I've recently moved from an Asus P8Z77-V LX2 to an MSI Z77IA-E53.
After this move, my PC started restarting randomly. But, unlike anything else I've found so far, it's only when there isn't a game running.
If there isn't a game open anywhere, in the background or foreground, my PC will reboot randomly, no BSOD, no information, just a critical system error, indicating that Windows has started without shutting down properly.
I've tried everything in the book, changing RAM, PSU, GPU, drivers, all the works.
I'm afraid the motherboard might be dead, but the previous owner had no issues with it. Warranty has expired.
Is there something specific I could look into, considering it's only when NOT playing games?
Specs:
OS: Windows 10 Pro (legitimate, activated and updated)
Motherboard: MSI Z77IA-E53
CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 Boxed
RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport BLS2CP8G3D1609DS1S00CEU
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 980 GAMING 4G
PSU: Corsair CX750M (brand new, RMA return from Corsair)
Boot drive: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
Additional drive: Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB