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Question

Why is my pc shutting off automatically?

Jul 30, 2017 7:14PM PDT

I first thought it was my power supply so I got a new one, it has 850 watts, I scanned my computer for viruses and it still shuts off. I have a I6 proccesor, a gtx 1050 and a cyber power PC, I tried to get speed fan and it says my fans are over 90℃ but I know that isn't true. Whenever I open task manager at startup it says 100% disc is being used. But later it goes down to about 8%. Also my windows says it isn't updating properly and it says to click this message to fix it, but my PC shuts off when the download can only get to about 30%. Help.

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Clarification Request
Lol
Jul 30, 2017 7:22PM PDT

Test

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Oops
Jul 30, 2017 7:25PM PDT

I'm new to this website I didn't know that would show up

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normal
Jul 30, 2017 7:36PM PDT
Whenever I open task manager at startup it says 100% disc is being used. But later it goes down to about 8%.

That's not unexpected during a startup. There is no i6 processor.

Just to confirm it's not hardware related, download an ISO from a Linux distro like Mint, Ubuntu, and boot to it. If the computer doesn't shutoff like it's doing now, then you know it's a software problem.
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Sorry
Jul 30, 2017 7:38PM PDT

I'm not really good with computers I'll try to look up the things your talking about and see if it works

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Could be voltage
Jul 31, 2017 7:16PM PDT

When does it happen? Can you go the mobo UI then check the RAM volts and other pher.

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Found the problem
Aug 3, 2017 8:55AM PDT

My CPU needed a new heat sink

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Well
Aug 3, 2017 8:56AM PDT

It was my heat sink, I got a new one thanks for helping everyone

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glad you reported back
Aug 6, 2017 8:43PM PDT

helps us help others.