Random shutdown problem - Corsair Builder Series CX430W ?


  1. Posts : 12
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Random shutdown problem - Corsair Builder Series CX430W ?


    Hi all!

    My system started having random shutdowns recently. I suspect it's the PSU but I really don't know how to evaluate it.

    The symptoms: Under heavy load (playing Dragon Age for about an hour or a bit more) the PC just shuts down. No BSOD, no error message, nothing, it just shuts down. I can't turn it back on right after that, only after waiting a couple of minutes and/or switching the PSU on and off (I'm not really sure which of these solves the problem). Such problem never occured under normal load so far.

    I know that CX430 has multiple different voltage protections built in, I'm just not sure which one gets triggered - to be honest I'm not even sure if it's the PSU, but the fact that I can't turn it back on immediately afterwards suggests some sort of circuit breaking mechanism behind it.

    Any suggestions? How could I confirm that it's the PSU? What else can be the cause?

    The system specs are these (the PC was built in last June):

    OS
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 Ghz 1155 Box
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-PA65-UD3-B3
    Memory
    ******** 4096MB ******** XMP BLU DDR3 1600MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    SAPPHIRE 11192-01-20G HD6670 1GB GDDR PCIE
    Sound Card
    - (integrated)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG Flatron W1934S
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 500GB F3 7200RPM 16MB SATA2 HD502HJ
    PSU
    Corsair Builder Series CX430W
    Case
    Coolermaster RC-430-KWN1-GP Elite

    PS: I'm not sure if this problem belongs here as there is no BSOD, admins, please move it if necessary
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  2. Posts : 11,269
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
       #2

    Could be power, overheating, or a hardware fault. You can test the PSU using Britton30's PSU Testing



    Download and install the appropriate version of HWINFO: HWiNFO32 for 32-bit Windows 7 or HWiNFO64 for 64-bit Windows 7 to check hardware temperatures by running in sensor-only mode. Start logging the temperature through sensor-only mode when the computer first starts, and let it run until the computer shuts off during stress.

    Save the CSV file in a place you will remember, and then compress the CSV file to a zip file and upload to here for us to analyze by following the steps in Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums.



    You can also run the following stress tests to check for hardware errors causing the system to fault:
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