power supply causing issues.... maybe?

[Heyitsrepaid]

hello people of the web i have recently got a antec 550 wat power supply and after two hours of use i crashed in gta i thought nothing of it and went on but after a day i was blue screen and more game crashes so i went to my psu to a 430 wat psu and i think it coundn't handle my specs and i still have a 500 wat psu i have't tried but wondering if my power supply was the issue or is somthing else sorry about spelling here are my specs

 

cp:ryzen 3 3200g

gpu:rx 580 8gb

ram:ripjaws 16gb 3200 2x8

psu: pending

[Bombastinator]

No way to know though it’s not impossible would need to test the 550 to make sure it’s putting out what it should.

[Heyitsrepaid]

1 hour ago, Bombastinator said:

No way to know though it’s not impossible would need to test the 550 to make sure it’s putting out what it should.

how could i check that i think it might just be bad cause it didnt know this till i bought it but it came out in 2005 so i think it might just be bad

[Bombastinator]

43 minutes ago, Heyitsrepaid said:

how could i check that i think it might just be bad cause it didnt know this till i bought it but it came out in 2005 so i think it might just be bad

A 15 year old PSU?  Was it used at all during that time?  New old stock might be ok.  There’s been a lot of advancements in PSU tech during that time though.  If it’s been used for 15 years I’d say yeah, the chances of it producing the amount of power it’s rated for are even less than a car with 200,000 miles on it producing the power it was rated for.

[Heyitsrepaid]

10 minutes ago, Bombastinator said:

A 15 year old PSU?  Was it used at all during that time?  New old stock might be ok.  There’s been a lot of advancements in PSU tech during that time though.  If it’s been used for 15 years I’d say yeah, the chances of it producing the amount of power it’s rated for are even less than a car with 200,000 miles on it producing the power it was rated for.

Yea I figured but now I’ve tested all my power supplies and I keep having the same problem and ideas?

[Najila42]

1 hour ago, Heyitsrepaid said:

Yea I figured but now I’ve tested all my power supplies and I keep having the same problem and ideas?

How old is the "newest" PSU you have? Also, have you done any major modifications to the computer recently (besides the PSU swap)? Is there a possibility that the crashing is just a coincidence?