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#1 Coboxite

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Posted May 09 2014 - 03:56 PM

I'm not sure how many of you guys play with/against me, but you may have notice that I disconnect from the game randomly, sometimes in the middle of a fight with another guy. That's not me ragequiting, whats happening is that my computer is suffering from random  power failure(Not the game crashing, but the entire computer quitting and shutting down completely). This at first was a minor problem that started around March, and it was nothing to major, only happened on occasion and I can get through a match no problem, but then something changed. I don't know what changed or why, but something changed. Now cut to a week and a half ago, and now the power failures are becoming a regular thing, to the point where I can't even get through a match anymore. My MMR of 2000+ has dropped to 1800 in a week and a half, and I keep getting booted from intense, fun matches all because of something outside of my control. If anyone has any answers as too why my machine can't keep up anymore, I'd really would love to hear it. Here are the stats to my machine if it helps:
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Posted May 09 2014 - 04:01 PM

If you are experiencing power failure it is not the game, it is your computer.  The power supply may not be adequete to supply all of the rigs needs.  When that happens, it shuts down.  Could also be the CPU overheating.  When that happens, the system shuts down.  I would check to see what temps your CPU is running at and making sure they are not exceeding the maximums for the type of CPU in question.  Then make sure everything is cleaned off (no dust).  Then make sure the power supply has enough wattage for everything you are running.  Will have to check what the various components require (e.g. graphics card).

My money is on dust.  Can cause a system that has been running fine for a long time to start overheating and shut down.  Have to kick the bunnies out once in a while.

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Posted May 09 2014 - 04:13 PM

First, clean out your case of dust if you haven't in a while. A big clump of dust can easily cause shorts and might explain the problem becoming progressively frequent.
Do that then try out your computer for a while and hope nothing happens.


Did you buy this computer pre-built or did you build it yourself?

If you bought it pre-built, have you upgraded any hardware since that might require more power?

Check your CPU temps with this. If your computer doesn't shut off during the test and the temps are within the max heat range it's supposed to have, then your CPU is fine. If it does shut off, then your CPU is probably the culprit.
If not, it's likely either your PSU's quality isn't so great/is failing or something (possibly GPU) is trying to draw more power than the PSU can handle and that's the cause of the crashes. If that's the case, the solution is to either downgrade whatever you installed or upgrade your PSU to something with a higher voltage and/or better quality.

I would hope it's just the PSU to be honest, because those are cheap to replace. I got an EVGA NEX750B for about $80 shipped.

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Posted May 09 2014 - 04:13 PM

I would say that your issue is due to dust accumulation. Either that or your CPU is burning up, which means you have not given it a new coat of sealant to protect it from heat.

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Posted May 09 2014 - 04:52 PM

Your Machine is either Overheating or it has a power issue. Likely over heating

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Posted May 09 2014 - 06:29 PM

Thanks guys, I'll do a deep clean tomorrow. If that doesn't work, then I'll do a heat check. If that's not the case, then something else is wrong and I'm boned.

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Posted May 09 2014 - 06:34 PM

View PostCoboxite, on May 09 2014 - 06:29 PM, said:

Thanks guys, I'll do a deep clean tomorrow. If that doesn't work, then I'll do a heat check. If that's not the case, then something else is wrong and I'm boned.

A dust clean out should alleviate heat issues somewhat.  Reapplying thermal paste to your CPU and GPU can also help.  If that doesn't work, then it's most definitely your power supply, that would need to be replaced.

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Posted May 09 2014 - 07:11 PM

Had this issue before Hawken came around and it turned out to be the power supply.

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Posted May 10 2014 - 12:11 PM

If it's any help (Not sure what country you are in) Decent Psu's, you should always read up on with how good capacitors are/12v rails etc... a few really nice brands are Seasonic (in the uk the 520w is about £50) and for that price is very good.

I imagine most would be fine, as your not running huge amounts of wattage (not sure if you overclock etc...) Corsair can be a mixed bag (alot of their psu's now get made by a few companies - it used to be mainly Seasonic) So check on the OEM of the particular model you are looking at. XFX are for the price very good (the 550w etc...) but... the customer service (Should you ever have a problem) can be a huge issue as i've read alot of bad stories, however they are an OEM of Seasonic aswell.

Antec, these can be very good (but have to check on who made them) Some are OEMS of Seasonic (i used to remember them being very good years ago) Oh and Superflower i've heard good things about! (some EVGA psu's use these as an OEM if i rememeber correctly!)

Rosewell, i've heard ok things about aswell, but as these aren't available in the UK i can't say/have to read up!

Overall check as people have said for dust etc... and hope this was of some help.

I'd say a decent 500w (and you probably could get away with lower) from a decent brand would give you some headroom if you wanted to upgrade/replace your Gpu at somepoint. So a bad brand that's 700w doesn't mean it's very good (and probably won't supply that much wattage) where as a decent brand will give you (and probably even a bit more) the written wattage on the box.

To be honest though if it's all at stock, i think Corsair/Seasonic/Xfx would do you fine! And this is mainly coming from the UK, so not sure 100% on Warranties in the USA etc...

Another good program for temp monitoring is HWMonitor (and a few others i can't remember right now!)

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Posted May 10 2014 - 01:06 PM

PC has been completely dusted, hopefully that fixes the problem.




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