Alright gang I've spent the better part of the morning running through these forums and troubleshooting. I think I have it narrowed down. Just want to confirm some thoughts with you all before I start buying or returning things.
I had prebuilt PC (I know) that I wanted upgrade. Fell into the trap of an upgraded CPU needs a new mobo, so get the GPU then too.
I have (had)
iBUYPOWER - Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - White (original) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypo...geforce-gtx-970-white/5005681.p?skuId=5005681
I put in
B550 plus -https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-GAMING-B550-PLUS/overview/
Ryzen 3700X - https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-3700x and
RX 5700 XT - https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Thicc-2025MHz-Graphics-Rx-57XT8TBD8/dp/B07ZP5QZX2
I was initially met with random reboots. Did a bunch of troubleshooting from these forums. Mostly settings, reseating things, driver updates, stopping auto restarts, stopping things from being able to make my PC restart to save power.
Today the restarts became more frequent in games, and then I tried using Kombuster and it restarted instantly. Made me think GPU.
So I put the GTX 970 back in and so far no reboots. I've run Kombustor stress tests on CPU and GPU and have had no issues. Tried non-graphic intense games as that is all i have downloaded so far.
So in my mind the older 600w PSU isn't giving enough juice to get the GPU rolling very long (likely?) or the GPU is bad (unlikely?)
I'm going to run the old GPU in a few intense games tonight and if it doesn't crash I think try to buy a new PSU and go from there?
Is my logic sound on this? I COULD have a cable or two not plugged in that were plugged in to the previous mobo, could that cause a short and cause this?
Thanks!
I had prebuilt PC (I know) that I wanted upgrade. Fell into the trap of an upgraded CPU needs a new mobo, so get the GPU then too.
I have (had)
iBUYPOWER - Desktop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 - White (original) https://www.bestbuy.com/site/ibuypo...geforce-gtx-970-white/5005681.p?skuId=5005681
I put in
B550 plus -https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-GAMING-B550-PLUS/overview/
Ryzen 3700X - https://www.amd.com/en/products/cpu/amd-ryzen-7-3700x and
RX 5700 XT - https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Thicc-2025MHz-Graphics-Rx-57XT8TBD8/dp/B07ZP5QZX2
I was initially met with random reboots. Did a bunch of troubleshooting from these forums. Mostly settings, reseating things, driver updates, stopping auto restarts, stopping things from being able to make my PC restart to save power.
Today the restarts became more frequent in games, and then I tried using Kombuster and it restarted instantly. Made me think GPU.
So I put the GTX 970 back in and so far no reboots. I've run Kombustor stress tests on CPU and GPU and have had no issues. Tried non-graphic intense games as that is all i have downloaded so far.
So in my mind the older 600w PSU isn't giving enough juice to get the GPU rolling very long (likely?) or the GPU is bad (unlikely?)
I'm going to run the old GPU in a few intense games tonight and if it doesn't crash I think try to buy a new PSU and go from there?
Is my logic sound on this? I COULD have a cable or two not plugged in that were plugged in to the previous mobo, could that cause a short and cause this?
Thanks!