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XCalinX
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Hey guys, I have an issue,

About 2 weeks ago my PC started to shut down suddenly before Windows could load. After some troubleshooting I found out that disabling my FX 8350 overclock will fix it. In the meantime I tried lower overclocks to see if they work but they didn't. The system would shut down while gaming. So I decided to run everything at stock until I find the issue. But since yesterday, everytime I stress out borth CPU and GPU it will shut down. Sometimes immediately, sometimes after 20-30m. I also upgraded from a GTX 650Ti to a 980 Ti last week. I thought that maybe my 650w CM V650 PSU can't handle a 125w CPU and a 250W GPU so I reverted back for a while to the 650Ti to see if it fixes the issue and it didn't. So I would like to know what you guys think is the issue so I can replace the faulty component. My first bet would be the PSU but it's only 10 months old.

 

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AMD FX 8350

Gigabyte 990FXA-UD5 (rev 3.0)

8GB XMS3 Single channel (2x2gb + 1x4gb)

GTX 980 Ti reference

Samsung 850 Evo 250GB

CM V650 PSU

Custom watercooling loop with a D5 pump.

Windows 10 Beta

 

Thanks.

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It's not the psu unless it's faulty. Sounds like something is overheating.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dat bottleneck tho

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@NeatSquidYT I tested them myself and there's no 'bottleneck'. You cant convince me, I saw it myself

 

How can you possibly test it. Do you have an i5 or i7 laying around?

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How can you possibly test it. Do you have an i5 or i7 laying around?

 

 

 

Hey guys, I have an issue.

Depends on the game/ program you use to test and it's optimization.

 

Although even a heavily overclocked 8350 will struggle to keep up with an under clocked 980.

 

That's not to say it matters though! As long as you're happy then who cares, I have an APU and 760 haha

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If it's just clicking off and not bsoding or anything then it's the PSU.  Last time I saw that I was overloading one of the rails.

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@NeatSquidYT I tested them myself and there's no 'bottleneck'. You cant convince me, I saw it myself

 

 

You keep on believing that then...

How can you possibly test it. Do you have an i5 or i7 laying around?

 

who cares

 

This is a PSU/troubleshooting thread, and I'm sure that sudden shutdowns all the time is a bigger issue to OP then the CPU bottleneck.

 

OT - The PSU as an individual standpoint shouldn't sound like a problem since Cooler Master V are great PSUs. It could possibly be that you're using a beta version of Windows 10..

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who cares

 

This is a PSU/troubleshooting thread, and I'm sure that sudden shutdowns all the time is a bigger issue to OP then the CPU bottleneck.

 

OT - The PSU as an individual standpoint shouldn't sound like a problem since Cooler Master V are great PSUs. It could possibly be that you're using a beta version of Windows 10..

I reseated the CPU and it appears to be working now, but I'm not 100% confident it won't happen again.

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