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do i need a new psu? pls help

desgustting
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So I upgraded to a 3060 and ryzen 5 5600x around february and middle of march. The past week or 2 my pc has been shutting off in the middle of my valorant games. it would happen once and my pc inside is still lit up but my monitor doesnt turn on. eventually i restart everything and it works fine but it turns off later again while i am playing and a red led on my gpu where the pcie cord inserts turn on and blinks. Afterwards i turn my pc off and the red led is still blinking. i turn my psu off and on and the red led turns on whenever the psu is turned on,. i unplug and plug the pcie cord to my gpu and it turns on again. Is there a problem with my psu? The scenario i just listed happened yesterday, and just now it turned off twice in one game, but there was no red led light on. I have a Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze modular psu. the temps in my pc and the gpu are fine. pls help

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10 minutes ago, desgustting said:

i unplug and plug the pcie cord to my gpu and it turns on again.

Check the connection at the PSU.

Gaming With a 4:3 CRT

System specs below

 

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X with a Noctua NH-U9S cooler 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M (Because it was cheap)
RAM: 32GB (4 x 8GB) Corsair Vengance LPX 3200Mhz CL16
GPU: EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC Blower Card
HDD: 7200RPM TOSHIBA DT01ACA100 1TB, External HDD: 5400RPM 2TB WD My Passport
SSD: 1tb Samsung 970 evo m.2 nvme
PSU: Corsair CX650M
Displays: ViewSonic VA2012WB LCD 1680x1050p @ 75Hz
Gateway VX920 CRT: 1920x1440@65Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@125Hz
Gateway VX900 CRT: 1920x1440@64Hz, 1600x1200@75Hz, 1200x900@100Hz, 960x720@120Hz (Can be pushed to 175Hz)
 
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS MEKA PRO with Cherry MX Red switches
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30 minutes ago, desgustting said:

So I upgraded to a 3060 and ryzen 5 5600x around february and middle of march. The past week or 2 my pc has been shutting off in the middle of my valorant games. it would happen once and my pc inside is still lit up but my monitor doesnt turn on. eventually i restart everything and it works fine but it turns off later again while i am playing and a red led on my gpu where the pcie cord inserts turn on and blinks. Afterwards i turn my pc off and the red led is still blinking. i turn my psu off and on and the red led turns on whenever the psu is turned on,. i unplug and plug the pcie cord to my gpu and it turns on again. Is there a problem with my psu? The scenario i just listed happened yesterday, and just now it turned off twice in one game, but there was no red led light on. I have a Corsair CX650M 80 plus bronze modular psu. the temps in my pc and the gpu are fine. pls halp!

a 650 should handle it just fine. As aforementioned, the cable probably comes loose. Make sure it is in all the way.

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4 minutes ago, JohnDeereBro said:

a 650 should handle it just fine. As aforementioned, the cable probably comes loose. Make sure it is in all the way.

the psu is bronze rated though is that fine?

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38 minutes ago, desgustting said:

the psu is bronze rated though is that fine?

"Bronze" is just the 80 PLUS efficiency level.

 

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On 4/12/2021 at 8:35 PM, desgustting said:

the psu is bronze rated though is that fine?

Yes, that does not affect anything major.

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