Hi,
I ordered a PC 1 year ago (Jun 2020, order #1763418) and added an NvidiaGTX1060-6G that was in my previous PC, I never had any issue with the PC until this weekend. This weekend, I followed a "well known" Youtube tutorial on how to model and render a 3D Donut in Blender. The first time I rendered my Donut, the PC froze (I couldn't move the mouse, ctrl+alt+del didn't work) so I power-cycled it. After reboot, I tried the render again. This time, after freezing for a few seconds, the pc stopped without warning. "Windows events" didn't log any crash/BSOD.
I am not a PC hardware person. Since I added a GPU that wasn't in the initial build, I first thought about the power supply; asking Google:
GPU (1060): 120Watts
CPU (i7-10700): 214Watts
So the 550W power supply seams enough.
Next, I thought about CPU temperature (PCS had to change the CPU fan during the build). Using Real Temp, the CPU temperature goes up to 100C during the render. I found the maximum temperature for this processor is 100C (https://technical.city/en/cpu/Core-i7-10700). I also used HWiNFO64 but everything is "green" or "orange" (as long as I don't see "Red", I assume I'm OK)
Wouldn't the CPU throttle instead of stopping the whole PC?
How can I be sure the culprit is the CPU? I assume PCS tested the CPU under load, it doesn't make sense that it's what is failing.
I recorded (using my phone) the video outputs of HWiNFO and RealTemp. I am happy to share if it can help (and that it's not obvious to someone knowledgeable that a pc stopping like that is due to X).
Thank you for your time.
PC Specs from PCS orders page:
+ Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
I ordered a PC 1 year ago (Jun 2020, order #1763418) and added an NvidiaGTX1060-6G that was in my previous PC, I never had any issue with the PC until this weekend. This weekend, I followed a "well known" Youtube tutorial on how to model and render a 3D Donut in Blender. The first time I rendered my Donut, the PC froze (I couldn't move the mouse, ctrl+alt+del didn't work) so I power-cycled it. After reboot, I tried the render again. This time, after freezing for a few seconds, the pc stopped without warning. "Windows events" didn't log any crash/BSOD.
I am not a PC hardware person. Since I added a GPU that wasn't in the initial build, I first thought about the power supply; asking Google:
GPU (1060): 120Watts
CPU (i7-10700): 214Watts
So the 550W power supply seams enough.
Next, I thought about CPU temperature (PCS had to change the CPU fan during the build). Using Real Temp, the CPU temperature goes up to 100C during the render. I found the maximum temperature for this processor is 100C (https://technical.city/en/cpu/Core-i7-10700). I also used HWiNFO64 but everything is "green" or "orange" (as long as I don't see "Red", I assume I'm OK)
Wouldn't the CPU throttle instead of stopping the whole PC?
How can I be sure the culprit is the CPU? I assume PCS tested the CPU under load, it doesn't make sense that it's what is failing.
I recorded (using my phone) the video outputs of HWiNFO and RealTemp. I am happy to share if it can help (and that it's not obvious to someone knowledgeable that a pc stopping like that is due to X).
Thank you for your time.
PC Specs from PCS orders page:
| Case | PCS GENESIS G1B CASE + SD CARD READER |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700 (2.9GHz) 16MB Cache |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z490 UD (LGA1200, USB 3.2, CrossFireX) - RGB Ready |
| Memory (RAM) | 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 16GB) |
| Graphics Card | INTEGRATED GRAPHICS ACCELERATOR (GPU) |
| 1st Storage Drive | 256GB PCS 2.5" SSD, SATA 6 Gb (500MB/R, 400MB/W) |
| 1st M.2 SSD Drive | 1TB INTEL® 660p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 1800MB/sR | 1800MB/sW) |
| Power Supply | CORSAIR 550W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET |
| Power Cable | 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead) |
| Processor Cooling | STANDARD CPU COOLER
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| Thermal Paste | STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING |
| Extra Case Fans | 1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof) |
| Sound Card | ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD) |
| Wireless Network Card | WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD |
| USB/Thunderbolt Options | MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS |
+ Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
