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Question

PC restart exponentially, no hardware change recently??

Feb 16, 2016 8:46PM PST

Build it by myself in 2012 never have a problem and now this happens few weeks ago and still. I have check everything except the AMD micro and the ASUS motherboard. The others component work fine in another PC. First I thought was heat issue because it seem to help withe a fan on top of the factory Micro Fan but it restart more when load in the CPU increase i have not more idea what could it be. Help!!

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Time to replace the thermal paste?
Feb 16, 2016 11:15PM PST

Cpu and any other heatsinks in the machine.

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Hardware ages. Compounds dry up, crack, dust accumulates.
Feb 17, 2016 7:20AM PST

Since it's years old you have aging issues that you need to tackle. Try the deep cleaning and new heatsink compound on all heatsinks (that's more than the CPU and GPU!)

If that fails, some machines were built with just big enough power supplies. As these age, capacity diminishes so let's hear all the model numbers of what's inside.

Common fixes if the deep clean and heatsink compound doesn't clear it up?
1. Sometimes malware. If it can't be removed we reload OS and drivers.
2. PSU wasn't sized for years of service (50% or more spare Watts and Amperes.)
3. The motherboard has developed a fault. Replace.