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Is my psu failing?

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $94.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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And 4 case fans

 

 

if you're going to buy a new psu and you want to stay with x1 970 with an overclock on both the cpu and gpu, you only need a 500w psu at the most. i would recommend the following:

 

SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze (520w)

 

or

 

EVGA 220-GS-0550-V1 (550w)

 

if you want to go sli, you'll have to upgrade your motherboard and psu. the wattage needed for x2 970's in sli will be around 600w in total (including a cpu overclock).

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Fist of all i know a corsair cx500 was a bad idea now but not a year ago. Anyways recently i've had a issue with my psu there's been small thing's like frame drops but on intense load it shutdown without a bsod and reboot's. This have happened a around when i sent my computer oversees and my case (corsair 330r) was damged with the psu inside but i did not think much about it.  Since then the issue has appeared. If it is the psu that's failing im planning to get a evga supernova gs 650w. What do you think the underlining problem is?

 

Here's the build just in case

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $94.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-20 15:18 EDT-0400
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it could be anything. hard to say really. what cpu and gpu do you have currently?

 

it is possible that the psu is the culprit

BigDay

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it could be anything. hard to say really. what cpu and gpu do you have currently?

 

it is possible that the psu is the culprit

 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $94.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-20 15:18 EDT-0400
 
And 4 case fans
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CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Crucial M500 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Total: $94.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-20 15:18 EDT-0400
 
And 4 case fans

 

 

if you're going to buy a new psu and you want to stay with x1 970 with an overclock on both the cpu and gpu, you only need a 500w psu at the most. i would recommend the following:

 

SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze (520w)

 

or

 

EVGA 220-GS-0550-V1 (550w)

 

if you want to go sli, you'll have to upgrade your motherboard and psu. the wattage needed for x2 970's in sli will be around 600w in total (including a cpu overclock).

BigDay

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if you're going to buy a new psu and you want to stay with x1 970 with an overclock on both the cpu and gpu, you only need a 500w psu at the most. i would recommend the following:

 

SeaSonic M12II 520 Bronze (520w)

 

or

 

EVGA 220-GS-0550-V1 (550w)

 

if you want to go sli, you'll have to upgrade your motherboard and psu. the wattage needed for x2 970's in sli will be around 600w in total (including a cpu overclock).

do either have good reviews?

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do either have good reviews?

 

yes, they are both VERY good psu's

 

but do you think its the psu that causing the problem?

 

i'm not sure

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yes, they are both VERY good psu's

 

 

i'm not sure

im going to troubleshoot and going to keep you updated

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i stress tested it and it shutdown and rebooted within 2 minutes of 100% load so it proves it the psu.

getting the evga one btw thanks

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i stress tested it and it shutdown and rebooted within 2 minutes of 100% load so it proves it the psu.

getting the evga one btw thanks

I wouldn't say that's proof, because it sounds like you did the same thing as before. 

 

The best way to troubleshoot a power supply is to try a different unit.  But if you don't have one.. well.. then I guess you'd have to either buy or borrow one.  

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I wouldn't say that's proof, because it sounds like you did the same thing as before. 

 

The best way to troubleshoot a power supply is to try a different unit.  But if you don't have one.. well.. then I guess you'd have to either buy or borrow one.  

just bought one it's coming on the 22 

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just bought one it's coming on the 22 

Cool.  Don't forget about the thread. Post an update. 

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Update: i decided not to cancel it because either way i needed a psu for my sever since the one in there right now fails a lot

So ill use the cx500 for my server and use the evga for my main rig

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