Sudden computer shutdown


  1. yeroman
    Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
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    Sudden computer shutdown


    In the middle of everything (browsing, playing games, etc.) my computer shuts down without any warning.

    I've been encountering these problems:

    - My NBA 2k11 lags so much even on the lowest setting, so does Call of Duty Black Ops. I have a GTS250 and I never had a problem running in max settings before..
    .....But Dead Space 2 and Dragon Age 2 works smoothly!

    - Zooming in and out in Photoshop looks like you're flipping through a thousand pages (like in old-school animation). Sometimes it works well..

    - Sometimes even at light computer usage, like just browsing it would shut down.

    - DVD drive doesn't read unless I restart the computer.

    My GPU is a 1GB GTS250 and I have 4GB of RAM on an Intel i5 processor.. I formatted my hard drive and re-installed windows but the problems persisted. I remember getting a notice from windows that there's a problem with my video card and that I should update the driver. I did and it didn't help at all...

    I can't identify the culprit. Is it my board? My GPU? RAM perhaps?
    PLEASE HELP!
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  3. Maguscreed
    Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
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    Ram is easily tested outside of windows at least.
    See here
    RAM - Test with Memtest86+
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  4. yeroman
    Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
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    So it's the RAM then?
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  6. Maguscreed
    Posts : 6,668
    Windows 7 x64
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    I'm saying you should run memtest to check it.
    It's not that complicated and the link I gave offers instructions with screenshots and all that stuff.
    I can't magically say from the behavior you are describing. It could even be the power supply. which would have in turn resulted in a underpower message from the graphics card which you explained. Or it could be....
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  7. yeroman
    Posts : 45
    Windows 7 Home Basic 32bit
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    Thanks man! I'm gonna try it out..
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