Breaker keeps tripping

[hawk6946]

Hi, i have a gaming pc that i built and everytime i try to play a graphic intense game my breaker flips. I have checked my power supply and it works properly and has more than enough to run whats in my pc. I have had my breakers checked and they said they are working. I have even tried switching circuits and the new breaker trips when i start a game up. I only have my pc and tv plugged into the circuit, and i can use my pc to watch stuff online and play games that arent graphic intensive without any issues. The wiring was redone only 3 years ago.

 

[terry4536]

There are a few possibilities here. There may be an intermittent fault in the circuit (including everything plugged into it). Or you are drawing more than the 15 or 20 amps of the household circuit. The last possibility is that you have a defective breaker. The first thing I would suggest is replacing the breaker. If that doesn't fix the issue, then call in an electrician (or just call in the electrician to replace the breaker in the first place).

 

[hawk6946]

I have asked ny landlord and he assures me the breakers are fine, in other words he wont replace them. And how would a tv and pc overload a 20a breaker? And in my county we have to have an electrician replace anything beyond a light bulb

 

[Gam3r01]

Call the electrician, if the landlord is uncooperative, and you are having issues with something as simple as a PC (let alone a microwave/kettle/hair dryer, etc) the issue needs to be looked at by a professional.

 

[terry4536]

I have asked ny landlord and he assures me the breakers are fine, in other words he wont replace them. And how would a tv and pc overload a 20a breaker? And in my county we have to have an electrician replace anything beyond a light bulb

A household electrical circuit in the US is 15 or 20 amps. A breaker is simple enough to replace, but having an electrician do it is fine too. You may have other things on that circuit that you are unaware of. Plus a short of any kind can trip the breaker. If the breaker is tripping often, then a faulty breaker is definitely a possibility (and a fire hazzard). So it should be checked out by an electrician.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Are you certain that there are no other loads on the same circuit, even in other rooms?

Is the breaker just a normal overcurrent one, or is it an RCD/GFCI/AFCI?

What country are you in?