ratinox Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 II originally suspected the GPU as testing using the intel 4000 didnt cause a shutdown. Bingo! Power draw spike -> overload -> safety shutdown. That's why they come with a 150W power brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m15chief Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Confirmed.. I decided to try a different test to see if i can overstress the power system without gaming.Loaded up photoshop (using the nVidia and Cuda) and started some 3d modellingLoaded up a massive spreadsheet 30k lines and performed a vlookup queryLoaded up YouTube and started up some HD trailers,All while keeping my U3 coolermaster plugged in, my rat3 mouse and a usb3 stickLast thing i started doing was transferring a large file from the usb when all the lights went out..Has to be a power drain issue, because its happened across 3 boards, 3 batteries and a second brand new replacement it has to be the combination of the hardware that is the issue not one single component.Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Did you try it with only the stock components and non of your added hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m15chief Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 I tried again without the rat3 & the cooling plate, and im still using the factory shipped HDD +mSATA instead of my crucial mSATA and Samsung 840pro SSD.Took a bit extra, i kicked off a malware scan & i set ie to use the GPU instead of the HD4000 for the HD youtube vids, but the same result. Just as the fans kick in the lights go out.Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m15chief Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 A custom power plan restricting the processor to 75% on battery seems to be a workaroundSent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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