The computer stops working when under stress and makes a clicking sound.
The computer stops working when under stress and makes a clicking sound.
Hello, fellow forum visitors,
I’ve been using my computer for roughly five years now. Recently, I faced a frustrating issue: under heavy use—like playing a game—I would experience a sudden shutdown after about 30 minutes. There was no bluescreen or error alert; instead, the power supply emitted a clicking sound and then powered down completely. Restarting it wasn’t possible right away, so I had to turn off the supply, wait a minute, and then attempt to restart again. After rebooting, I didn’t see any warning messages about improper shutdown.
My initial suspicion was that a component might be overheating. I recently swapped my Corsair H115i water cooler for a beQuiet Pure Loop 3, which had previously failed. To test this, I ran Cinebench and Furmark to fully stress the CPU and GPU, respectively, while checking temperatures via HWinfo. No irregularities were found—both CPU and GPU stayed between 60 and 70°C. Still, the PC would shut down after roughly half an hour.
Another odd occurrence is that after certain crashes, my second monitor would stop functioning. It would come out of standby mode (I can confirm this by the backlight flickering), but display nothing. Connecting another device or using a different input didn’t help. Even when I unplugged it or turned it off and on again, it would take about an hour before it worked properly.
Has anyone encountered a similar problem? Any suggestions on what might be causing this?
Best regards
System specs:
CPU: i7 9700K
Cooling: BeQuiet Pure Loop2 (240mm AIO)
GPU: RTX 2080 Asus ROG Strix OC
RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 2x8GB 3200MHz
NVMe SSD: Crucial P1 1TB
NVMe SSD2: —
Motherboard: Asus Maximus XI Hero WiFi
Power Supply: Straight Power 11 750W
Corsair Commander Pro (also partially non-functional; half the RGB lights remain off and it can’t be controlled via iCUE)
If your PSU matches the one listed below, it's likely nearing the end of its 5-year warranty.
https://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/1254
It's suggested to consider a different PSU and opt for one with a 10-year warranty next time.
If your PSU matches the one listed below, it's likely nearing the end of its 5-year warranty.
https://www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/1254
It's suggested to consider a different PSU and opt for one with a 10-year warranty next time.