PSU problem

Forum discussion tagged with PSU problem.
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    Question My computer suddenly restarts while browsing, gaming even using MS Word.

    My system unit/computer has been randomly restarting while browsing the internet, while gaming, and even while using MS Word for the past week. This is really frustrating as I do my projects writing on MS Word, research on the internet, and play some games on the side. My Memorytest result(pass...
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    [SOLVED] PSU doesn't turn on when connected to motherboard

    Hello, I have a old pc that didn't want to turn on (jumping the power pins didn't work). I tested the PSU using the paperclip test and it turned on so I tried the PSU on another motherboard that I know is working and still didn't turn on. I tested the PSU voltages and they are within limits...
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    Question Continuous problems with pc shut down

    Hi. Lately i have experienced many troubles with my pc, not only one specific problem, but multiple. The problems are the following: Recently my pc has blackscreened multiple times a day, usually when gaming, and the only thing i can do is to force a shutdown. Most of the times when this...
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    Question PSU problem, or something else?

    The Problem: My computer started to randomly shut down/restart and I would get the famous "Power supply surges detected during the previous power on. Asus Anti-Surge was triggered to protect system from unstable power supply unit!". After trying a few things that I listed below, I actually...
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    [SOLVED] GPU boot up problem

    Basically, when i turn my pc my gpu starts spinning its fans, then stops and after that it turns on again and works totally fine afterwards. I just swapped my psu so i guess that has something to do with it. Is that part from the boot up sequence or is there a problem with my gpu/psu?
  6. bintangwidiyo

    [SOLVED] Gpu needs 2 6+2 pins, I only have one

    im buying sapphire nitro rx 570 8gb OC, and it need 8pin and 6 pin to power up, since im using gamemax gp 550 which have 550w, can i use converter 1x 6+2 pin to 2x 6+2 pin to power up the gpu? sorry if im asking stupid question because im a newbie.
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    Question My PC is randomly not turning on

    PC Specs : Pentium G4560 Asrock H110m GTX 1050 TI 8GB DDR4 2133 Corsair CV450 Hello, I am having a problem with my pc its randomly not turning on, sometimes its working fine (not shuttingdown randomly, no bsod its completely working fine for 6 hours or more straight in gaming) but all the time...
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    Question New pc doesn't boot, please help

    Hey everyone! My PC doens't boot for some reason. The power switch turns it on, every fan works, everything lights up, but nothing on the screen, and the power switch and reset buttons don't do anything (even after long pressing). I have to turn off the psu to turn it off, but I can turn it...
  9. Zolvin

    [SOLVED] How to check if PSU or MOBO are at fault?

    TL;DR: Is there a program or a way I can check if something is going bad on my MOBO card or PSU as it seems one of the two is at fault for my computer problems? Long Version: Recently I've been having an issue where my computer will shut off and once I try to turn it back on, it will just...
  10. Help94

    Question Not Turning Off Properly

    For the past few days my computer have been acting weird and Im not even sure where to post this coz it might be a mobo, PSU, or memory. So here are the errors I got for those few days Sometimes its just a black screen I got an error saying about "memory management" (I performed memtest, it has...
  11. Saint Grimm

    [SOLVED] New build starts up then shuts off again after a few seconds. PLEASE HELP

    I'm trying to put together a pc for myself and one for my brother. We ordered 2 of every part and I spent the night trying to get them to run. The build is: Motherboard: Asrock Fatal1ty X470 gaming K4 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1660 Ti PSU: Seasonic 750w 80+ gold RAM...
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    Question Can a slight PSU low voltage cause pc sudden restart.

    Pc specs is amd athlon x245, 4gig 800mhz, Gt730 videocard, biostar motherboard running under windows7 x64bit. Ive already cleans the ram pins, video card pins the reseat. Ive already do Scandisk, memtest, sfc/scannow . No errors found. Then i updated from professional to ultimate via Any Time...
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    Question Booting problem on new hardware

    This weird thing started happening where the system boots and monitor disconnects. Things I have tried: Replacing gpu Replacing RAM Replacing processor Booting from Ubuntu instead of windows My system: Mobo: cpu: Ryzen 5 1600 Gpu: was rx580 testing now with r7 240 Ram: 16gb vengeance ddr4...
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    Question Time to change PSU?

    Any graphic intensive games - computer just restarts. I updated my nvidia driver from November 2017 but im still crashing. While I do get noises from my power supply, it only happens after we lose power from thunderstorms, it's a very loud noise coming from the top of my pc tower and goes away...
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    Ram is being hardware reserved

    So I just bought a new rig and I've tried a lot and nothing seems to work. My ram is showing up as 7.95 usable out of the 16gbs. Ive tried the msconfig and the memory test. Ive also tried updating the bios and changing the speed to 2666Mhz. ram is Corsair DDR4 2x8GB, 3000MHz. I should also...
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    Can’t get the vga led to go off

    I’m stuck! I took my HDMI cable from my computer yesterday, I connected it back today and it’s not working. I changed the HDMI and it’s still not showing anything on my tv. The computer starts with a long beep, 3 short ones after a few seconds and codes changing it beeps again and shows the...
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    new graphic card for amd athlon x2 250

    i want a new graphic card near at 100 €, i have amd athlon x2 250 3ghz .In the feature i will update and the cpu but i dont have a lot of money plz give me some good choices
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    asus bootup failer

    I have an asus e200h, after a failed factory reset when turning on the device all I get is a black screen then the asus logo on a grey screen then black screen, this repeats until I turn off with the power button. Can only access the Aptio setup utility via pressing alt and F2 repeatedly. Any...
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    Getting some more life from an old Asus P6T

    I have an old P6T that's still going strong but is starting to give me issues with newer games. I am maxed out on RAM and have a massive overbuilt liquid cooling system which I really didn't need but made for fun. I figured later on (now) I would be able to overclock the CPU to the heavens and...
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    Nvidia GPU Screen tearing

    So I have had my computer for nearly a year, have encountered quite a few issues, and with my GTX 960, I have recently been experiencing serious screen-tearing, even with V-sync ingame and in NVidia control panel turned to adaptive/on. It's done nothing and those are the only fixes I see when I...
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    Cpu is overheating

    I just got my GTX 970 and the install went fine. I start Skyrim and it crashes, so i turn off all the mods and that got it to work. The CPU is going to the same temp for skyrim as it did with integrated graphics. That was kinda weird cause i expected, and was told, getting a graphics card with...