DonDoen

Join Date 08/2009

PC turns out

Hello everybody,

I have a problem with my Demigod: When I play Demigod sometimes my PC completely turns off.

This problem sometimes appears after 5 minutes, sometimes after 1 and a half hour.

The first idea was that my graphiccards gets to hot, but i checked the temerature and it didnt rise over 65°C.

The second idea was, that there isnt enough power under full load but the retailer of my pc checked it and didnt find any problems.

As this problem still appears, I ask all of you, whether there is a solution for my problem, or if you have at least any ideas, how to solve.

My PC:

Windows 7 64-bit

Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H

Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor

8GB Ram

Graphic device: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285

I hope some of you can help me.

Thanks in advancd,

Doen

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I was going to suggest that your power supply might be overheating, but after reading your post I somewhat doubt it.

You know 65C = 129F right? That's pretty damn hot if you ask me.

Did you upgrade your PC's graphics card/RAM? It could be that the power supply can't handle the full power of your graphics card and RAM upgrades.

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kryo

Join Date 05/2003

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If your computer is flat out turning off (rather than rebooting, which would indicate a BSOD with the actual error display disabled), that strongly indicates a hardware problem, despite the computer shop's lack of findings. Either overheating (not necessarily the GPU) or a PSU issue (underpowered, failing under load/heat, etc) is most likely.

You know 65C = 129F right? That's pretty damn hot if you ask me.

Many modern GPUs are designed to operate at or beyond 70C, temperatures that would destoy an older one.

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Still, an hour at 70C can't be good for it

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dude, i think i have the same issue..i posted somewhere else about it

does it beep right before it turns off? that's what it does to me, i've tried everything except if it was a heating issue (which if it's the same as your problem won't fix anything), so i think i'm gonna call my comp company or Fry's b/c i have warranties under both to see what they think it is and then probably send it in to them

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@ Splitshadow: I ran a benchmark which brought my graphic card to the full load. It worked for over 4 hours at around 70°C, so I think this is not the problem.

@ ErnieDavis: My pc just turns out without any sound. But I Cant restart it for 2-3 minutes after the crash. But I dont get an error message

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oh i see, well i have a laptop so it may be different, but i can restart it right after it crashes

and i don't get an error message either

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If you can't start it back up after it crashes, it sounds a lot like an overheating problem

Just saying.

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