Random restarts
Random restarts
Hi everyone!
Last month I upgraded my 13-year-old computer (built by me in 2011).
It came with an Asus Crosshair IV Formula motherboard, AMD Phenom II X6 1090T processor, Corsair DDR3 16 GB RAM, and a Corsair CMPSU-850HX 850W power supply, along with a ROG-STRIX-RX580-T8G-GAMING video card purchased in 2020. The operating system was Windows 10 PRO.
I decided to retain the video card and the power supply.
I bought the remaining parts and put everything together into a new setup.
The current configuration is:
motherboard MSI MPG Z790 EDGE WIFI DDR4
processor Intel Core i7-13700K, 3.4GHz/5.4GHz, Socket 1700 with AIO Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420
RAM Kingston KF436C18BBK2/64 2400 MHz - 3600 MHz 64GB
SSD Samsung 980 PRO 1TB PCI Express 4.0 x4 M.2 2280
Windows 11 PRO.
When I tried running benchmark programs like FURRMARK or AIDA 64 Extreme, the computer would restart repeatedly. The video card was sent to a specialist workshop, which confirmed the processor inside was faulty.
Until then, I relied on the built-in graphics card, and the system never reset.
I replaced it with a PALIT GeForce RTX™ 4070Ti Super JetStream OC card, 16GB GDDR6X, 256-bit.
Now, when I run those same benchmarks, the same issues persist. The computer randomly restarts during tests, sometimes to the encryption test, other times to the 3D test.
I’m starting to feel a bit overwhelmed.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! I suggested keeping the video card and the power supply. What's the age of the device? You should have upgraded the power supply while doing a new build, keeping the GPU. Consider swapping it out for a donor unit (obtained from a friend or neighbor) and check if the problem continues.
I still have a question: If the PSU is faulty, what methods exist to continue mining using CPU and GPU while maintaining power draw above 270W without needing to restart the system?!?!