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tytan
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so i have had my power supply for about 5 year now and i think its starting too give up. i just bought a evga gtx 960 and i have problems gaming its like shorting out only when gaming. i have a 500w supply my cpu is a fx-6300 nothing fancy. so is the any way too find out if i still have those 500w thx . ho yeah my drivers are all up too date so no trouble there.

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what psu do you have?

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2 minutes ago, tytan said:

cooler master rs-500-pcar-d3

Also known as a fire starter. Replace it even if it isn't the source of the problem. 

 

I would also recommend returning the 960 and getting a 470 instead, it shouldn't be much more expensive, but it's MUCH faster. 

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5 minutes ago, tytan said:

so i have had my power supply for about 5 year now and i think its starting too give up. i just bought a evga gtx 960 and i have problems gaming its like shorting out only when gaming. i have a 500w supply my cpu is a fx-6300 nothing fancy. so is the any way too find out if i still have those 500w thx . ho yeah my drivers are all up too date so no trouble there.

Shorting out as in randomly shutting off?

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

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Just now, tytan said:

nah when i game only me screens goes black but the monitor is still on

Hmm.

 

Do you get bad framerates before it happens?

 

First off, take the GPU off, then reseat it. Take the PCI-E connector/s out and put them in there again.

If problems still occur post here

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You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

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Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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4 minutes ago, tytan said:

nah when i game only me screens goes black but the monitor is still on

The monitor has its own power source.

 

Your PSU has 2 12v rails. You could be maxing one of them, triggering overcurrent protection. You want to make sure that the CPU and the GPU are on different rails (each rail can't handle both together), and also make a list of other 12v devices (HDDs, SSDs, even fans).

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2 minutes ago, tytan said:

nah when i game only me screens goes black but the monitor is still on

Also what budget do you have to get a new one?

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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7 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Also known as a fire starter. Replace it even if it isn't the source of the problem. 

 

I would also recommend returning the 960 and getting a 470 instead, it shouldn't be much more expensive, but it's MUCH faster. 

Lol I used to run that PSU, sitll have it xD

 

It's not quite a fire starter. But I suspect it's not very friendly with your hardware.

We have a NEW and GLORIOUSER-ER-ER PSU Tier List Now. (dammit @LukeSavenije stop coming up with new ones)

You can check out the old one that gave joy to so many across the land here

 

Computer having a hard time powering on? Troubleshoot it with this guide. (Currently looking for suggestions to update it into the context of <current year> and make it its own thread)

Computer Specs:

Spoiler

Mathresolvermajig: Intel Xeon E3 1240 (Sandy Bridge i7 equivalent)

Chillinmachine: Noctua NH-C14S
Framepainting-inator: EVGA GTX 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrid

Attachcorethingy: Gigabyte H61M-S2V-B3

Infoholdstick: Corsair 2x4GB DDR3 1333

Computerarmor: Silverstone RL06 "Lookalike"

Rememberdoogle: 1TB HDD + 120GB TR150 + 240 SSD Plus + 1TB MX500

AdditionalPylons: Phanteks AMP! 550W (based on Seasonic GX-550)

Letterpad: Rosewill Apollo 9100 (Cherry MX Red)

Buttonrodent: Razer Viper Mini + Huion H430P drawing Tablet

Auralnterface: Sennheiser HD 6xx

Liquidrectangles: LG 27UK850-W 4K HDR

 

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3 hours ago, tytan said:

so i just cheked the connections my gpu is a 8pin connector and my psu has none of those so i have a 6 to 8 pin connector maybe there lays the problem

A 960 can still run off one but your PSU is of craptastic quality so it's best you replace it with something at least tier 3 in the PSU tier list in my signature.

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