My computer becomes unresponsive (black screen) in games

[jimmyEatWord]

sort of randomly , like in the new game doom , is it my gpu ? it's a 390x , or is it my cpu , or is it that i've connected it to a tv instead of a monitor , i really have no clue , this been happening recently , i'm not sure if it has to do with it but i tried oc'ing my cpu but really didn't tweak it much , it doesn't crash in windows only when i launch games ..

 

[Devildjinn]

Sounds heat or power related. Use gpu-z to log temps on gpu.
Do you have an el cheapo power supply? You know, those silver boxes with a generic name on them.

 

[jimmyEatWord]

Sounds heat or power related. Use gpu-z to log temps on gpu.
Do you have an el cheapo power supply? You know, those silver boxes with a generic name on them.

yes , my power supply is not well known , but i really can't see how it's the power supply cause it's 700 watts and i'm only using a tiny skylake cpu and an 390x , so again i really don't see how it's the power supply ?! my guess was more like a faulty (by default) i mean straight out of the factory motherboard , or a gpu issue , though i wouldn't call them faulty , they simply seem to have issues with games like doom and to a lesser degree call of duty black ops 3 ?!!

i also tried overclocking but didn't really tweak the cpu much , not as much as i could , where do you think the problem lies within ?

 

[Shaun o]

It does not work how you are thinking, very often when you buy a cheap unbranded power supply Jimmy.
It often does not output no where near the maximum amount of wattage it quotes it can provide.

And even if it can due to cheap components used inside of the PSU such as sub standard capacitors of a low grade.
To keep the cost of the Psu cheap to buy the result is when the Psu is put under high subjected power demand or load by the rest of your system components such as the ATI 390x card you have, especially when you run a game.

The power delivery of the Psu can be unstable or fluctuate wildly.

And often the cause why a system will crash with such a powerful graphics card being used, especially if it happens when playing any game on your system it causes a system freeze or complete lockup of your system.

The other danger point is this, a cheap unbranded power supply to save costs will also have limited power protection circuits build into it, for short circuit protection, over current protection, or surge protection from the mains supply, wall socket it is connected too.

Consider this for the cost of a graphics card a 390X and the rest of the system and what the total cost.
If the cheap power supply developed a fault.
Where it overloaded and took the rest of the parts of the system like an expensive 390X card.

How much would it cost to buy the whole setup again if the case ?

Vs paying a bit extra for a well branded power supply, at a good power rating with lots of circuit protection features designed to prevent damage to other components of your system ?

Is it worth that £100 or dollars you may have to spend, other than another £700 to £800 to replace all of the parts a cheap PSU took with it ?

I think you have your answer don`t you. ?

Here look at this PSU bellow, click on the link.
Then see what protection and ratings the cheap power supply unit you are currently running with the system has, if your in doubt.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/corsair-sf-series-600w-80-plus-gold-modular-sfx-power-supply-cp-9020105-uk-ca-218-cs.html

 

[jimmyEatWord]

So you really think it's my power supply , that if i change it with a corsair or something well branded , i wouldn't have this specific issue at all ?!?!

 

[Shaun o]

Read the addition to my prior post at the bottom Jimmy !
The very fact the system crashes only when playing a game with a 390X card fitted to the system, will be because the power consumption of the card increases greatly.

Putting load on the Psu of the system.
So you would determine the main cause as a lack of enough power.
or power is unstable when the Psu is put under load.

Read the specs of the new power supply link.

 

[Devildjinn]

Shaun speaks the truth.
There's more to a psu than how many watts it delivers. Amps you need to consider, specially on the 12 volt rail, for graphics cards purposes.
Brands rated 80+ bronze/gold/silver are good ones to look out for.