Question Help! A tricky one

[JoelFathers]

My computer has a new issue in which randomly the screen will go back and then return to the motherboard screen, this happens at random times with no correlation.
Specs - Ryzen 3 2300x
Rx570 8gb
16gb ddr4 ram

 

[rgd1101]

brand and model of the psu?

 

[JoelFathers]

brand and model of the psu?

It’s a cooler master MWE 500w

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Usually shutdowns like that are related to not enough power or heat. Cooler master isn’t renowned as the best psu maker so I’d probably suggest replace that and see.

 

[JoelFathers]

Usually shutdowns like that are related to not enough power or heat. Cooler master isn’t renowned as the best psu maker so I’d probably suggest replace that and see.

Ok brilliant thank you for the quick replies, I’ll replace it and see what happens.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Also monitor your cpu and gpu temps to make sure they aren’t too high. For a power supply you want a decent one. The manufacturers have their budget lines and good lines, so you want to try to get a good one. Check this thread out.

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

forums.tomshardware.com

There should be a psu tier list around someplace(on my phone atm). Personally I’ve got a Corsair rmx 850 Modular that I like, but my needs may be different than what yours are. But if you think you’ll upgrade later it may be good to buy up if you can. For example I’ve got a gtx 1060 3gb card installed now, but I’ve got an rx 6700xt on the way.

 

[JoelFathers]

Also monitor your cpu and gpu temps to make sure they aren’t too high. For a power supply you want a decent one. The manufacturers have their budget lines and good lines, so you want to try to get a good one. Check this thread out.

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

forums.tomshardware.com

There should be a psu tier list around someplace(on my phone atm). Personally I’ve got a Corsair rmx 850 Modular that I like, but my needs may be different than what yours are. But if you think you’ll upgrade later it may be good to buy up if you can. For example I’ve got a gtx 1060 3gb card installed now, but I’ve got an rx 6700xt on the way.

I just performed a stress test on it and it seems to crash everytime I load it, I googled it and it’s telling me that it’s definitely now a PSU problem. Does that sound valid to you?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Probably. Heat would almost need time to build up. I would say make sure where you buy it from has a good return policy such as Amazon for example, then if that doesn’t solve it you have the option to return.

 

[JoelFathers]

Probably. Heat would almost need time to build up. I would say make sure where you buy it from has a good return policy such as Amazon for example, then if that doesn’t solve it you have the option to return.

Brilliant thank you I do have another power supply that I can get my hands on tomorrow so I’ll let you know if thats the right solution.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

If it’s not power supply then check heat. But check out the thread I linked to above. It should give an idea what to look for.

 

[JoelFathers]

If it’s not power supply then check heat. But check out the thread I linked to above. It should give an idea what to look for.

A different power supply seems to have done the trick, thanks so much for your help I would not have thought it was the PSU in a million years.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Good deal. Usually I’ve found when working on systems they usually shut off due to heat out the power supply. Sometimes power supplies just age and cannot deliver the power they used to, but you have to be careful what power supply you install as well.