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teggy · Jul 8th, 2009, 05:42 PM

With much anticipation, i swapped out the motherboards. Evga 680i SLI is in. All plugged up, OS installed.

Have started to experience one prominent issue:

The computer shuts off randomly. So, i checked to make sure the CPU was seated correctly and fan was fastened. Did the same check with ram and the cables. Everything seems in order.

Possible symptom:
It seems to shut down when i'm multitasking and running a few things at once. I'm not sure if it's an overheating issue that CPU is unable to cope with, damaged mobo, or improper ventilation. Last but not least, could also be PSU?

Specs:
E6600 Core2Duo (Standard, no OC done)
Evga 680i SLI (AR series, default everything, no tweaks/OC)
6GB Kingston HyperX ram (2 sticks of 2gb, 2 sticks of 1gb each filling all 4 slots, running dual-channel on identical slots)
500GB WD HDD SATA
XFX 8600GT 512MB (2 cards running SLI)
Ultra 650W PSU with Sata support

Any suggestions/tips as to what might be causing the random shut offs?

Jul 8th, 2009, 05:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
teggy Administrator GupShup Join Date: Oct 15, 2007 - 3:53 am Posts: 15,425 Blog Entries: 13	With much anticipation, i swapped out the motherboards. Evga 680i SLI is in. All plugged up, OS installed. Have started to experience one prominent issue: The computer shuts off randomly. So, i checked to make sure the CPU was seated correctly and fan was fastened. Did the same check with ram and the cables. Everything seems in order. Possible symptom: It seems to shut down when i'm multitasking and running a few things at once. I'm not sure if it's an overheating issue that CPU is unable to cope with, damaged mobo, or improper ventilation. Last but not least, could also be PSU? Specs: E6600 Core2Duo (Standard, no OC done) Evga 680i SLI (AR series, default everything, no tweaks/OC) 6GB Kingston HyperX ram (2 sticks of 2gb, 2 sticks of 1gb each filling all 4 slots, running dual-channel on identical slots) 500GB WD HDD SATA XFX 8600GT 512MB (2 cards running SLI) Ultra 650W PSU with Sata support Any suggestions/tips as to what might be causing the random shut offs? Quod mi nutrit mi distruit! Laa raiba feehi! Last edited by teggy; Jul 8th, 2009 at 05:52 PM..