My PC keeps restarting on its own

What ya mean did I put the fan on? The heatsink fan is spinning no probs and I can hear it turning up and up every time the processor starts getting worked...
 
New CPU's come with thermal paste prefab at the bottom of the heatsink.

If you removed a CPU and just replaced the mobo then you will have to get as best paste you can find to bond it again. Use just a little bit. Less than a baby's pinky nail when spread about 1mm thick. :D
 
CPU temp is 57 degrees at idle now and 2700 rpm +-. I cannot find an option to restart at a specific range within the bios as well. There is something called QFan controller that is enabled? And I can find CPU spread spectrum watever that is?
 
You know an air fan that has settings of 1,2 and 3 :) remove side box and put it in a way that it blows air into the box.

Have you opened the box and try to move the heatsink? loose heatsink = high cpu temp :) even if its one side.

57 degrees idle? wow man thats hot considering its winter.

Qfan is just basically when your cpu gets used it ups the heatsink fan to compensate, but if the heatsink is loose you can have the fan spinning at 50000rpm but it wont absorb the heat well and will result in a hot cpu.
 
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DJK said:
I went to Reboot is under control panel-system-advanced-recovery, but cant find any option to turn off reboot on error or anything to that affect.
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"Automatic reboot" halfway down the window.

DJK said:
nothing apart from what was on there in the first place
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The spu/heatsink often comes with a squishy pad on it (thermal pad) if it doesn't then you need to get thermal paste and put it between them. and NOT thermal glue. So its MetalFromHeatsink--thermal pad or glue--MetalFromCPU.

You can also get an App that puts only the cpu under load like Prime95...that way you can eliminate the GFX.
 
The overclock setting in the bios were set to manual so I set them to auto and siabled AI overclock. The CPU seems a little more "chilled" if I can put it that way - it doesnt fluctuate (the fan I mean) too much now. I am rebooting all the way, wil check the temps, try the video and report back...

Nope, didnt help

BSD says page-fault-in-non-page-area whatever that means?
 
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It is a BSOD I am getting - I changed the settings to kernel dump so I can at least try to read it but it goes too fast and makes no sense to me as well...
 
Honestly, the heatsink feels like it is sitting vas in place - hardly moves if I try, all 4 corners...
 
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It is a BSOD I am getting - I changed the settings to kernel dump so I can at least try to read it but it goes too fast and makes no sense to me as well...
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Woot progress. Good suggestion about the reboot option antowan.:) Time to run memtest86+. Its an iso so you'll have to write it to CD and boot off the cd.
 
OK, so I find memtest86+, burn to cd, change boot options to cd, and then run the tests? Correct?
 
I am amazed that nobody has told you very clearly that your problem is that you have not used thermal paste and your processor is overheating. The chances of having memory problems are really really low and your chances of overheating are almost certain.

Order some thermal paste (Arctic silver if you can find it), put a small amount on (Like a quarter of a pea size), put the heatsink on, give it one or two gentle twists to spread the paste, and reattach it.

I'll be very suprised if this is not your problem.
 
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I am amazed that nobody has told you very clearly that your problem is that you have not used thermal paste and your processor is overheating. The chances of having memory problems are really really low and your chances of overheating are almost certain.

Order some thermal paste (Arctic silver if you can find it), put a small amount on (Like a quarter of a pea size), put the heatsink on, give it one or two gentle twists to spread the paste, and reattach it.

I'll be very suprised if this is not your problem.
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Thanks man.

I am also doubtful regarding the memory test but I will run it nonetheless. Doubtful because my music production software requires plenty memory and that runs like a dream - but videos with major processing reboots.

However some other forumites have suggested that it is the lack of thermal paste. Can I pick up this stuff from a pc store or do I need to order it?
 
Well just on a side note- I've had problems before where my machine restarts by itself, my Dad who is an IT Tech said remove the thermal compound, I thought it would cause more harm than good. I did it anyway and it stopped restarting and my CPU sits at around 33'. But seeing as yours doesn't have, try get some. You can order off http://bidorbuy.co.za or http://kalahari.net
 
It seems the memtest86+ has failed.

It stopped and says Unexpected Interrupt - Halting
 
OK, so seems the memory test is failing at the same spot every time. I take it this indicates the memory is now vrot? It stops at 19% of the second test and returns the error I posted above, with he following:

Type: Gen_Prot
PC: 00003c1a
CS: 00000010
Eflag: 00010012
Code: 00000000

then on the right of that there is plenty more and a column with Stack: and more "codes"?

Does this help anyone?
 
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Well since you have checked your cpu is not overheating and checked the heatsink, then it seems your memory is at fault.
 
Can anyone help? I really do need some files from this PC for an important meeting tomorrow so any help would be greatly appreciated...
 
if it only bombs when under load, surely you can still retrieve files? Or is it seriously fscked now?
 
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