psu broken?

[rj7]

yesterday i got asus anti surge warning saying that something wrong with my power supply..before i upgrade my gpu to sapphire 7870 xt..my pc sometime freeze randomly..now after 3 day using this new gpu..i got asus anti surge warning..after 5-10 minute in window,pc will restart and display anti surge warning..what should i do? change new psu or just disable the anti surge? or other component cause this problem?

i3 3220

p8z77-v lx

8gb ram

cooler master gx 550w

sapphire 7870xt

[Dave :)]

Due to the fact you are getting random freezes and crashes, along with the anti-surge warnings i would suggest it probably is a power supply problem. What PSU is it and is it still in warranty? Either way you will be looking to get a new PSU.

[garbeth]

Is the PSU, change it, it can be as well your frozen problems that the PSU is low power I will recomend to you a 650w or 700w

[rj7]

so it is psu problem..planning to get corsair ax series..is it overkill for 760w n get lower psu with my setup or just get the corsair ax760w? i dont want coolermaster anymore..already return for warranty twice n still give me problem..corsair ax760w is ok for me?

[mgsstar]

so it is psu problem..planning to get corsair ax series..is it overkill for 760w n get lower psu with my setup or just get the corsair ax760w? i dont want coolermaster anymore..already return for warranty twice n still give me problem..corsair ax760w is ok for me?

AX760 is too much. I would get a SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W because this has 80 plus Gold Certification and this manufacturer makes very good power supplies.

[rj7]

anyone know why this happen? i don't want this happen again to my psu after i replace my psu.

[Pelt]

Good choice on your decision to purchase a Corsair 760, I recently bought the 860i and I have no complaints. Well not quite true the Corsair link software didn't recognize the PSU at first had to try a few different USB headers on the motherboard before I found one that worked.

With regard to your question as to why you where having problems with you 550w PSU, it sounds like you were maxing out the capabilities of that particular PSU. Even though during regular use the PSU was most likely fine, but under stress or full load, momentary spikes most likely exceeded the ability of your PSU. With the purchase of the 760 you will have more than enough power for your current rig, but if I could make one small recommendation if you can afford it opt for the 860i a little more power for any future upgrades.