Is this wattage reading normal?

[lucagrabacr]

Hey guys, so I've been having crashes when the system's under heavy load for the past couple weeks. I've tested the GPU and CPU using Furmark and Prime95 (and both simultaneously) without any crashes, so I doubt it's the CPU or the graphics card. I haven't tested my memory using Memtest yet because I don't have bootable CD / USB stick with me, I've switched the ram to another slot (I have 1x8gb ram), switched the order of the power plug (because I thought one of them might have been faulty) but I'm still having crashes. So I thought it might be the PSU, but I don't have a spare PSU for me to test with and verify that my PSU is the problem. I do have logs from HWINFO though, and this is my gpu power reading from it around 15 minutes before I crashed (I was playing GTA Online when it crashed)

 

 

Could it be my power supply? I don't want to spend money to fix things that don't even break so I'm really hesitant about replacing things 

[iRileyx]

What gpu are you using?

[TheElectronicGeek1]

What's the temperature, what's

2 minutes ago, lucagrabacr said:

Hey guys, so I've been having crashes when the system's under heavy load for the past couple weeks. I've tested the GPU and CPU using Furmark and Prime95 (and both simultaneously) without any crashes, so I doubt it's the CPU or the graphics card. I haven't tested my memory using Memtest yet because I don't have bootable CD / USB stick with me, I've switched the ram to another slot (I have 1x8gb ram), switched the order of the power plug (because I thought one of them might have been faulty) but I'm still having crashes. So I thought it might be the PSU, but I don't have a spare PSU for me to test with and verify that my PSU is the problem. I do have logs from HWINFO though, and this is my gpu power reading from it around 15 minutes before I crashed (I was playing GTA Online when it crashed)

 

 

Could it be my power supply? I don't want to spend money to fix things that don't even break so I'm really hesitant about replacing things 

What are the temps and overclocks of the cpu and gpu?

[lucagrabacr]

Just now, RKRiley said:

What gpu are you using?

It's the Corsair VS450. I tested my components' required power usage on that one site (I forgot the name) and it said I need around 316W to run my system.

 

My other components are:

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K

GPU: Zotac GTX 750ti

RAM: 1x8gb Team Elite ram

HDD: 2x250gb HDD

Fans: 4x120mm case fans

CPU cooler: Deepcool Gammaxx 200T 

[lucagrabacr]

3 minutes ago, TheElectronicGeek1 said:

What's the temperature, what's

What are the temps and overclocks of the cpu and gpu?

Both are not overclocked, here are the temps during the same period of time.

 

 

[manikyath]

if you're worried about your power supply, it's the voltages that you should be checking.

(if they're more than 10-15% away from their rated value, that's a potential cause for worry)

[lucagrabacr]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

if you're worried about your power supply, it's the voltages that you should be checking.

(if they're more than 10-15% away from their rated value, that's a potential cause for worry)

Hmm, do I need a PSU tester to test it?

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, lucagrabacr said:

Hmm, do I need a PSU tester to test it?

hwinfo will do (if your mobo can read voltages, that is.)

[lucagrabacr]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

hwinfo will do (if your mobo can read voltages, that is.)

These ones? 

 

[lucagrabacr]

17 minutes ago, RKRiley said:

What gpu are you using?

Zotac GeForce GTX 750 Ti

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, lucagrabacr said:

These ones? 

 

look for any of the main voltage rails (+12v, +5v, +3.3v)

[lucagrabacr]

2 minutes ago, manikyath said:

look for any of the main voltage rails (+12v, +5v, +3.3v)

I couldn't find any of the +12v and +5v but here are some of the +3.3v I think

 

 

[TheElectronicGeek1]

16 minutes ago, lucagrabacr said:

I couldn't find any of the +12v and +5v but here are some of the +3.3v I think

 

 

Look up software that checks the PSU voltage. I think intel extreme tuning utility does.

[lucagrabacr]

5 minutes ago, TheElectronicGeek1 said:

Look up software that checks the PSU voltage. I think intel extreme tuning utility does.

Downloading it now

 

Edit: Got an error while installing it, said unsupported platform. I guess it doesn't work on an AMD system?

[TheElectronicGeek1]

4 minutes ago, lucagrabacr said:

Downloading it now

 

Edit: Got an error while installing it, said unsupported platform. I guess it doesn't work on an AMD system?

Intel XTU doesn't work on amd. Just look up PSU voltage checker or something like that.

[TheElectronicGeek1]

7 minutes ago, lucagrabacr said:

Downloading it now

 

Edit: Got an error while installing it, said unsupported platform. I guess it doesn't work on an AMD system?

If you can't find anything, get a cheap volt meter and measure the voltage while under load, you could strip the wires a little bit and the tape them back up. Don't worry the highest voltage there is 12v it can't hurt you.

[iRileyx]

HWMonitor shows you your 3.3/5/12volt readings, if you're still in need of a program, works on AMD too

[lucagrabacr]

18 hours ago, RKRiley said:

HWMonitor shows you your 3.3/5/12volt readings, if you're still in need of a program, works on AMD too

Just figured that out earlier today while Googling for PSU voltage monitor or smth and decided to use HWMonitor. Everything seems normal but my 5v rail is overvolting I think? Do you think it's a bad PSU?

 

[TheElectronicGeek1]

13 hours ago, lucagrabacr said:

Just figured that out earlier today while Googling for PSU voltage monitor or smth and decided to use HWMonitor. Everything seems normal but my 5v rail is overvolting I think? Do you think it's a bad PSU?

 

That is a bit high but I don't think thats causing games to crash, the graphics cards external power plugs are only 12v. Same for the external cpu plugs.

[TheElectronicGeek1]

13 hours ago, lucagrabacr said:

Just figured that out earlier today while Googling for PSU voltage monitor or smth and decided to use HWMonitor. Everything seems normal but my 5v rail is overvolting I think? Do you think it's a bad PSU?

 

What are the games that are crashing, is it only certain games? Is there a error message when it crashes, or is it a blue screen of death.

[lucagrabacr]

7 hours ago, TheElectronicGeek1 said:

What are the games that are crashing, is it only certain games? Is there a error message when it crashes, or is it a blue screen of death.

So far; GTA Online and Second Life (both are very GPU intensive at times, but Second Life has been crashing faster) and CSGO also followed along and crashed after I bumped the resolution up to 1920x1080

[faziten]

That psu may be teling you it's time for a change. It's run by a main  capXon capacitor, so long term use may be causing it to drop performance. The Voltage regulation in the V12 rail seems within parameters for that unit. The 5V is a bit concerning, but again, this unit is known for bad voltage regulation. 

 

id test this to get rid of the PSU doubt: 

 

1) Set the gpu in "maximum performance" under Nvidia control panel in the Global settings tab. 

2) Leave GPU-z running in background.

3) Launch the most demanding game you have and play it for a few minutes. Alt-Tab and see if GPU-z reports throttling and what is the reason under the "PerfCap Reason" graph. 

 

It could also be you motherboard travelling to Valhalla... but it's far less common than a PSU falling apart. 

[TheElectronicGeek1]

On 11/12/2016 at 8:26 PM, lucagrabacr said:

So far; GTA Online and Second Life (both are very GPU intensive at times, but Second Life has been crashing faster) and CSGO also followed along and crashed after I bumped the resolution up to 1920x1080

Yeah I think you probably should get a new PSU.