[SOLVED] Is my PSU dying

[mrb00ce]

So when i was using my PC after few mins of turning it on it just freezes and my headphones made a buzzing noise and crashed. I pressed the reset button on my PC to restart it and my monitor showed no display but fans were on, so i decided to remove the GPU and try again and it turned on but again after few mins it froze an crashed again and when i tried to restart my PC my monitor said no signal. I put my GPU back in and now it finally booted with no issues so is my PSU dying?

Specs
Core 2 Quad Q6600
GT1030
4GB RAM
Frontech cheap PSU

 

[Quanticriver]

So when i was using my PC after few mins of turning it on it just freezes and my headphones made a buzzing noise and crashed. I pressed the reset button on my PC to restart it and my monitor showed no display but fans were on, so i decided to remove the GPU and try again and it turned on but again after few mins it froze an crashed again and when i tried to restart my PC my monitor said no signal. I put my GPU back in and now it finally booted with no issues so is my PSU dying?

Specs
Core 2 Quad Q6600
GT1030
4GB RAM
Frontech cheap PSU

Not sure this is a PSU issue, freezing points to ram/cpu/gpu rather then PSU

if you have power cuts, that would be PSU

the 4gb ram, is it a single stick?

 

[mrb00ce]

Not sure this is a PSU issue, freezing points to ram/cpu/gpu rather then PSU

if you have power cuts, that would be PSU

the 4gb ram, is it a single stick?

No my RAM is dual stick and i ran a test using burintest and it showed no issue with my CPU,GPU,HDD and RAM

 

[AntonyLovric]

Anything in windows event viewer Application or System logs? When it freezes, is there ANY activity? (HDD, Network, etc?)

 

[mrb00ce]

Anything in windows event viewer Application or System logs? When it freezes, is there ANY activity? (HDD, Network, etc?)

Not anything helpful it just says system shutdown was unexpected i even ran a RAM test using memtest and it showed no errors.

 

[Archaic59]

Not anything helpful it just says system shutdown was unexpected i even ran a RAM test using memtest and it showed no errors.

Regardless of what is causing your problem, you should replace that crap Frontech power supply. Yeah, it's that bad. Who knows, you could get lucky and it fixes the problem. Get an actual good quality PSU this time from a reliable, well known brand with a good warranty.

 

[mrb00ce]

Regardless of what is causing your problem, you should replace that crap Frontech power supply. Yeah, it's that bad. Who knows, you could get lucky and it fixes the problem. Get an actual good quality PSU this time from a reliable, well known brand with a good warranty.

I will thanks and is there any software similar to memtest for CPU, GPU, HDD?

 

[Archaic59]

I will thanks and is there any software similar to memtest for CPU, GPU, HDD?

• You can stress test with OCCT.
• You can check drive performance with crystaldiskmark.
• HWinfo is a good program that provides lots of data.
• I use coretemp to keep an eye on my CPU. I use the setting to always display each core temp on my taskbar. Very handy tool.

These are all free.

 

[mrb00ce]

• You can stress test with OCCT.
• You can check drive performance with crystaldiskmark.
• HWinfo is a good program that provides lots of data.
• I use coretemp to keep an eye on my CPU. I use the setting to always display each core temp on my taskbar. Very handy tool.

These are all free.

Can i use CPUZ to stress my CPU?

 

[Colif]

How many cheap PSU have you got? Yesterday it was a Foxin unit, now a Frontech?
Buy a better PSU like you said you were going to

 

[mrb00ce]

How many cheap PSU have you got? Yesterday it was a Foxin unit, now a Frontech?
Buy a better PSU like you said you were going to

Got confused with the name man i just want to confirm the issue.

 

[Archaic59]

Can i use CPUZ to stress my CPU?

Yes, it has a benchmark and stress tool.

 

[mrb00ce]

Yes, it has a benchmark and stress tool.

How long should i run it?

 

[Archaic59]

How long should i run it?

I don't think it has a time adjustment. It only takes a few seconds to get an idea of what it can do. Select a comparable reference CPU and only stress test a CPU if you're sure it has adequate cooling. I monitor core temps in realtime when doing this.

 

[mrb00ce]

I don't think it has a time adjustment. It only takes a few seconds to get an idea of what it can do. Select a comparable reference CPU and only stress test a CPU if you're sure it has adequate cooling. I monitor core temps in realtime when doing this.

Ok one more question so few days ago my PC suffered a bsod and i viewed the dump files using bluescreenview and it said nvlddmkm.sys and ntoskrnl.exe caused the bsod, can a PSU cause this issue?

 

[Krotow]

How many cheap PSU have you got? Yesterday it was a Foxin unit, now a Frontech?
Buy a better PSU like you said you were going to

Maybe he have access to leftovers from replaced office computer PSUs. Or a key from electronics dumpster shed in nearest mall. And now imagine himself being Dave from EEVblog.

 

[mrb00ce]

Maybe he have access to leftovers from replaced office computer PSUs. Or a key from electronics dumpster shed in nearest mall. And now imagine himself being Dave from EEVblog.

Not really just got confused with the name.

 

[Archaic59]

Ok one more question so few days ago my PC suffered a bsod and i viewed the dump files using bluescreenview and it said nvlddmkm.sys and ntoskrnl.exe caused the bsod, can a PSU cause this issue?

Sounds like an Nvidia driver issue.

• Download newest Nvidia driver for your GT1030.
• Download and install DDU.
• Run DDU to completely wipe all nvidia drivers. System will reboot.
• Install new Nvidia drivers you just downloaded. reboot system.

 

[mrb00ce]

Sounds like an Nvidia driver issue.

• Download newest Nvidia driver for your GT1030.
• Download and install DDU.
• Run DDU to completely wipe all nvidia drivers. System will reboot.
• Install new Nvidia drivers you just downloaded. reboot system.

Yes i did that. My GPU isn't dying right?

 

[Archaic59]

Yes i did that. My GPU isn't dying right?

Only way to know for sure is to try another GPU.

 

[mrb00ce]

Only way to know for sure is to try another GPU.

Right now I'm confused my PC usually crashes or gives me a bsod when i turn it off overnight but now its not giving me anything.

 

[mrb00ce]

Only way to know for sure is to try another GPU.

Ok nvm it bluescreened the error was
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: 1e
BCP1: FFFFFFFFC0000005
BCP2: FFFFF8800711B800
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7601
Service Pack: 1_0
Product: 256_1

Files that help describe the problem:
C:\Windows\Minidump\021221-16687-01.dmp
C:\Users\Mr.b00ce\AppData\Local\Temp\WER-25093-0.sysdata.xml

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