PC restarting in games

[Hash]

... And in the Nvidia nTune stability test.

New PC, here's the list of the hardware:

Intel C2D E6750 @ 2.66GHz
Asus P5K-E/Wifi
1 SATA 250GB Maxtor HDD
1 IDE 300 GB Samsung HDD
1 IDE DVD-RW
1 120MM FAN
1 EVGA 8800 GTS KO 640MB
Integrated sound card, network card, etc...
PSU is an ANTEC EARTHWATTS 430W.

I tried disconnecting the DVD-RW, and I managed to play the witcher for like 30 seconds before the PC restarted.
I made sure to disable auto-restarts in the system settings.

I'm thinking the issue is the PSU, even though everywhere I've read, max system usage with less items usually hovers around 300W with the 8800GTS.

Any ideas?

[magictorch]

Is that sustained output for the psu or max. If it is max and the amps on the rails are lower than 28? or so then its probably the psu.

What about your memory- volts, timings? that could be a problem too, although the auto on that board seems pretty good.

Plus have you overclocked? There are some bios options that need to be disabled for stability. Ive just installed that board and cpu and posted a guide for it from the web in the oc section

Other than that are the temps good? use core temp or TAT for example with the cores stressed to really see if there are any temperature issues that may cause restarts.

[EddieTO]

It's probably the PSU, the Antec NeoHe 430 had a hard time handling my current setup (with 4 HDDs, 7 fans, 6 usb components). You might want to borrow a PSU to test if this is really the problem?

[Hash]

I tried unhooking one of the HDDs and the DVD-RW. I got through the 10 min stress test, but the PC restarted after a few min into the game.

Magictorch, I did not oc anything. Here are some hardware details + links:

RAM = Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
NCIX.com - Buy Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit - BL2KIT12864AA1065 In Canada.

Video card = EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO Quake Wars 540MHZ 640MB 1.7GHZ 112SP GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I Video Card
NCIX.com - Buy EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO Quake Wars 540MHZ 640MB 1.7GHZ 112SP GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I Video Card - 640-P2-N828-A1 In Canada.

The PSU specs are the following (Stolen from the antec website):

Output Table:

Output Voltage	Load Range		Reg.	Ripple	Noise
	Min	Max
+5V	0.3A	20.0A	±5％	50	50
+12V1	1.0A	17.0A	±5％	120	120
+12V2	1.0A	17.0A	±5％	120	120
-12V	0A	0.8A	±10％	120	120
+5VSB	0A	2.5A	±5％	50	50
+3.3V	0.5A	20.0A	±5％	50	50

link is: Antec.com - EarthWatts

Temperatures seem to be fine. GPU is in the 60s on load, cpu in the 20s (Even though that seems to be a bit low), and mobo around 28-30C.

Thanks.

[reaverclan]

Originally Posted by Hash

I tried unhooking one of the HDDs and the DVD-RW. I got through the 10 min stress test, but the PC restarted after a few min into the game.

Magictorch, I did not oc anything. Here are some hardware details + links:

RAM = Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit
NCIX.com - Buy Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit - BL2KIT12864AA1065 In Canada.

Video card = EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO Quake Wars 540MHZ 640MB 1.7GHZ 112SP GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I Video Card
NCIX.com - Buy EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS KO Quake Wars 540MHZ 640MB 1.7GHZ 112SP GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I Video Card - 640-P2-N828-A1 In Canada.

The PSU specs are the following (Stolen from the antec website):

Output Table:


link is: Antec.com - EarthWatts

Temperatures seem to be fine. GPU is in the 60s on load, cpu in the 20s (Even though that seems to be a bit low), and mobo around 28-30C.

Thanks.

omg dude yes its the psu u want at leas 28 amps on each rail. that diff psu problems my old 20 dollar unit for my p2 system had more amps than that lol. if u need psu options i have the corsair hx620w skymtl did review of it here i believe and it takes anything i throw at it, high price tag though i got on sale for 120 its at 160 atm.

[Hash]

Originally Posted by reaverclan

omg dude yes its the psu u want at leas 28 amps on each rail. that diff psu problems my old 20 dollar unit for my p2 system had more amps than that lol. if u need psu options i have the corsair hx620w skymtl did review of it here i believe and it takes anything i throw at it, high price tag though i got on sale for 120 its at 160 atm.
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Are you saying that each of the 12V rails should have 28 amps, so that if there's 2, it's gonna be 28 amps + 28 amps? I don't think that works since the HX620 has 3 18A 12v rails.

Can anyone please explain to me how all this works? The 8800 GTS in question requires 26A or 28A on the 12v rails, so we can use that as an example.

Thanks.

[magictorch]

20oc in coretemp is low. mines 18 in TAT but 32 in coretemp, loads at 36-37oc.

The combined amps are fine. I think the psu total watts may be on the borderline with the 8800GTS. Although Ive heard people get warnings that their GPU is underpowered. Id get a more powerful GPU just so you can take advantage of the OC potential of your components anyway.

Do you have any other memory to rule the memory out as a problem? You do need to get the timing and volts right with that ram. Im not sure how the auto feature on your board handles it. The memory is supported by that board though. Do you have a memtest you can run?

[MpG]

By the numbers, the PSU is just fine, unless it's actually got something wrong with it. My own system can't break 400, even with the OCing and Q6600, and I was under the impression that those Earthwatts PSU's were good quality. (BTW, the HX520/HX620 are actually single rail models, they're just marketed as a multirail.)

Have you tried pulling up Task Manager and looking at your memory usage? It might suggest that some sort of memory leak occurring. Some memtest might not be a bad idea either.

[reaverclan]

k im not solid on the whole psu thing but i agree that wats period are prob your downfall. get a nicer psu in my opinion. Maybe skymtl has some suggestions.

[Squeetard]

How about first you disable automatic restarts and then give us the error message or blue screen text before you go and throw money at this problem.

Srsly folks, this marks the millionth time I've seen stuff like this on forums and everyone starts tossing out solutions without any real facts being said to actually help nail down the problem.

ooooo yeah, your case is Black right? I heard black cases absorb too much heat. you should buy a white case.:help: