AMD FX-6300 on ASUS M5A78L-M with EVGA GTX 1060 6 GB Shutting Down When Gaming

[ccs46]

8 minutes ago, Megah3rtz said:

Absolutely terrible. 

 

Did you read any reviews before you bought the power supply? some people say it dies (quite spectacularly sometimes) within a few months of light use.  

Well I was kinda working on a budget and I saw it on the shelf and my dad agreed so we bought it.

[ccs46]

So if I get something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-80-plus-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

 

Will that solve the issues?

[faziten]

6 minutes ago, ccs46 said:

So if I get something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-80-plus-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

 

Will that solve the issues?

If it's brand new you could ask for a change in the shop. They may accept to change your PSU for anotherone like that EVGA 600W you posted. Price range won't vary much, but quality is day and night. 

 

[ccs46]

39 minutes ago, faziten said:

If it's brand new you could ask for a change in the shop. They may accept to change your PSU for anotherone like that EVGA 600W you posted. Price range won't vary much, but quality is day and night. 

 

But if Anti-Surge is getting triggered, could that PSU be the cause of it?

[faziten]

4 minutes ago, ccs46 said:

But if Anti-Surge is getting triggered, could that PSU be the cause of it?

Antisurge are voltage related AFAIK, with a low quality PSU and a relatively high load for the unit you could end up in an over-current scenario and you will hear a "click" sound that means the over-current triggered and if you try to power on instantly it just wont. You have to give it a few seconds. 

It that protection does not kick in, the relatively excessive current for the unit may result in increased heat in the unit and voltage drop that could indeed end up with an anti-surge protection being triggered, a multimeter should give you eyes in this matter. Plug it to a molex and watch realtime the V12 rail. (software is not suitable for monitoring voltage, current or anything of the sort)

 

Just make sure your PSU is directly connected to the wall and no other electrical or electronic artifact is between the psu and the wall. Remove UPS, Stabilizers etc just to discard unnecessary variables. 

[sazrocks]

1 hour ago, ccs46 said:

So if I get something like this: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-80-plus-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

 

Will that solve the issues?

No. EVGA makes some good power supplies, but that isn't one of them. Heck, its barely 80+ rated. Get something tier 3 or higher form here:

Corsair's CXM (Grey sticker) units are cheap and pretty decent.

 

And here's a good spot to leave a warning:

 

NEVER cheap out on a power supply! If a PSU dies, it has a good chance of taking the rest of your build with it, or you if it isn't grounded properly (which many ultra cheap ones aren't), or your whole house if you got one of the units that likes to burst into flames.

[ccs46]

Alright gents! I've got good news. I went ahead and picked up that Corsair PSU that sazrocks mentioned and it fixed all my issues! It works great! I'm typing this from the computer that had issues.

 

Thanks for all your help!

 

-Chris