pc keeps re-starting

superscaper

TorrestheGreat wrote: »

The OP says 'I'm totally thick when it comes to anything technical'; then you ask the above questions! Good job Einstein.

And Martin puts on the forum on every page "Pls be nice to all MoneySavers." and "...even if you disagree courtesy helps." then you go and post the above unfriendly, sarcastic and discourteous comment....

chopperharris

psu likely
cpu overheat likely
board dying likely
dodgy capacitors likely
reset switch doubt it
death of cpu likely
power spike on the elec ,is it surge protected?
powerspike components backing to psy , ie gfx card hd/dvd rare

cleaning of the os and reinstall means the shop , or tech , were imo clueless it was hardware related from the off.

sparkyboy22

Overheating of the processor is very likely and if this is the reason for the rebooting the cause will probably be a failed fan on the processor heatsink. To check just open the case so you can see the circuit boards and find the large metal piece sticking out from the largest circuit board and check that the fan starts when you switch the pc on.

superscaper

Also does it just restart, is there a warning it's going to restart (e.g. RPC call), is there a blue screen first/error?