[Bearson]

I just purchased parts from newegg.com to build a gaming computer. I just put it together last night, turned it on and everything seemed ok. While installing windows the computer shut itself off. It shuts itself off after about five minutes of being on. I checked to make sure everything was plugged in ok but I didn't see anything out of place. Any ideas why it shuts it self off after five minutes?

Computer Specs:

ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor

OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V Power Supply 100 - 240 V

XION Onyx XON-303 Black/Blue Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

SAMSUNG Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - OEM

HIS Hightech H485F512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

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Check the CPU fan is spinning, most likely overheating.

[Neil Jones]

Check the CPU fan is spinning, most likely overheating.