PC Power keeps tripping

[Zombiedude101]

Recently I've been having the occasional issue where my PC will randomly just trip off for no reason as if the power's been cut, yet when I turn it back on everything seems fine. So far, it happened twice yesterday (And on both instances it turned itself back on almost instantaneously afterwards, like it would in a power cut) whilst today it simply tripped itself off and I was required to turn it on myself. Anyway, I ran a virus scan and nothing really turned up save for one little thing which I deleted just to be sure, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Lately the temperatures have been getting high due to the current weather but AFAIK what I'm getting here isn't particularly bad, and the highest I've seen my overall case temps go (According to the LED Display) is about 31 Celsius. Otherwise, Speccy gave me this:

ATM:

Yesterday:

The only other thing that I could think it might be is the recent installation of a Corsair CX750 PSU, but that was about two weeks ago and it's only since yesterday I've been having this issue. Any ideas?

 

[Anubis]

Couldn't be the cpu overheating then.

I think I've had this problem once and all I remember doing was replacing the cpu chip like.. Literally take it out there (had to put some cooling paste on) and put it back in. Never had the problem since.

 

[Hicks]

Yeah could be CPU overheating. Overall case temp doesn't really reflect proper CPU temps. Try finding a CPU temperature monitor and post the results.

 

[LittleB]

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Try playing the same games with the side of your case removed, if it stops happening then its most likely due to your CPU overheating.

 

[Zombiedude101]

Try playing the same games with the side of your case removed, if it stops happening then its most likely due to your CPU overheating.

I'm not even running any games, though.

 

[Helios]

The last time this happened to me was because I was using one of intel's really, REALLY shitty fans. It didn't work properly and my CPU kept overheating and turning off to prevent damage.
Doesn't necessarily apply to running games either, I was only running skype one time and the computer shut off.

 

[Anubis]

If you see the screenshot he posted you can see the temps of all the components, its around 30celcius so I doubt it'll shoot up to as high as 90 celcius which is generally where CPUs shut down around.

 

[Hicks]

If you see the screenshot he posted you can see the temps of all the components, its around 30celcius so I doubt it'll shoot up to as high as 90 celcius which is generally where CPUs shut down around.

It's worth a look to see what kind of temperatures his cores are running at under stress.

 

[Fruit.]

Afaik the CPU would reboot the system at 110/120 and I can't see it happening when your temps are that low.

Run prime95 or the Intel burn test to see what your temperatures jump up to, personally I would say it's the PSU just being faulty.

 

[Zombiedude101]

Afaik the CPU would reboot the system at 110/120 and I can't see it happening when your temps are that low.

Run prime95 or the Intel burn test to see what your temperatures jump up to, personally I would say it's the PSU just being faulty.

What I don't get is that it's only just started happening only yesterday.

 

[Zombiedude101]

Alright, I may have figured out a possible cause of the problem. So about ten minutes ago, my PC randomly powered down, as if it had another cut, then tried to start itself back up again. However, before it could even do so, the power cut again. So, I pressed the button manually, but all I got was a dim light on the LED section of the button. Now, figuring that it might've been related to the PSU, I frantically removed the side panel and checked all my main connections. Anyway, the main 24 pin connector might not've been properly connected, as it seemed to come off quite easily enough, though I don't seem to be able to properly clip it on, unless it already has. Anyway, I slotted it in and out, tried the PC again and it's turned on for now, so I'm gonna see if that's the cause of the problem.

 

[Zombiedude101]

Aaaand nope. Just tripped again. Something tells me it's to do with the clip on the 24 pin connector refusing to latch on (There's just a teeny bit of space in between it) and try as I might, I've not been able to get it on, and I'd rather not end up snapping the mobo in half because I tried to push the clip in place. Is there anything I can do about this? Closest comparison pic I could find as to what it looks out without being fully latched on is this:

Didn't have this problem with my old PSU connector, so I have no idea on what to do. This is my mobo, BTW.

 

[Negative]

Get it a new PSU. If you have an extra, you could try using that.

 

[Fruit.]

Weird, I made a post about three hours ago about it possibly to do with the molexs and it didn't show up... Forcing molex connectors is never a good idea but if you have a very fine brush then I'd suggest dusting the connectors or even just blowing on it.

Is your PSU modular or is it the standard CX range?

 

[Zombiedude101]

Weird, I made a post about three hours ago about it possibly to do with the molexs and it didn't show up... Forcing molex connectors is never a good idea but if you have a very fine brush then I'd suggest dusting the connectors or even just blowing on it.

Is your PSU modular or is it the standard CX range?

This is my PSU, so it's pretty much part of the standard CX range. And considering I just spent about £80 on ordering it, I don't think getting a new one's an option unless Corsair offer refunds, and even then I doubt that it'd even make a difference since they use p much the same size connectors, right?

 

[Fruit.]

This is my PSU, so it's pretty much part of the standard CX range. And considering I just spent about £80 on ordering it, I don't think getting a new one's an option unless Corsair offer refunds, and even then I doubt that it'd even make a difference since they use p much the same size connectors, right?

You would be surprised at how far an email will get you to either the distributor or the manufacturer, If you bought from Amazon I'm pretty sure you can just return that shit.

http://www.corsair.com/en/support/warranty/

Last time I bought a PSU was for a friend, it was shorting out his entire pc and the Seasonic guy who I was on the phone to was literally like "oh dude your psu is fucked? oh man we're really sorry, here we'll send out a new one immediately and you can return the faulty one in the next two weeks, also; have an amazon voucher worth 10 euro."

We then proceeded to talk about how we were all pumped for Deus Ex: Human Revolution coming out and how his wife wouldn't let him purchase it for a week because it was their anniversary that weekend.

 

[LittleB]

Are you sure that the 24-pin connector is the source of the problem?

Generally a shoddy connector won't trip your system unless your shaking your PC about while it is on, are you? Usually the PC will either switch on (and stay on unless disturbed) or it won't if something is or is not connected properly.

 

[Fruit.]

(By the way, I added you on steam for easier support)

 

[Zombiedude101]

Are you sure that the 24-pin connector is the source of the problem?

Generally a shoddy connector won't trip your system unless your shaking your PC about while it is on, are you? Usually the PC will either switch on (and stay on unless disturbed) or it won't if something is or is not connected properly.

Well, it's the only thing I can think of. That and the fact that the PC started turning on again after I tried to push it back in seems to indicate this.

 

[Negative]

The PC turned on when you were messing with a part from the PSU? Did you not turn the PSU off before messing with it... That's silly if you did try that. Anyhow, get another PSU and try to test it.