CPU and Motherboard upgrade, games keep crashing white screen occurs.

[pmloganplayz]

I recently upgrade my cpu from an fx-4300 to an fx-8350 I didn’t know my motherboard didn’t support a 125w cpu so I bought a new motherboard. The ASrock N68-GS4 FX R2.0. Ever since I upgraded the motherboard I can’t play any games. Chrome and YouTube work fine, I can browse files and stuff but when I try to play a game it crashes within the first minute or less and the monitor turns off and on and then the game is just white, you can’t close it at all you have to Ctrl+alt and del to be able to close it. My ram is adata, 2+4gb=8gb my gpu is an Rx-460 2gb Asus. My psu is a Evga 430W. Iam using the stock wraith cooler bc I read the company recommends that you use it to cool the motherboard? The temp are not high at all, below 100F. Iam trying to reinstall Windows 10 right now but please but some suggestions...

 

[kanewolf]

You changed your motherboard. You will probably have to do a fresh Windows install to get all the bugs out. Any motherboard swap usually benefits from a clean OS install.

 

[mwryder55]

You might want to check to see if your power supply can supply enough power for your new CPU and the video card.

 

[kanewolf]

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Question from pmloganplayz : "CPU and Motherboard upgrade, games keep crashing white screen occurs."

I recently upgrade my cpu from an fx-4300 to an fx-8350 I didn’t know my motherboard didn’t support a 125w cpu so I bought a new motherboard. The ASrock N68-GS4 FX R2.0. Ever since I upgraded the motherboard I can’t play any games. Chrome and YouTube work fine, I can browse files and stuff but when I try to play a game it crashes within the first minute or less and the monitor turns off and on and then the game is just white, you can’t close it at all you have to Ctrl+alt and del to be able to close it. My ram is adata, 2+4gb=8gb my gpu is an Rx-460 2gb Asus. My psu is a Evga 430W. Iam using the stock wraith cooler bc I read the company recommends that you use it to cool the motherboard? The temp are not high at all, below 100F. Iam trying to reinstall Windows 10 right now but please but some suggestions...

 

[pmloganplayz]

I reinstalled windows and all the drivers that came with the motherboard, still getting the same results.

 

[kanewolf]

I would also question the power supply. What model do you have ?

 

[pmloganplayz]

I would also question the power supply. What model do you have ?

I have a EVGA 430W

 

[Satan-IR]

I too think the PSU (guessing 3-4 years old) can't handle a 125W CPU with a almost 100W GPU.

If problem persisted after windows clean install and the system is generally fine doing light work and browsing and stuff and only crashes during gaming the PSU is probably the culprit.

 

[pmloganplayz]

I too think the PSU (guessing 3-4 years old) can't handle a 125W CPU with a almost 100W GPU.

If problem persisted after windows clean install and the system is generally fine doing light work and browsing and stuff and only crashes during gaming the PSU is probably the culprit.

What psu wattage and brand do you recommend?

 

[jihtu]

a 550w+ would be a good place to start.
EVGA is not a bad brand, but others you can try are corsair and cooler master.

something like these
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/#m=50,11,14,71

 

[pmloganplayz]

a 550w+ would be a good place to start.
EVGA is not a bad brand, but others you can try are corsair and cooler master.

something like these
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/#m=50,11,14,71

Would this be a good choice? https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-80-plus-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029

 

[Satan-IR]

I'm guessing that's more or less a unit with internals like the EVGA 430W and the 500W units (none-B none-G) models.

A 600W version of the same HEC platform I reckon which was mediocre at best with second or third tier capacitors and other components (CapXon and Teapo capacitors don't have a good reputation).

It kind of makes sense from a business/corporation view point because I think EVGA was trying yo keep these units withing a certain budget bracket.

I don't think it's a very good one and you should steer clear unless someone has more updated info on that PSU and can elaborate I think it's not the best choice.

 

[pmloganplayz]

I will be trying to get a new psu tomorrow so I will see if the psu is the culprit. Thank you all for helping me, I appreciate it very much!

 

[pmloganplayz]

I'm guessing that's more or less a unit with internals like the EVGA 430W and the 500W units (none-B none-G) models.

A 600W version of the same HEC platform I reckon which was mediocre at best with second or third tier capacitors and other components (CapXon and Teapo capacitors don't have a good reputation).

It kind of makes sense from a business/corporation view point because I think EVGA was trying yo keep these units withing a certain budget bracket.

I don't think it's a very good one and you should steer clear unless someone has more updated info on that PSU and can elaborate I think it's not the best choice.

Got a 600 Watt power supply and the same issue is still occurring..

 

[mwryder55]

Can you check the temperatures of your CPU, GPU, and VRM? The power requirements of the CPU may be affecting the temperatures causing your crashes.

 

[pmloganplayz]

Decided to give up, thank you all for the help but I decided to just go back to her way it was before, tried putting
The original 95w cpu in the motherboard and same thing happened...