I now I think its either the motherboard or power supply.
My spec is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 4600+ X2 Socket AM2 Dual-Core OEM Processor
Speeze SP742B3 CoolKing 754/939/940 Coppercore - Ball bearing CPU Cooler
Asus M2N-E Socket AM2 NF570ULTRA Audio Lan USB2 2000FSB SATA ATX
motherboard
WD Raptor WD740DFD 74GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache - OEM Harddrive
Connect 3D X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 DVIx2 VIVO PCI-E
HiperLink PSU Extension - 2x 2 Molex to 1 PCI-E Converter
Extra Value Black/Silver Gladiator Mid Tower Case - Win Power 500W PSU and 12cm Front Fan, 12cm back fan, 8cm side fan
Kingston 1gb DDR2 800mhz/PC2-6400 Non-ecc CL5 memory.
Windows XP Pro
SpeedFan results:
Temp 1:30C
Temp 2:28C
Temp 3:-4C
HDO: 27C
Temp 1: 40C
Core: 17C
Vcore1: 1.25V
Vcore2: 3.20V
+3.3V: 0.00V
+5V: 4.81V
+12V: 11.65V
-12V: -16.97V
-5V: -8.78V
+5V: 4.76V
Vbat: 2.99V
Do these temps & voltages look ok?
The problem is that whilst playing a game (flight sim X, or GT Legends for example) the computer just switches off. No blue screen of death, no restarts or reboots just switch off and stays off. If i turn it on again it will load up with no problems.
I have read reviews on the ASUS M2N-E and a common problem is the chipset overheating. However if the chipset was too hot, would it load up again with no problems, or would it switch itself off again straight away until it has cooled down? On the otherhand it could be the PSU not being able to give the power to the graphics card.
Has this happened to anyone before? Is there an easy way to find out if its the power supply and not the MB or vice versa?
All thoughts much appreciated! Cheers
My spec is as follows:
AMD Athlon 64 4600+ X2 Socket AM2 Dual-Core OEM Processor
Speeze SP742B3 CoolKing 754/939/940 Coppercore - Ball bearing CPU Cooler
Asus M2N-E Socket AM2 NF570ULTRA Audio Lan USB2 2000FSB SATA ATX
motherboard
WD Raptor WD740DFD 74GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB Cache - OEM Harddrive
Connect 3D X1950XT 256MB GDDR3 DVIx2 VIVO PCI-E
HiperLink PSU Extension - 2x 2 Molex to 1 PCI-E Converter
Extra Value Black/Silver Gladiator Mid Tower Case - Win Power 500W PSU and 12cm Front Fan, 12cm back fan, 8cm side fan
Kingston 1gb DDR2 800mhz/PC2-6400 Non-ecc CL5 memory.
Windows XP Pro
SpeedFan results:
Temp 1:30C
Temp 2:28C
Temp 3:-4C
HDO: 27C
Temp 1: 40C
Core: 17C
Vcore1: 1.25V
Vcore2: 3.20V
+3.3V: 0.00V
+5V: 4.81V
+12V: 11.65V
-12V: -16.97V
-5V: -8.78V
+5V: 4.76V
Vbat: 2.99V
Do these temps & voltages look ok?
The problem is that whilst playing a game (flight sim X, or GT Legends for example) the computer just switches off. No blue screen of death, no restarts or reboots just switch off and stays off. If i turn it on again it will load up with no problems.
I have read reviews on the ASUS M2N-E and a common problem is the chipset overheating. However if the chipset was too hot, would it load up again with no problems, or would it switch itself off again straight away until it has cooled down? On the otherhand it could be the PSU not being able to give the power to the graphics card.
Has this happened to anyone before? Is there an easy way to find out if its the power supply and not the MB or vice versa?
All thoughts much appreciated! Cheers