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Update: Yup, it was the power supply. I bought another Cooler Master. This time, a 750W MWE Gold V2. I'm still on a fully modular power supply that was $85, and for some reason came with an extra EPS 4+4 cable, and only one SATA (instead of the two it should come with. Nice). I just wanted to go for something that gave me confidence, and well, the reviews say this isn't bad at all (and the price was nice, compared to the Bronze options, which I don't get why they're are so expensive and aren't too good like this one) I haven't test it enough to really say it is the PSU, but at this time, if I were be using the previous V700, it should've turn off by now a lot. Thanks to all of you for the answers! Have a nice day!

This guy (and also Jonny Guru Cooler Master V-Series V700 700W Reviews, Pros and Cons | TechSpot) on the previous gen of Cooler Master V series power supply:

Thanks for that! I would say the 2nd or third line is like the TLDR. It's just me saying "my PSU is old and my PC it's turning off". I'm being kinda obvious, but I wanted to ask the community what else in the whole mess could also be wrong. THANK YOU! (sorry for the caps). You definitely get it. I wanted to change it to an X570, not just because of PCI-e 4.0. I went for the B450 because it was like $65 at Amazon, even when the DS3H was at that exact price and the X570 were really new. That would have to wait a bit more though. I would say that my computer didn't had any kind of issues related to memory because of my weird config. The only thing I could think of is AIDA64 and Windows not agreeing when XMP isn't applied. In this case, AIDA64 would show the correct values for both kits, but in Task Manager 2133MHz is shown (even though the lower kit is 2400MHz). No bluescreens, nothing weird so far. But, since I'm learning how to edit videos, RAM is like important and kits aren't too expensive (I would probably go for 32GB, maybe at 3200MHz if I decide to stay with the 2700X) Yup, that's coming. I wanted to know if these issues can be caused from anything else, but yeah, it is kinda obvious. Yes. But the idea behind this drive on my system is to store things that are too large for the main drive and the 1TB one, and that I don't want to use constantly. The only time I use this drive like a normal hard drive is when I'm playing a Rockstar game. I have a folder with 3 titles and I play the games from there. Testing between this one and the 1TB Blue shows that the green was actually faster for some reason. And it is bigger so, I left it there. Maybe when I get to afford for several NVMe and SATA drives after the PSU and, maybe, a motherboard replace (I need to understand the "if you put an NVMe, bye two SATA ports" thing)

Yup, you're right. That's why I watch and read the reviews. The guys I asked today in the tech shops suggested mostly EVGA bronze PSUs, less than $70. I didn't like too much the fact those aren't fully modular like the V700, but everyone assured me those PSU can move my PC components for years to come. Funny was the one guy that suggested a PSU from an unknown brand (not so unknown in my country, but not certified), and charging like $100 for a PSU with mustard cables, not modular and no 80 PLUS certification. That's a nuke!

I hope it is. The melted cable came with the PSU. The replacement also came in the box. It's the last one. Motherboard BIOS is F62c (not the latest, but it's raining here and I don't have the UPS with me. Risky business, even with dual bios) GPU VBIOS is 015.050.002.001.000000.

Yup, you're absolutely right, I'm so sorry! The thing is, there's a lot of things going wrong (or maybe, kinda going wrong) this time, and trying to condense everything in a TLDR is a bit difficult. But sure, I would consider it next time. I'm so sorry for making you read all of that mess That person was JayzTwoCents though: Also Jonny Guru (Cooler Master V-Series V700 700W Reviews, Pros and Cons | TechSpot) back in the day said something similar. In any case, I think the PSU I have is (or was) kinda special, and having 80 Plus this or that sounds to me as a way to know how good are the components inside (which in turn tell me how long it could last, apart from just the warranty). I chose the V700 mainly because of those reviews and because Cooler Master was doing good at that time (I remember Linus using also this line of power supplies from CM). Both articles are as old as the PSU (it's not the new V series. Those have +50W in each one) Scary. I don't know why it did that if those were the cables that came with the PSU (and they have years with me). I hope it isn't the GPU since I think is possible to solve the issues by just changing the PSU (but if the GPU has problems, and do the same to the new PSU... Oh no!), and that's why I made this thread. Maybe taking both to my repair guy should be a good idea. Thanks for replying!

Hello everyone! Hope you're doing fine. Let me guide you over this mess I'm into right now: My computer is doing this thing since January where it will shut down whenever I try to run a game, edit videos, using Nicehash (when it was worth it)... Basically, anything that has to do with the graphics card. I decided to write in the forum because it's getting worse (at the end it says why and my specs). When it turns off, it doesn't actually turn entirely off: The fans keep spinning. Sometimes the DRAM and CPU LED lights on the motherboard diagnostics to go back and forth, sometimes the GPU does the black screen and nothing else. In those cases, a power cycle is needed. Sometimes it doesn't completely lock itself, even with the black screen, allowing me to connect via TeamViewer and restart it from there. The PC never reboots by itself, it stays there in those states until I shut it off and turn it on again. At first, I thought it was overheating and, while it did overheat after I damaged the thermal pads when I replaced the thermal paste, I had it checked by technicians and they found it fine: They fixed the thermal pads and for testing, they literally left it at their store, which is a glass cube, mining for a weekend and the temps didn't go over 70°C which is fine in an environment without too much fresh air. The store was really hot when they arrived on Monday, but the card didn't stop mining. Furmark was fine. Gaming was fine. Not the card I guess. Software-wise? I have the latest updates from Windows 11 and AMD. This doesn't matter because on one of my hard drives I have the previous install of Windows 10 (just in case 11 did something even worse than the Start Menu that can't be customized...) and it turns off just like the newer one. DDU didn't work either. And about using Linux, I haven't seen my computer turning off (Yet. I just installed Ubuntu 22.04 and Steam on it. GRID 2 at Ultra works without issues, but I don't know what else to try to trigger the fault) I looked for blown capacitors. I'm a technician, but not the kind that works with electronic components. However, I don't see anything weird on my B450 motherboard that indicates something's bad. Processor? I disabled Precision Boost Overdrive on the UEFI and anything that enhanced the CPU and RAM. XMP was turned off, mainly because of unmatched RAM sticks (I have 2x8GB G.Skill DDR4 3600MHz on a Ryzen 7 2700X which isn't compatible to that speed, and 2x4GB Crucial DDR4 2400MHz. I tested that, even with the 8GB compatible kit, the PC still turns off) I haven't seen any weirdness on any of the cables inside my PC, but back in January, the GPU cable connector that goes into the PSU melted while being connected. That made my computer turn off more frequently and also made the GPU, an RX 570 8GB from Gigabyte, turn on the white LED that says "I don't have any power". Some friends told me things like "you're overclocking the s*** out of that GPU" and "mining is bad, is destroying your PC". And, while I can say that after that video of Linus recommending Nicehash, I started mining with what I have without issues until January (and while I had the settings tuned up, it was nowhere near what AMD suggests on Radeon Software: 1244Mhz on GPU clock, and 2150MHz on VRAM. Also, full blast on the fans, which meant temps that didn't go over 60°C because I don't care too much about my PC sounding like a jet, when I have an even bigger fan in my room for me that sounds way louder than that), and after having the GPU checked by professionals which, by the way, told me to bring the PSU to see if there's something wrong with it (after going back and forth with my GPU to their store because the PC was still turning off)... That brings me to my power supply: A Cooler Master V700 fully modular. The one people said it should be an 80 Plus Platinum instead of just Gold because of how efficient it is apparently. It has supported 3 PC builds (or more like two and a half, when I changed from Ryzen 3 to Ryzen 7) up to this point since 2014. And I bought it used on eBay, which means that I don't even know how old it really is. This says a lot about it. I want to ask what you think about the things I'm missing to check?. I need a second opinion, just before I go and spend what I don't have on a new power supply (and, if my suspicions aren't true, having my PC still turning off). I'm talking to a friend to go and take my PSU to him and test it to see if it will do the same (the tech shop I went, also told me to bring it to them, but then they have some personal issues and didn't open for a while). The years the PSU has with me tell me like "yeah, maybe it's too old and you should be better off with a new one", and I just want to be really sure I'm not missing anything else that I could try to troubleshoot. The list of my weird hardware combination: Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro WiFi, BIOS F62c AMD Ryzen 7 2700X. Not overclocked. It does get to 80°C when pushed hard. 24GB of DDR4 RAM (a kit of 2x4GB DDR4 2400MHz Crucial, and a 2x8GB 3600MHz from G.Skill). No matter if they're mismatched, the PC still turns off whatever combination I try. Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX 570 8GB. It works apparently. It maintains good temps. But I haven't tested in other PC, mostly because no one I know has a good PSU to plug it in. Cooler Master V700 Gold fully modular Power Supply. Bought used on eBay back in 2014-15. It has almost 8 years working until now. Storage? 1TB WD Blue HDD, 3TB WD Green HDD and a Samsung 860 Evo (the SATA one, that uses SATA cables) Windows 11 on SSD. Windows 10, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on 1TB HDD. Everything is updated to this day. I really don't know what to try and it's getting worse: Turning off even while I'm just on Twitter? Like, Seriously? What if it does that when I'm working? That's a big deal! Thanks to everyone that reads this... And also lttstore.com About the photos: This is what the computer does sometimes when it turns off. It doesn't happen every time, but when it does, the GPU gets disabled and I have to re-enable it and restart the computer to make it work again. It's in Spanish (because it's my main language) but it shows you the weirdness of this fault.

Budget (including currency): 51USD Country: Venezuela Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Learning basics of video editing, playing some racing games and multimedia Other details: It is a "plan b" upgrade build because I wasn't supposed to build a 2nd desktop to remedy my situation. I have a Gigabyte B450 Aorus Pro Wifi right now and an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 AF coming. After some issues, the planned computer with a Ryzen 7 2700X and a kit of G.SKILL DDR4 3600MHz 16GB RAM isn't going to be made for some time. I have some issues with a family member making a shipment right now, so I decided to ignore that fact and complete the build with the RAM I need. Only thing? I don't know which RAM should I choose. This R3 1200 AF is basically a 2nd gen Ryzen so, maybe 2400 to 3200MHz stick? Do I need to have a kit with 2x4GB or it can be a single 8GB stick? What about all the stuff about B-dies? How do I know which is which? I already have a PC with the following specs. This is the one I'm using and the one I'm going to upgrade: AMD A6-7400K OC @4.3GHz + CM Hyper 212 Evo Gigabyte GA-F2A88X-UP4 HyperX 2x4GB DDR3 2133MHz Gigabyte AMD Radeon RX570 Gaming 8G Various HDDs (I know. I need to get a SSD) CM V700 80 Plus Gold fully modular Thermaltake New Soprano Snow White. I know maybe 51$ isn't enough to buy the best kits this build needs, but I really want to upgrade now and maybe, when the planned upgrade finally comes, I can use those parts to upgrade my parents PC. Basically what I'm saying is: I don't care that much about if it is a green Crucial stick or that it doesn't have RGB. I want a RAM that is at least compatible to get me working (with more power than my current config) and from a brand that I can trust, with products that last longer.

I kinda liked the cooler. The only thing that I liked that is far better than any of the fans in my case.

Ok, thanks a lot for that.

Visit them looks like a very, very long time... I need a lot of things to do it, especially a visa (which in Venezuela, if tourism, would be almost impossible)

Yeah, that's the reason I'm doing it. And about that idea... Wow! I didn't consider that one. I have some family in US but I prefer not to bother them with this "crazy bad" idea. But still, whatever I do there, I need to make the money to buy the stuff... And I need to figure out what stuff I would install (especially in the CPU-GPU state of things)

Hi everyone. I'm back to the forum after I finally recover my credentials... And became unemployed... And also, haven't anything good to do. My friend Leo show me a older, not super special, Biostar A780L3B. This is a AMD AM3 motherboard, released I think in 2008-2010, with the 760G chipset and support to DDR3 1333 and 1600 doing OC. He had it lying around and asked me to test it. To my surprise, the little board works like it should with only one slot malfunctioning (I put one of my actual PC memory sticks in the two slots and only one worked). It came with a super popular here AMD Sempron 140 (that allow me to test the board at least). That remind me of my previous AMD build (before my actual APU build), when I was trying to get a Phenom II X4 or Athlon II X4 build in a little motherboard just to get gaming. Not matter if only 30FPS, but just play some games. That didn't was completed and I sold my PC to buy a laptop. So, good memories with AMD those years. But I was wondering today if, for me, was possible to build that PC using second hand components (well, not all of them. I'm living in Venezuela, with all its disasters, so it isn't the first time I think about building PCs with used components... Heck, my actual PC has some of them and has been working flawlessly) and get it to achieve just one clear objective: Be able to play a game like GTA V between 30-60FPS... And all that implies. Not easy task, I know. First of all, when I was testing it, I had a certified PSU, my RAM and the case to complete the build, just for testing. So I get it to the BIOS, check everything and shut it down. No more test. Then the PSU and case went to my cousin PC, the RAM to mine and the motherboard and CPU to their bag. My friend told me I could keep it so that gave me a little push, the one I was expecting, to plan this build. Then, I saw Linus' video with Strange Parts. He said something in the lines of: "when I don't have any ideas for a video, I build a computer". So that was it (kinda). I'm doing this. I don't have money right now to go shopping the parts, so this would take long (maybe longer than all of this I'm writing). But it is a project I don't going to rush it anyways. I was thinking about something like: 1. Using an AMD CPU with 4 cores. Still fighting between an Athlon II X4 or a Phenom II X4. Both of which need to be TDP=95W, so not black edition 125W (bummer) 2. 8GB of RAM, whatever I could find that works and just a single stick. If I figure out a way to repair the other slot, maybe can raise it to 16GB (because surprisingly, even for a Biostar, that mobo supports that amount of RAM) 3. I need to go certified when talking about PSU. So maybe 400W or 500W. The Elite Power from Cooler Master looks OK to me and I always have a good experience with the brand. 4. Obviously, that thing need a graphics card. The first one had a Nvidia Geforce 210 with 1GB of VRAM GDDR3. It sucks today, I now, but for the time did the job so good (and I was just playing little games like GTA San Andreas and Need For Speed Carbon). This needs to be used, unless I get an offer around 100USD or less new. I was exploring between a GTX 650/750TI or Radeon 7000 series (I don't which one yet), maybe a R9 285. This would bump the PSU a little, but after watching some in the outervision website, there are some that would work between 325W and 500W, so 400 to 500W. Unless I do some... 5. Overclocking. I'm not an expert in this topic but I managed to crank up my little A6-7400K from its stock 3.5GHz to 4.3GHz using a Hyper-212 Evo as the cooler. I didn't touch (yet) the voltages and all of that stuff, but in this Biostar MB is allowed... I just need the CPU to do it (also the cooler for that job). 6. Finally, a case. This would be the expensive part in all of this plan. If I do some jobs there and there, I can save some money, (buy the USD. Do some currency exchange) buy the parts from eBay using PayPal and bring them home using a courier in my country or some "Free international shipping". (That's why I would not rush a lot in the project). But with the case is a big deal because is a big part. So, I do need to make a lot of math to get away with it. You would be thinking: "Why just don't buy the stuff in your country?" Well... An Athlon II X2 245 would cost you 5.88USD and with free shipping on eBay, but in Venezuela a Sempron 190 would cost you 11000VES used or "like-new" (that means 174.87VESx1USD is something about 62USD... What!?). Ok, maybe not in all cases (still I would definitely go to local shops to get a bargain), but the price situation in my country is ridiculous and buying used here is way riskier than buying used from eBay (I had some knowledge of what to buy if used there and how... and maybe a lot of luck, I think). Before you go saying "another guy cheaping out everything", "get a job" or whatever... This is for fun. Just that. I don't have a YT channel like Linus but I repair computers and laptops (phones from time to time) and the people always trust in me when I check their electronics. Right now, this is the only thing in all this "depression like" status I'm having since I left my 9-5 job last year that give me this level of happiness, because I love what I do with computers. So, please excuse me if anything of this hurts you in some way (especially my english writing. I'm working on it) but again, I'm hoping some recommendations or ideas in this kind of "fun" build (or maybe I would look for a job to pay for it). Thanks!

I already have an AMD APU. Check the first post. I was thinking the Pentium G3258 first. I don't know, but this AMD works well for me. Maybe in a next build, an Intel 5th gen can be the processor (if AMD doesn't offer anything reasonable)