Random Shutdowns While Gaming

[VintiumDust]

I have an HP pc that I upgraded with a GTX 1070. The warranty had just ended after I upgraded it. I've been having random shutdowns during games.When I click a certain menu or walk into a certain place My computer will completely shut down and restart.  It has become more and more of an issue over the couple months since I upgraded. I'm pretty sure that the 500w Hp PSU just can't take a 1070 at full load, so the PSU overloads and shuts down. Before I upgraded to my 1070, I had No Issues with this, probably because I had a GPU that didn't even plug into the PSU.

 

If needed, The PC the HP Envy Phoenix 810 The only thing I changed was the GPU.

Full Specs

Default HP mobo (haven't upgraded)

i7 4770 CPU(haven't upgraded)

Default Hp 8G RAM(haven't upgraded)

Default Hp 500w PSU (Probably the problem)(haven't upgraded)

GTX 1070 Gigabyte GPU(Used to be a GTX 745)

 

Is this a PSU problem like I think? Could it be Something Else?

 

If it is a PSU problem, would the shutdowns hurt my GPU? (If it is a PSU problem, I'm planning on scrapping the hp pc and just swapping my GPU into a brand new system I'm gonna build instead of buy from HP)

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, VintiumDust said:

Default Hp 500w PSU (Probably the problem)(haven't upgraded)

Reinstall windows if that doesn't fix it likely blame the PSU, but did you check to see if the PSU is standard or proprietary? You might need an adapter of some kind potentially.

[pebble guy]

The OEM psu sounds very likely to be te issue...

[VintiumDust]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Reinstall windows if that doesn't fix it likely blame the PSU, but did you check to see if the PSU is standard or proprietary? You might need an adapter of some kind potentially.

I actually have reinstalled windows for a separate reason, the shutdowns happened before and after.

The PSU is standard in the fact that the connectors are completely normal(I've built a pc before) But not standard by the fact that it came with the PC and is made by HP

[VintiumDust]

1 minute ago, pebble guy said:

The OEM psu sounds very likely to be te issue...

Yeah. Linus has said that they usually fail right after warantee. Seems a lot like whats happening here

 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, VintiumDust said:

 

before any of that go to like MSI afterburner and set your power limit to -50% something like that. I don't know about failing, but if it's a cheap PSU it likely can't provide the power it needs on the PCI-e cables for a 1070.

[VintiumDust]

Just now, Streetguru said:

before any of that go to like MSI afterburner and set your power limit to -50% something like that.

Power limit? On my GPU you mean?

 

[Streetguru]

Just now, VintiumDust said:

Power limit? On my GPU you mean?

 

Right

[VintiumDust]

Okay Checking that out. Thanks to both of you. If that doesn't work should I do anything else?

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, VintiumDust said:

Okay Checking that out. Thanks to both of you. If that doesn't work should I do anything else?

Just take a picture of the PSU and check if the connections are proprietary.

[VintiumDust]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Just take a picture of the PSU and check if the connections are proprietary.

I'm like 85% sure that the connections aren't because I've seen the connections on a normal PSU. But, ill double check.