Change in power supply causes computer to break?

[itscurbe]

I have had an antec SP 350 power supply for a long time in my PC. Recently it started making too much noise, so I have been trying to replace my power supply. Every single power supply I try causes my computer to freeze up randomly. What could be causing this? I have an MSI intel motherboard with 8GB of ram. All the RAM/motherboard/SSD/Graphics card are in good condition. The only thing that makes any difference to the operation of the computer is a difference in power supply. Right now I have a Coolmax 600 watt power supply. I tried an EVGA 430W supply and it caused me to get blue screen errors constantly. What gives?

This is all on a brand new hard drive with a brand new install of windows.

 

[Pr3di]

Give us your PC parts list. If you upgraded you GPU, a 350 or 430W might not cut it.
And since I never heard of Coolmax PSU`s , I wouldn`t be surprised if it`s a very bad one...

 

[Darkbreeze]

Sounds like either all the power supplies are either cheap or old, or, the motherboard is letting you know it's on the way out. Could be a faulty memory module too. If you have multiple memory modules try removing all but one and see if the issue persists. If so, try the other, or one of the others. Make sure the single module is installed in the correct slot for single module operation according to the motherboard manual.

You can also download HWinfo and run sensors. Post screenshots here and we can take a look to see if something looks out of place.


http://www.hwinfo.com/download.php



How to post screenshots:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2173703/post-images-tomshardware-guide.html

 

[Darkbreeze]

Give us your PC parts list. If you upgraded you GPU, a 350 or 430W might not cut it.
And since I never heard of Coolmax PSU`s , I wouldn`t be surprised if it`s a very bad one...

He didn't say anything about upgrading the GPU.

 

[Pr3di]

Give us your PC parts list. If you upgraded you GPU, a 350 or 430W might not cut it.
And since I never heard of Coolmax PSU`s , I wouldn`t be surprised if it`s a very bad one...

He didn't say anything about upgrading the GPU.

Because they always do, right?

 

[Darkbreeze]

No, but we don't generally make assumptions because of that. A better approach would have been to ask that rather than presume that it's the case.

 

[Pr3di]

No, but we don't generally make assumptions because of that. A better approach would have been to ask that rather than presume that it's the case.

Sorry, but I don`t agree with you on this.
Asking first implies less efficient communication and time wasted. I would need to ask the question first, wait for him to reply, and them tell him that this is the cause.
In this manner, using the "If" in my initial statement I already provided him with this information without jumping to conclusions.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Whatever.

 

[itscurbe]

Hey guys

My Specs are as follows

Motherboard: MSI P67A-C43
Graphics card: MSI N650 GTX ti
Memory: Sector 5 8GBx2 - model number PGV38G1600ELK
Sound Card: M audio Delta 66 PCI card
Hard Drive: SanDisk Extreme PRO Solid State Drive 240GB


Original, fully functional power supply - Antec SP 350
Current Power supply, that causes freezing, lag, general bad things to happen: Coolmax V-600
The EVGA 430 watt power supply caused blue screen errors. I do not remember the exact model name


thanks for your help guys I'm working on the rest of that information

Windows detected 0 errors in my RAM at least

 

[itscurbe]

Here is my HWinfo Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vdbndqtvo1mh0da/computerspecs.jpg?dl=0

 

[Darkbreeze]

Wrong window in HWinfo. When you start HWinfo, check only the box that says "sensors". Drag the edges of the window up and down to increase the length to full height of your screen then take your screenshot. Then scroll down in the window and take a screenshot of the rest of the sensors. It should look like this:

 

[Pr3di]

Also, check the exact model of your PSU, because if you don`t have enough amps on the 12V rail, this might also cause problems.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Regardless of the model number, if it's a Coolmax, it's a POS as indicated by it's Tier 5 ranking on the tier list:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html


That's kinda what I wanted to get at with the sensor readings we're likely to see, so Pr3di is on the right track. It's very unlikely that the Coolmax is NOT the problem, when it's installed. The Antec is just way too small for that card which needs a minimum of a 400w and preferably a 450w unit to run properly. The EVGA unit, which is 430w, is probably of sufficient capacity, but if it's a used unit, which is likely is since you seem to have several units laying around or borrowed, could have any number of problems including having been used with a card that pulled too much power through it and damaged it or is just old. Seeing the specs would help to determine if it's a power or a card issue.