Computer shutting it self off.

[Sheepaay]

My computer recently started turning it self off when it's under load, or randomly shutting it self off completely for no apparent reason (i.e when idling), also random blue screens and freezes happen on occasion. Anyone know what might cause this, or how I can diagnose the problem?

My Specs are
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Thanks in advance.

[man with hat]

The turning off is probably overheating. Try using hwinfo or a similiar program to read your temps.

[url]http://www.hwinfo.com/[/url]

[Sheepaay]

[QUOTE=man with hat;50751076]The turning off is probably overheating. Try using hwinfo or a similiar program to read your temps.

[url]http://www.hwinfo.com/[/url][/QUOTE]

Yeah, the cpu is idling on about 70c that's what probably caused the random shut-off's.

[man with hat]

[QUOTE=Sheepaay;50751091]Yeah, the cpu is idling on about 70c that's what probably caused the random shut-off's.[/QUOTE]

Check your processes for anything that's working your CPU by a large amount. If you can't find anything, clean your PC out with compressed air. If it's still overheating, clean your CPU and apply some thermal paste. If it's still overheating then, get a good heatsink. I've been in your exact situation before. It's pretty damn hot in the summer where I live, and doing all of those steps solved the problem. No more overheating.

[Sheepaay]

[QUOTE=man with hat;50751141]Check your processes for anything that's working your CPU by a large amount. If you can't find anything, clean your PC out with compressed air. If it's still overheating, clean your CPU and apply some thermal paste. If it's still overheating then, get a good heatsink. I've been in your exact situation before. It's pretty damn hot in the summer where I live, and doing all of those steps solved the problem. No more overheating.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the help, nothing seems to be eating up my CPU, I'm just going to blame AMD for that :V

Sorry for all the questions but can anyone tell me what cheap thermal paste I can buy? Nothing too expensive because I wont be using it often.

[man with hat]

[QUOTE=Sheepaay;50751167]Thanks for the help, nothing seems to be eating up my CPU, I'm just going to blame AMD for that :V

Sorry for all the questions but can anyone tell me what cheap thermal paste I can buy? Nothing too expensive because I wont be using it often.[/QUOTE]

I used Arctic Silver 5. It's like 8 bucks on amazon.

[url]https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-AS5-3-5G-Thermal-Paste/dp/B000OGX5AM[/url]

[Dekania]

Is it dusty at all?

[Sheepaay]

I ended up dusting my pc and the CPU temperature dropped down to 30c~
It still turns of when I'm trying to run Darkness 2 or Spec Ops the Line but that must be another issue.

[DwarfOverlord]

[QUOTE=Sheepaay;50755673]I ended up dusting my pc and the CPU temperature dropped down to 30c~
It still turns of when I'm trying to run Darkness 2 or Spec Ops the Line but that must be another issue.[/QUOTE]

Could be a power supply issue if it's a cheap unit/doesn't output enough wattage (although your parts wouldn't use much wattage anyway).

[man with hat]

[QUOTE=DwarfOverlord;50760486]Could be a power supply issue if it's a cheap unit/doesn't output enough wattage (although your parts wouldn't use much wattage anyway).[/QUOTE]

I think it's more likely still the CPU. 30c is good, but that's while idle, not gaming.

[QUOTE=Sheepaay;50755673]I ended up dusting my pc and the CPU temperature dropped down to 30c~
It still turns of when I'm trying to run Darkness 2 or Spec Ops the Line but that must be another issue.[/QUOTE]

What's your CPU temperature after running those games for a little while?

[Sheepaay]

[QUOTE=man with hat;50760526]I think it's more likely still the CPU. 30c is good, but that's while idle, not gaming.

What's your CPU temperature after running those games for a little while?[/QUOTE]

It turns my computer off even before the game starts.