450W power supply

[seon123]

Just now, MancorJ said:

lol i literally have a 450w now x d

It's still a significant upgrade, and 450W is plenty for a 1080 system. You could run a 1080 Ti and an HEDT platform with 400W under a gaming load. 

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, MancorJ said:

lol i literally have a 450w now x d

Wattage isn't the problem, your system shouldnt use more than 350.

Though you could try RMA your PSU for free (or shipping cost)

[seon123]

1 minute ago, MancorJ said:

below stock, i tried stock and nothing changed

That's odd. Something's faulty, but I doubt it's the PSU. What voltage did you run the CPU at, and for how long?

[MancorJ]

Just now, JDE said:

Wattage isn't the problem, your system shouldnt use more than 350.

Though you could try RMA your PSU for free (or shipping cost)

what if you thats the one box you didn't keep out of all your pc parts

[Spotty]

5 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

underclocked my cpu and the freezing stopped in almost everything.  Also i have a bunch of led strips x d

 

3 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

below stock, i tried stock and nothing changed

Sounds like something else could be going on here.

[MancorJ]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

That's odd. Something's faulty, but I doubt it's the PSU. What voltage did you run the CPU at, and for how long?

what im thinkin, the way this started happening when i got a heavier power drawing graphics card (about 40-60W more), the psu fan started making noises, and the way everthing freezes when the gpu goes under full load, im thinkin it might be the psu

[Spotty]

5 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

the way this started happening when i got a heavier power drawing graphics card (about 40-60W more)

The problems only started when you changed graphics cards? I thought it started when you swapped PSUs?

What model was your old GPU?
 If you still have it, try installing the old graphics card and testing it to see if there are any instabilities in the system still.

[MancorJ]

8 minutes ago, Spotty said:

 

Sounds like something else could be going on here.

either way, im  not gonna tear my computer apart and try everything when im getting a new psu .  When a new psu i will clock my cpu back up to stock and update ya. (I only went a bit under clocked, about .2 ghz )  in anyway, im not gonna tear everything apart if im gonna get a new psu in 2 days.  (I also unplugged a bunch of peripherals aka: 2 mics, xbox controller, headphones, etc

[MancorJ]

4 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The problems only started when you changed graphics cards? I thought it started when you swapped PSUs?

 If you still have it, try installing the old graphics card and testing it to see if there are any instabilities in the system still.

The graphics card is from my bro, i bought it from him when he got a 1080 ti and it worked fine.

 

Edit: i had a 1050 ti and i sold it

[Spotty]

2 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

The graphics card is from my bro, i bought it from him when he got a 1080 ti and it worked fine.

If your 1080 has been used and is known to be good in another machine (your brothers) then that's a good sign that it's probably not a hardware issue with the graphics card.
Could still be some other issue with it if you only started having problems with it when you installed it such as a bad driver.

Can you download MSI Afterburner and let the hardware monitor run while you're in game. It should give some insight to what your GPU and CPU are doing while you're in game and experiencing those issues if it is perhaps temperature or voltage related.

It could be worthwhile spending the time doing some more troubleshooting if it saves you spending money on replacing a part that may not be responsible for the issue.

[MancorJ]

Just now, Spotty said:

If your 1080 has been used and is known to be good in another machine (your brothers) then that's a good sign that it's probably not a hardware issue with the graphics card.
Could still be some other issue with it if you only started having problems with it when you installed it such as a bad driver.

Can you download MSI Afterburner and let the hardware monitor run while you're in game. It should give some insight to what your GPU and CPU are doing while you're in game and experiencing those issues if it is perhaps temperature or voltage related.

It could be worthwhile spending the time doing some more troubleshooting if it saves you spending money on replacing a part that may not be responsible for the issue.

I have used afterburner for years now, na nothing out of the ordinary really except when (of course i have said this before) when it spikes to 100% it will more often then not crash the program.  (also whenever i ran heaven benchmark etc, when the graphics card continually maxed out it would freeze up in seconds.  Since i clocked it down a bit, i ran heaven benchmark again and it worked perfectly)  So im still lead to believe that i was pushing that 450w mark there.  Also my psu has been quieter since the downclock

[MancorJ]

Also personally i know its not the question or anything but, what psu would you get for 60-75 bucks?

[LienusLateTips]

11 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

Also personally i know its not the question or anything but, what psu would you get for 60-75 bucks?

Focus Plus Gold like I said above can be got for $55

[MancorJ]

1 minute ago, JDE said:

Focus Plus Gold like I said above can be got for $55

k sick

 

[MancorJ]

something like this? 

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151189&ignorebbr=1

 

[Spotty]

1 minute ago, MancorJ said:

something like this? 

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151189&ignorebbr=1

 

Yes, that would be very good.


Also Seon gave some really good suggestions here, though they are a little more expensive around the $85-$100 mark so you may have to shop around for a special.

50 minutes ago, seon123 said:

You should be looking at things like the 450-550W Formula, Straight Power 11, TXM, Focus Plus Gold, RMx or Whisper M. 

[LienusLateTips]

4 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

something like this? 

 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151189&ignorebbr=1

 

Yeah there's the one I was talking about, tho I was looking at the rebate price.

[MancorJ]

Just now, JDE said:

Yeah there's the one I was talking about, tho I was looking at the rebate price.

it has a $25 rebate

[MancorJ]

Okay i bought that sick psu, i'll update on everything when i get it in about a week

[MancorJ]

@JDE @Spotty I got the new power supply yesterday and installed it.  Since then I re-overclocked my processor and all the issues i have been having have completely disappeared.  I guess I was just pushing the limits too far with that old psu.  Anyway thought you guys might want to know.  No crashes in anything i use at all.  Thanks guys

[Spotty]

51 minutes ago, MancorJ said:

I got the new power supply yesterday and installed it.  Since then I re-overclocked my processor and all the issues i have been having have completely disappeared.  I guess I was just pushing the limits too far with that old psu.  Anyway thought you guys might want to know.  No crashes in anything i use at all.  Thanks guys

Great to hear!
Might be a good idea to run a stress test such as Aida64's built in test for an hour or more to ensure that the overclocks are stable and you won't have any issues with them.

[MancorJ]

22 hours ago, Spotty said:

Great to hear!
Might be a good idea to run a stress test such as Aida64's built in test for an hour or more to ensure that the overclocks are stable and you won't have any issues with them.

yeah, I ran aida overnight and everything seems good.  Thanks again man