Custom build shutting off

#1

Air_

0 Frags – +

So I bought a bunch of computer parts and built my own machine for gaming, and up until this morning it's been incredible. The problem started sometime last night when i went to bed, it was turned off. I didn't turn it off, so I figured my mom did for some reason.

I turn it on and everything is fine as i do random shit for a bout an hour or two. I launch tf2, and after it's on for about 10 minutes, my computer justs shuts off. It's like I restarted it, the computer shuts down but before the fans stop spinning, the fans spin up again and the computer gets up to where it says "windows is starting up" then it will turn off again, it continues to go through this cycle of fans spinning up until i turn off the power supply. Once I turn the power supply back on, windows starts fine and it'll be good until i start a game and play it for a couple minutes.

I've checked all of the cables and parts, nothing seemed to be loose. I downloaded a temp monitor software and watched it as a game ran in the background, the temps were normal.

http://puu.sh/3PPI7
a list of the parts i purchased.

any help would be greatly appreciated

So I bought a bunch of computer parts and built my own machine for gaming, and up until this morning it's been incredible. The problem started sometime last night when i went to bed, it was turned off. I didn't turn it off, so I figured my mom did for some reason.

I turn it on and everything is fine as i do random shit for a bout an hour or two. I launch tf2, and after it's on for about 10 minutes, my computer justs shuts off. It's like I restarted it, the computer shuts down but before the fans stop spinning, the fans spin up again and the computer gets up to where it says "windows is starting up" then it will turn off again, it continues to go through this cycle of fans spinning up until i turn off the power supply. Once I turn the power supply back on, windows starts fine and it'll be good until i start a game and play it for a couple minutes.

I've checked all of the cables and parts, nothing seemed to be loose. I downloaded a temp monitor software and watched it as a game ran in the background, the temps were normal.

http://puu.sh/3PPI7
a list of the parts i purchased.

any help would be greatly appreciated

#2

foreplay

2 Frags – +

you could potentially have a bad psu, i had this problem with my old computer and it was the psu

#3

d0m3r

2 Frags – +

xion psu's are not the greatest power supplies in the world so yea i could be that

#4

burntfish

0 Frags – +

My friend had an issue with this with his build. Make sure everything is fully plugged in inside the computer. He had one cord that was half-plugged and the same thing was happening to him.

#5

Marxist

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I'd check all the connections and make sure everything is plugged in completely as #4 said, I'd also try a different power tree and wall outlet as well - it could always be something with the rooms power or a bad power tree shutting off the flow of power. I'd also check that you don't have wonky power saving options turned on in windows.

Then based on what sort of a build you did you could start looking at subbing in and out components if you have any others laying around.

I'd start with the PSU since anything else would cause a blue screen or a loud beep before your stuff would shut off in general.

I'd check all the connections and make sure everything is plugged in completely as #4 said, I'd also try a different power tree and wall outlet as well - it could always be something with the rooms power or a bad power tree shutting off the flow of power. I'd also check that you don't have wonky power saving options turned on in windows.

Then based on what sort of a build you did you could start looking at subbing in and out components if you have any others laying around.

I'd start with the PSU since anything else would cause a blue screen or a loud beep before your stuff would shut off in general.

#6

Setsul

0 Frags – +

Could you test it with another PSU?
It really seems to be a PSU issue and xion isn't exactly top quality.

#7

Air_

0 Frags – +

MarxistI'd check all the connections and make sure everything is plugged in completely as #4 said, I'd also try a different power tree and wall outlet as well - it could always be something with the rooms power or a bad power tree shutting off the flow of power. I'd also check that you don't have wonky power saving options turned on in windows.

Then based on what sort of a build you did you could start looking at subbing in and out components if you have any others laying around.

I'd start with the PSU since anything else would cause a blue screen or a loud beep before your stuff would shut off in general.

i don't have the option of using a different psu, i already checked every cable twice now

[quote=Marxist]I'd check all the connections and make sure everything is plugged in completely as #4 said, I'd also try a different power tree and wall outlet as well - it could always be something with the rooms power or a bad power tree shutting off the flow of power. I'd also check that you don't have wonky power saving options turned on in windows.

Then based on what sort of a build you did you could start looking at subbing in and out components if you have any others laying around.

I'd start with the PSU since anything else would cause a blue screen or a loud beep before your stuff would shut off in general.[/quote]

i don't have the option of using a different psu, i already checked every cable twice now