Games/ OCCT PSU test rebooting PC ( PSU Problem?)

[basroil]

After adding a 970OC, your system will draw maybe 300W at peak, and idle in the 50-90W range. Below 10% even platinum PSUs have under 85% efficiency, usually much lower. Though people always spit out that "double the maximum draw" garbage, nobody actually does the math! Maximum efficiency will be at a point lower than the maximum draw for almost all systems, since you won't be at 100% capacity all the time even if you gamed 24/7 (since the equipment will fluctuate greatly, always under the peak draw and only averaging the average draw but staying more time at a lower and higher state)

Not wanting to wait is a perfectly valid reason though, and usually worth the money 😉

 

[Eadan1]

I have another question. I couldn't place the PSU with fans facing down because of stiff and short connector cables, so the fans are currently facing up. Also the side panel with intake fan is off since I need to do some cable management before I can put it back on.

My current setup is: PSU at bottom with fans facing up. Graphics card above the PSU with fans facing down.

Will this result in hotter operating temperatures for the PSU compared to PSU fans facing down since currently graphics card and PSU are both pulling air from the same space in different directions?

Will it affect other PC components? My GPU doesn't really get hot even when the fans are at low rpm s. I can easily increse fan speeds to counter added temperature.

What role would adding the side panel with a large intake fan play?

 

[basroil]

Don't bother too much about orientation, if the PSU gets hot it'll spin up it's fan. As long as there is an inch or two of clearance, you won't see any issues from both fans sucking in air either.

 

[tejas khandare]

Hey guys i am Also facing the same problem pls help me out my pc restarts frequently wjile playing games (kind of every game) in nearly 5 to 10 min bt when i play Pes 2016 i can play 2 to 3 matchs n thn it reboots when i performe various test the results r in prime 95 it reboots after nearly 5 to 6 hrs in 3dmark 20 mins in memtedt after 3 pass ie 4 hrs
My configuration is
Zotac Gtx 970
Amd fx 8320
Cosair rm650w
Kingston hyperx fury 8gb 1866mhz
Gigabyte 990fxa ud3


Pls rply ty in advance

 

[sergio_salvador]

I tested prime stability to rule out motherboard VRM s causing the reboots. The only left possiblity was PSU. It was all along obviously a PSU problem but I couldn't be sure. Corsair accepted my RMA but I would have to spend more than the actual PSU cost to send it abroad and would also need to wait for the return. So I just bought a FSP Aurum PT 1000W. No reboots in 4 hours of Unigine Heaven. Also, with this PSU I think I can add another msi gtx 970 gaming 4g to the system in the future.

Eadan1, thanks for your concerns!

I've been having the same issues as yours and i tried most of things you did too, but i couldn't find out the problem's source. I'm willing to buy another PSU too. Anyways, i really appreciated your description of your pc dilema. How did you manage to get all those monitoring data like voltages, temperatures, etc while having those reboots? I'd like to learn those things too.

Thanks!

 

[tejas khandare]

Hey the prob. Is it psu I ssly doubt tht ur psu is gone so on the first place try replace ur psu or buy a new one with warranty its imp