Alienware Problems

:shaggy: if anyone coul you please help me solve my problem my alienware pc keeps shuting down and reseting on me without notice i have no viruses because i ran norton and nothing found also the pc is very cool if you have any idea why this is doing this plz post

 

Norton sometimes doesn't detect viruses properly. That's just my opinion.

Did you try a spyware scanning? It's always good to try other virus scanners like NOD32 and Kasperky. Personally, I don't like or trust Norton.

 

that isnt your opinion, thats a fact...

get avg or avast, not norton..

also, it might be your power supply...

 

lol i like your trust in norton and thxz ill try spyware a few times
hope it fixes my pc spending 5k$ on a pc and having it crash every 2 min is crazy

 

you could get a better computer without alienware...

 

remember just because you wasted a lot of cash on a PC doesn't mean it's good(alienware is still a notch above your typical OEM PC but they aren't perfect)

my first guesse is the pwoer supply, my second would be - well anything, could be a bad motherbaord bad graphcis card, bad RAM, or a bad CPU.

 

heat issue possibly?

 

please get us specs on your power supply. look on the side of it to find the wattage // voltages.

 

i got it it was my water coolant was spilling all over my motherboard this isnt cool at all because i wont get to fix it until alienware sends me the tools and hardware so i thank you all for your solutions





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Alienwares are VERY over rated pc's, a big waste of money tbh, get a XpS, they are very efficient and cost effective

 

lol dell, build your own sooo many more options and you can save yourself a lot of money.

 

Actually, they aren't..
If your water coolant was spilling onto your motherboard it would be fried and wouldn't even start up if I'm correct. $5000 on a pc isn't even worth it either. You could get an amazing PC for that.

 

probably true in terms of efficiency, but cost effectiveness is questionable. XPS use an inferior cooling system a weaker power supply and a weaker motherboard.

if I'm not mistaken, you are capable of overclocking alienware chips
that means you could buy a chip and run it higher than the highest chips at a small fraction of the cost. you cna actually get a more cost efficient system from alienware if you're a more advanced user, though most advanced users shy away due tot he obvious price gouginging. Dell is worse, though as their XPS 700 systems cost effectively the same amount but are more limited.