I THINK IT'S NEW PSU TIME :(

Tatty_Two · Nov 16, 2014

Well I suppose I have had this trusted old Thermaltake for 6.5 years and in that time it has taken a bit of a beating. On Thursday night I started getting random (but pretty frequent) PC resets when playing games, just as if I pressed the reset button myself, no fuss or drama, the PC just reset and booted back to Windows, no BSOD, No freeze, no windows error message on reboot, by today (Sunday) it's happening every 5-10 minutes in game.

Firstly I tested RAM....... fine
HDD's....... Healthy
Virus checked everything
Checked all temps...... no problems and no changes, GPU don't go above 70C full load, VRM;s even lower, CPU 58C.
Full clean uninstall of Drivers & CCC then clean re-install
Changed the modular PCI-E cabling around on PSU (mine has 4 rails, kinda hoped it would just be one dodgy rail)

All to no avail, Bios HW Monitor shows good readings for +12V, 5V & 3V but I am thinking that I read somewhere that only one rail gets measured.................. Does this sound like a PSU problem to you guys? Only happens when under heavy load (CPU + Gfx) as I can run stress tests on just the CPU with no problem but of course mine is very low power.

As a precautionary measure I have already ordered the XFX 750W XXX Edition which is the Seasonic OEM unit..... got a good deal on it

If the problem persists once I get and install the new PSU at least I know my frustrations lay elsewhere!

Toothless · Nov 16, 2014

Sounds like the PSU is dying. It sure lasted a good amount so a proper send off is needed.

eidairaman1 · Nov 16, 2014

Good deal for the xfx unit

Tatty_Two · Nov 16, 2014

Lightbulbie said:
Sounds like the PSU is dying. It sure lasted a good amount so a proper send off is needed.

Yes, I can't really complain I suppose, ran some pretty demanding Crossfire setups on it too so I may just bury it at the bottom of the Garden with the Dog, Hamster and Mother in Law

eidairaman1 · Nov 16, 2014

Tatty_One said:
Yes, I can't really complain I suppose, ran some pretty demanding Crossfire setups on it too so I may just bury it at the bottom of the Garden with the Dog, Hamster and Mother in Law

Gold 1250 Xm2 user here

Tatty_Two · Nov 16, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Gold 1250 Xm2 user here

Very nice but a bit overkill for your rig? Unless of course your gonna add a couple more 290's at some point

FireFox · Nov 16, 2014

eidairaman1 said:
Gold 1250 Xm2 user here

good power supply, even if i dont love Seasonic.....

Enermax :peace:

Enermax Platimax 1000W 80plus platinum Super Overclock Edition ATX2

Note: until today i haven't understood the difference between normal 1000W and 1000W Super Overclock Edition :banghead:

RCoon · Nov 16, 2014

Tatty_One said:
As a precautionary measure I have already ordered the XFX 750W XXX Edition

You could happily run on a 550W for what it's worth on that setup, even with a future i5. I barely use much more than 400W's on my rig. Then you could buy a gold rated instead of silver.

Tatty_Two · Nov 17, 2014

RCoon said:
You could happily run on a 550W for what it's worth on that setup, even with a future i5. I barely use much more than 400W's on my rig. Then you could buy a gold rated instead of silver.

Not for 50 quid I couldn't! I wanted a bit of a margin tho as I may go Multi GPU in the new year when I get my quad, little point in going crossfire with a dual core to be honest but I take your point, it just happened that when I was looking at good quality 600W units they were costing more than the XFX which was on a one day only special with 25 quid off.

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Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
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Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
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Processor	Rocket Lake Core i5 11600K @ 5 Ghz with PL tweaks
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK
Cooling	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE + 4 Phanteks 140mm case fans
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB SR) Patriot Viper Steel 4133Mhz DDR4 @ 3600Mhz CL14@1.45v Gear 1
Video Card(s)	Asus Dual RTX 4070 OC
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Display(s)	AOC Q2781PQ 27 inch Ultra Slim 2560 x 1440 IPS
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Windowed - Gunmetal
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek ALC1200/SPDIF to Sony AVR @ 5.1
Power Supply	Seasonic CORE GM650w Gold Semi modular
Mouse	Coolermaster Storm Octane wired
Keyboard	Element Gaming Carbon Mk2 Tournament Mech
Software	Win 10 Home x64

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

I THINK IT'S NEW PSU TIME :(

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