Posted June 1, 2014 So I have a low end gaming PC that I got about a year ago. This is it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229362 The only change I have made is that I upgraded the GPU to an Nvidea 650 with 2gb of gddr ram. My problem is that about 2 weeks ago, I tried to export a project in Adobe Premiere CS6, and after getting about halfway through, my computer just shut off. I started it up and tried a few more times with different export settings, but it kept shutting down. Suspecting a cooling problem, I shut down all other programs besides Premiere, took off the side panel, cleaned all of the dust out, and tried exporting it again with a room fan blowing on high into the case. This seemed to work, and I was able to export. This has also happened twice when I have not been doing tasks that were that intense (both times I was listening to Spotify while playing Hotline Miami, which is not that graphics heavy of a game). I can upgrade things, but don't want to spend money on new components without knowing what the problem is. Any help would be greatly appreciated in finding out what part(s) to upgrade so that this doesn't keep happening. Thank you!-Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 What power supply are you currently using? Buying a cheap prebuild and then putting in a new/more powerful GPU is asking for trouble. Its either a temperature problem or a power supply problem. Intel I9-9900k (5Ghz) | Asus ROG Maximus XI Formula | Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4-4133mhz | ASUS ROG Strix 2080Ti | EVGA Supernova G2 1050w 80+Gold | Samsung 950 Pro M.2 (512GB) + (1TB) | Full EK custom water loop |IN-WIN S-Frame (No. 263/500) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Is your power supply big enough to handle that little upgrade? Stock cooler? Main rig on profile VAULT - File Server Spoiler Intel Core i5 11400 w/ Shadow Rock LP, 2x16GB SP GAMING 3200MHz CL16, ASUS PRIME Z590-A, 2x LSI 9211-8i, Fractal Define 7, 256GB Team MP33, 3x 6TB WD Red Pro (general storage), 3x 1TB Seagate Barracuda (dumping ground), 3x 8TB WD White-Label (Plex) (all 3 arrays in their respective Windows Parity storage spaces), Corsair RM750x, Windows 11 Education Sleeper HP Pavilion A6137C Spoiler Intel Core i7 6700K @ 4.4GHz, 4x8GB G.SKILL Ares 1800MHz CL10, ASUS Z170M-E D3, 128GB Team MP33, 1TB Seagate Barracuda, 320GB Samsung Spinpoint (for video capture), MSI GTX 970 100ME, EVGA 650G1, Windows 10 Pro Mac Mini (Late 2020) Spoiler Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB, macOS Sonoma Consoles: Softmodded 1.4 Xbox w/ 500GB HDD, Xbox 360 Elite 120GB Falcon, XB1X w/2TB MX500, Xbox Series X, PS1 1001, PS2 Slim 70000 w/ FreeMcBoot, PS4 Pro 7015B 1TB (retired), PS5 Digital, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Wii RVL-001 (black) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 That PSU is slowly killing your PC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Author Everything is stock besides the GPU. The website just says 500W, and when I just opened the case I couldn't see any branding or anything on the PSU. It's just a black box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Could also be that your case cooling isn't sufficient, monitor your cpu/gpu temperatures when doing those heavy tasks, your motherboard could have have an auto shutdown when temps get too high. The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Since its pretty much a no-name psu I would recommend changing it, it might work for now but in the long run it may fail especially when you add more components. The most common result of insufficient wattage is a paperweight that looks like a PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 It probably has something to do with your psu Song Of The Day: Nujabes - Battlecry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Everything is stock besides the GPU. The website just says 500W, and when I just opened the case I couldn't see any branding or anything on the PSU. It's just a black box A lot of low quality no-name psus come rated by peak power, so they might not actually be able to supply anything close to the wattage they're rated for for a sustained period of time. Still it should be enough for a 650 even after 1 year of aging on the capacitors, unless they are complete crap, so it could be something else (possibly a thermal or stability problem with the new GPU). You can check temps of the whole system using utilities such as CPUID's HWMonitor (http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.25-setup.exe - just install and run, it'll show you a list of temps, stretch the window until they're all visible, run something stressful in the background and take a screenshot or just write the important ones down/take a photo if it's unresponsive and post them here). As for the PSU, the only way you can really test it out it to try out a different quality PSU which is proven to work correctly, I'd recommend getting a good PSU anyway but if money is a problem right now and you don't have access to a good PSU you might want to consider taking it to some sort of computer repair shop you trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Author After a little research it looks like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011 will be more than enough to fix my problem. I'm glad because I was about to go buy a new hard drive, and I wouldn't have had enough money to fix this, more pressing issue, but now I know to buy a new PSU now, and maybe a new hard drive later Thanks for all the help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 After a little research it looks like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011 will be more than enough to fix my problem. I'm glad because I was about to go buy a new hard drive, and I wouldn't have had enough money to fix this, more pressing issue, but now I know to buy a new PSU now, and maybe a new hard drive later Thanks for all the help!! Unless you plan a massive upgrade in the near future I'd say that's massive overkill, a CX500(M or not) would be more than enough for your system with some headroom for expansion and/or overclocking and costs about half as much. Also have you checked the temps just in case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Author Thanks for the advice, Ill check that one out. No, I haven't, I honestly don't know how... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks for the advice, Ill check that one out. No, I haven't, I honestly don't know how... You can download tools like CPUZ and MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures on the CPU and the GPU. Also welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 1, 2014 Thanks for the advice, Ill check that one out. No, I haven't, I honestly don't know how... Check my first post, I had edited with some info I think you missed . You can download tools like CPUZ and MSI Afterburner to monitor temperatures on the CPU and the GPU. Also welcome to the forum! CPU-z and afterburner are good tools but HWMonitor checks all temps of the system in one place (it's made by the same people who make CPU-Z and GPU-Z), it's quite useful I have it on all PCs I use even ultrabooks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 5, 2014 Author Downloaded HWMoniter. What kinds of temps should I be looking for to indicate that something is wrong?Also, does this PSU seem more reasonable?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139059&cm_re=corsair_cs550m-_-17-139-059-_-Product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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