My PC turns off by itself when I play "big" games. Solved

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Hello, I've noticed that recently when I play games that are too "heavy" my PC shuts down (WordOfWarplanes, Rift, Farcry3...). Let me explain: I play for about 2-5 minutes and bam! There's a small noise (similar to a fan noise but I'm not sure at all) and the game and the PC shut down. If anyone knows why this happens, I'm waiting for a response.  My config: Operating system: Home Premium Edition ?(X64)? Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Core i5 2320 clocked at 3 GHz Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 530 If you need to know anything else about my config, feel free to ask.  Thank you in advance! Best regards.

sipherion · Accepted Answer

Hello,  First of all, I recommend downloading a little software called Speed Fan:  https://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche11074-speedfan.html  It’s the simplest and lightest one I know that allows you to monitor the temperatures recorded by all the sensors of your PC.  The goal is to launch Speed Fan, then a game like Rift. Don’t hesitate to increase the graphics to be sure everything heats up properly.  In Speed Fan, CPU = Processor. For an i5, I'm not too sure, but for comparison, the "normal" operating temperature of a Core 2 Duo maxed out between 90% and 100% usage is around 50°C ~ 60°C, while that of a Pentium 4 is around 70°C ~ 75°C. GPU = Graphics card. It's perfectly normal for it to go up to 85 or even 90°C, but normally not beyond 95°C.  So to summarize, your processor, I would say normal temperature up to 70°C, graphics card up to 90°C.  The PC has a safety feature that can be modified, and by default, it depends on the manufacturer, which is that it shuts down as soon as the processor reaches a temperature of 90°C (it may be 95°C or even 100°C, which is much rarer). The PC shuts down without any warning. Normally there is no such safety feature on graphics cards because their design allows them to withstand, most of the time, temperatures up to 110°C or even 120°C (anyway beyond that, I believe it is physically impossible to reach a temperature higher on silicon with 12V power supplies (personal reflection, not supported or demonstrated)).  More information:  https://forum.hardware.fr/hfr/Hardware/Processeur/temperature-cpu-gpu-sujet_861770_1.htm  https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-20280667-logiciel-securite-temperature-cpu  https://www.commentcamarche.net/faq/160-connaitre-la-temperature-de-son-pc-processeur  -- If your issue is resolved, please close the topic by clicking on "Problem solved." Tinkering is nice.

Screlexxx · Answer

I think it comes from your graphics card, it's too weak, try to:  Update the graphics card, overclock it  I think ... ^^

ShadowMor · Answer

Ok thanks, I'm going to do the updates if there are any. And what do you mean by overclocked?

Screlexxx · Answer

Increase the Hertz.

Screlexxx · Answer

https://www.jeuxvideo.com/forums/1-6-10621781-1-0-1-0-a-quoi-ca-sert-d-overclocker.htm

ShadowMor · Answer

Ok, the update was useless, I just had more playtime before the PC shut down. And how do I overclock it? ^^

nikkosdu01 · Answer

Hello! Mmm... Some kind of crash DUMP... I have a few questions to ask you before helping you: 1. Is it a desktop or a laptop? 1.1. If it's a desktop, where did it come from (self-built, bought in a store, second-hand, given, etc...) 2. How old is it? 3. Since when has this been happening? 4. Has any component been changed since it was acquired (graphics card, RAM, hard drive, etc...) 5. Is it overclocked? I am ready to assist you as soon as you have answered my questions. Best regards, nikkosdu01

dany311 · Answer

Hello Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 530  everything is said for the ""heavy games"", it lacks power so it overheats and the PC shuts down

ShadowMor · Answer

Excuse me for not responding earlier. So, hello. I cleaned the fans well and everything is working perfectly. Thank you in advance.

ShadowMor · Answer

Hello, excuse me for my absence, I did the Nikkos test with the fan and it works perfectly except it crashes sometimes after about 4 hours. And I would like to know what I should do now. Thank you in advance.

ShadowMor · Answer

UP? (I don't know how it works on how it works...) :)

ShadowMor · Answer

Good evening, I returned my PC to a repairman who just cleaned it for 35 euros and told me that my graphics card wasn't powerful enough... -_-" But well, after this cleaning, for now (a week), everything is working perfectly.. Normal!

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