My Problems With Upgrading

[K0MP4CT]

So these last 3 days have been a huge learning curve for me. I installed a new GPU (EVGA SuperClocked GTX 970) along with a new PSU (EVGA 650W) on Christmas evening. It all ran fine without any problems, I ran it for about an hour and a half. Then, boxing day, I began downloading Fallout 4, during the download the PC randomly turned itself off. Instantly I thought it was just a power surge, so I turned it back on, it got to the Windows loading screen and switched back off. 

I pulled the PC out of it's place and opened it up. Feeling the PSU and GPU, I noticed both were pretty hot considering they weren't under a huge amount of workload. I also noticed "eco mode" on the PSU was enabled, thinking that the mode wasn't working as it should, I turned it off. I connected the PC back up and continued to download the game. It finished downloading and I started it up and played it for about 2 and a half hours, before closing it and having a break from the PC. I got back later and restarted the PC, as I was watching YouTube it randomly switched off again, it was at this time I thought the PC was still overheating. If any of you saw the photo of my setup on another post, you'll see that my PC was in a compartment in the desk, where it was sort of boxed in. Thinking the new GPU was too hot to keep in that area, I've moved the PC onto my desk.

This worked fine for the rest of boxing day. Today, I started the PC and started watching YouTube again, during which, it switched off again. I was starting to think this was a power issue. I swapped plug sockets and tried again, to my surprise, it turned off again after a random amount of time. I was now thinking the new PSU was faulty. Trying a few different things and an old PSU, I noticed the problem still occurred. I was back to the idea of overheating, since when the PC turned off, it wouldn't instantly restart and I'd have to wait a few minutes before turning it back on. I downloaded a program to monitor my components temperatures, all of which were normal operating temperatures. I have ordered better and quieter fans now, since the PC is next to me and hence far more audible when using. 

Although, I wasn't convinced overheating was the problem. Which left me with the GPU. Perhaps it was the overclock, maybe EVGA pushed the overclock slightly too far for my PC to handle. I downloaded MSI Afterburner with the initial plan of lowering the core speeds. Until I stopped and thought, perhaps this wasn't the issue. I ran a Heaven Benchmark and kept MSI Afterburner open, I noticed the power consumption was right at 100%. So I paused the benchmark and went back into Afterburner. I increased the power allowance to the GPU and restarted the benchmark. Now power consumption was only at 107% max, with the allowance of 110%. 

The PC still turns off without warning! I'm running out of ideas here. If anyone has any idea on what to do, I'd really appreciate it.

 

My Specs:

FX-6350

GTX 970 EVGA SuperClocked

8GB DDR3 RAM

EVGA 650W PSU

1TB HDD

1TB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

[don_svetlio]

Faulty GPU?

[K0MP4CT]

Hmm, I don't think so. Maybe the overclock was too much but I wouldn't say the GPU itself is faulty.

[K0MP4CT]

So this problem has gotten worse overnight. The PC can't get past the BIOS menu without switching itself off.

[Brennan Price]

How much did you overclock it?

[K0MP4CT]

The overclock was done by EVGA I tried to lower it. And now today it won't boot properly. Should I try installing my old GPU and see how it goes?

[K0MP4CT]

Okay so it seems the PSU is the problem. My old working GPU didn't make a difference.