Issue:
Help me narrow down if its CPU? MOBO? or something else.... I have a computer which I have had for 4 years now... and it's always had this issue of it randomly shutting off. 70% of the time it happens when I am playing high graphics games, but 30% of the time it happens while the computer is idle.
As any pro would first guess, it might be a due to your PSU, then someone will say, oh its probably your RAM, try refitting or replacing. And them someone will say, oh its probably a bad Motherboard, then one will say its a bad GFX card.
So like all of what any new person might think, I have replaced a few parts since I Had an Identical System with similar specs just sitting there, being used as a regular home computer. But mine is more a Gaming computer.
My System specs:
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 40 °C
Toledo 90nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 110MHz 2.5-3-3-5
Type DDR
Size 1024 MBytes x 4
Manufacturer Corsair
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number CMX1024-3200C2
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 3.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 8
Voltage 2.500 V
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-SLI (Socket 939)
Graphics
DELL 1800FP @ 1280x1024
512MB GeForce 7900 GTX (BFG Tech) 48 °C
Hard Drives
156.29GB Seagate ST3160811AS ATA Device (Unknown Interface) 36 °C
390.71GB Seagate ST3400633AS ATA Device (Unknown Interface) 38 °C
156.30GB NVIDIA STRIPE 149.06G (SCSI)
Optical Drives
NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A ATA Device
PSU
DUAL PSU Setup
500W Ultra (2x 18A 12v rail)- Running to Motherboard ONLY!!
500W Cooler Master (2x 18A 12v rail) - Running 4 Hard Drives, 2 CPU Fans, 1 Optical Drive, and 1 7800GTX GFX Card.
As you can tell, there is enough power to the Computer - my KillWatt meter says im only drawing 220Watts out of the power socket.
As far as the replaced parts go.
I have replaced the:
Memory from CMX1024-3500LLPRO to CMX1024-3200C2
Video Card from 9400GT to 7900GTX OC
Went from 1 PSU to 2 PSU setup
Went from XP to Windows 7 (Same issues With XP Pro, Vista Ultimate, and Windows 7 Ultimate)
Also replaced old Motherboard from ASUS A8N32-SLI to ASUS A8N-SLI.
BIOS updated from ASUS site from 1014 for A8n-SLI to Beta 1614
So guys, Any other suggestions? I have also overclocked and underclocked a bit on this CPU - Its native is 2.6ghz, I brought it down to 2.0Ghz, and now its at 2.8Ghz. CPU Voltage is still 1.55v.
Voltage Readings below
Help me narrow down if its CPU? MOBO? or something else.... I have a computer which I have had for 4 years now... and it's always had this issue of it randomly shutting off. 70% of the time it happens when I am playing high graphics games, but 30% of the time it happens while the computer is idle.
As any pro would first guess, it might be a due to your PSU, then someone will say, oh its probably your RAM, try refitting or replacing. And them someone will say, oh its probably a bad Motherboard, then one will say its a bad GFX card.
So like all of what any new person might think, I have replaced a few parts since I Had an Identical System with similar specs just sitting there, being used as a regular home computer. But mine is more a Gaming computer.
My System specs:
Operating System
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 40 °C
Toledo 90nm Technology
Core 0
Core Speed 2860.4 MHz
Multiplier x 13.0
Bus Speed 220.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1100.2 MHz
Temperature 41 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 0
Core 1
Core Speed 2860.4 MHz
Multiplier x 13.0
Bus Speed 220.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1100.2 MHz
Temperature 41 °C
Core Speed 2860.4 MHz
Multiplier x 13.0
Bus Speed 220.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1100.2 MHz
Temperature 41 °C
Thread 1
APIC ID 0
Core 1
Core Speed 2860.4 MHz
Multiplier x 13.0
Bus Speed 220.0 MHz
Rated Bus Speed 1100.2 MHz
Temperature 41 °C
RAM
4.0GB Dual-Channel DDR @ 110MHz 2.5-3-3-5
Type DDR
Size 1024 MBytes x 4
Manufacturer Corsair
Max Bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part Number CMX1024-3200C2
Frequency 200.0 MHz
CAS# Latency 3.0
RAS# To CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
tRAS 8
Voltage 2.500 V
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. A8N-SLI (Socket 939)
Graphics
DELL 1800FP @ 1280x1024
512MB GeForce 7900 GTX (BFG Tech) 48 °C
Hard Drives
156.29GB Seagate ST3160811AS ATA Device (Unknown Interface) 36 °C
390.71GB Seagate ST3400633AS ATA Device (Unknown Interface) 38 °C
156.30GB NVIDIA STRIPE 149.06G (SCSI)
Optical Drives
NEC DVD_RW ND-3550A ATA Device
PSU
DUAL PSU Setup
500W Ultra (2x 18A 12v rail)- Running to Motherboard ONLY!!
500W Cooler Master (2x 18A 12v rail) - Running 4 Hard Drives, 2 CPU Fans, 1 Optical Drive, and 1 7800GTX GFX Card.
As you can tell, there is enough power to the Computer - my KillWatt meter says im only drawing 220Watts out of the power socket.
As far as the replaced parts go.
I have replaced the:
Memory from CMX1024-3500LLPRO to CMX1024-3200C2
Video Card from 9400GT to 7900GTX OC
Went from 1 PSU to 2 PSU setup
Went from XP to Windows 7 (Same issues With XP Pro, Vista Ultimate, and Windows 7 Ultimate)
Also replaced old Motherboard from ASUS A8N32-SLI to ASUS A8N-SLI.
BIOS updated from ASUS site from 1014 for A8n-SLI to Beta 1614
So guys, Any other suggestions? I have also overclocked and underclocked a bit on this CPU - Its native is 2.6ghz, I brought it down to 2.0Ghz, and now its at 2.8Ghz. CPU Voltage is still 1.55v.
Voltage Readings below
Sensor Properties:
Sensor Type ITE IT8712F v7+ (ISA 290h)
GPU Sensor Type Analog Devices ADT7473 (NV-I2C 2Eh)
Motherboard Name Asus A8N-E / A8N-SLI Series
Chassis Intrusion Detected No
Temperatures:
Motherboard 39 °C (102 °F)
CPU 43 °C (109 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 47 °C (117 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU Diode 48 °C (118 °F)
GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU Ambient 40 °C (104 °F)
Seagate ST3160811AS 41 °C (106 °F)
Seagate ST3400633AS 43 °C (109 °F)
Cooling Fans:
CPU 2083 RPM
Chipset 6490 RPM
GPU 1187 RPM (50%)
Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.55 V
+3.3 V 3.34 V
+5 V 5.11 V
+12 V 12.03 V
+5 V Standby 4.95 V
VBAT Battery 3.10 V
GPU Vcc 3.31 V
Debug Info F 0051 00FF 001A 0000 0000
Debug Info T 43 39 36
Debug Info V 61 00 D1 BE BC BF 00 (F7)
Sensor Type ITE IT8712F v7+ (ISA 290h)
GPU Sensor Type Analog Devices ADT7473 (NV-I2C 2Eh)
Motherboard Name Asus A8N-E / A8N-SLI Series
Chassis Intrusion Detected No
Temperatures:
Motherboard 39 °C (102 °F)
CPU 43 °C (109 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #1 47 °C (117 °F)
CPU #1 / Core #2 44 °C (111 °F)
GPU 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU Diode 48 °C (118 °F)
GPU Memory 41 °C (106 °F)
GPU Ambient 40 °C (104 °F)
Seagate ST3160811AS 41 °C (106 °F)
Seagate ST3400633AS 43 °C (109 °F)
Cooling Fans:
CPU 2083 RPM
Chipset 6490 RPM
GPU 1187 RPM (50%)
Voltage Values:
CPU Core 1.55 V
+3.3 V 3.34 V
+5 V 5.11 V
+12 V 12.03 V
+5 V Standby 4.95 V
VBAT Battery 3.10 V
GPU Vcc 3.31 V
Debug Info F 0051 00FF 001A 0000 0000
Debug Info T 43 39 36
Debug Info V 61 00 D1 BE BC BF 00 (F7)