fix it?
 
First clean all the dirt/dust out of it

Examine the board for leaking capacitors ( cylindrical things on the board, look at the top, if its bulging out or busted open, its screwed )

Ram could be going bad, run memtest386 for a few hours.
 
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