Graphics Card/Psu Problem

[Jordan_50]

So I bought a Zotac Gtx 950 and I finally installed it. It worked for the first day or two and while gaming one night, my moniter shut off and went to sleep. I looked over at my tower and the computer was still on. So I unplugged it and plugged it back in and it was fine.

So I tried differently t things like increasing my fan speed on my graphics card from 38 to 43 and while idle, my temp is 27℃ to 30℃. While gaming, my computer temp is 43℃ to around 53℃. So I guess this is not a graphics card problem?

So I tried playing on it one more time and it did the same problem, moniter shut down, went to sleep, won't turn back on. The computer was still on but pressing the power button wouldn't work. So after unplugging it and plugging it back it, the computer won't even turn on now. I checked the inside of my tower and my power supply was very hot while my graphics card was barely warm. So I need help very bad.

The only specs I know:
AMD Fx-6300
Zotac GTX 950
Psu is 500w

Note: My card is says (OC) next to it when I bought it. So does that mean it's overclocked?

 

[Ecky]

"Factory overclocked", but that shouldn't be a problem, most cards are.

What brand is your power supply, and how old is it? It sounds a lot like it just died.

 

[Jordan_50]

I'm not at home right now to check. It it's only 5 months old. My computer costed around d $500. So it may not be a good psu

 

[Jordan_50]

Just now checked it. It's a turbo link 500w power supply.

 

[Ecky]

Reading some reviews about your power supply:

Mine lasted just over 4 years before a capacitor exploded and it took out my hard drive since it was the first hit on the run. I guess that's a good run for a $20 PSU ($20 with a $20 rebate), however 3 and 5-year units aren't much more. I should have looked at those instead, IMO.

This thing crashes your entire system without warning under very small loads, so unless you're only playing 2D games, do not buy. This thing is cheap for a reason, it was made by APEVIA, hear of them before? Didn't think so. Save yourself the trouble and buy something even $20-$30 cheaper.

Not very durable. Doesn't last long.

I can play League of Legends all day long but if i turn on skyrim, borderlands or anything else basically with better graphics the unit starts smelling like burning rubber or plastic depending on how graphical the game is it could take 5 minutes to 30 minutes for it to start smelling and thats a good indicator to turn off the game.

I can't say for certain it's the power supply, but signs point to "yes". You might want to hit up the power supply section for a recommendation.