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PC shutdowns. Incorrect motherboard temp readings

I'm having an issue with my PC, it keeps shutting down without warning. It will not turn back on before power connections is unplugged. It also happens from BIOS. I installed open hardware monitor and ...
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Bizarre shutdown on a very specific task

I stumbled upon a program (OPENFACE offline facial landmark detector) that shuts down (hard power off) my computer within 20 seconds. Obviously this is not that programs' fault- I experienced same ...
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Diagnosing desktop computer that unexpectedly shuts down - not overheating

Today my office desktop computer (which is also the main network machine) shut down unexpectedly while exporting a very large data file - the other computers in the network were already off. The ...
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PC turning on and off

Yesterday I built my PC. I have done it for the first time. But when I switched it on, it turned on for about 30 seconds and then turned off. It kept repeating the cycle infinitely. So then I tried ...
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Random shutdowns and restarts

I could use some fresh thoughts regarding my shutdown issue. So, about 2 weeks ago my pc started to occasionally restart while playing games. Sometimes it happens after 4-10 minutes but occasionally ...
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i7 4790K | Shutdown while running Prime95 and RealBench

The computer experiences a hard reset instantly with Prime95 "Small FFTs" torture test (also with the "Blend" test but after 30 minutes) and after 4-5 passess of RealBench benchmark without any kind ...
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Computer is Shutting off Randomly Throughout the Day - Need to Tilt Case to Restart

Throughout the day, my Windows 7 desktop system is shutting down without warning every 2-6 hours or so. The frequency seems to be getting greater, but I'm not yet completely sure of that fact. This is ...
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Random desktop powerdowns - what else can I check?

My main PC, an 8-year old Dimension 2350, started powering down randomly today (as in monitor says "no signal" and all power is cut, and NOT the progressive Windows shutdown that happens you ...
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