CPU: Intel Core i5 - 9400F
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
PSU: Coolermaster MWE 550 80+ Bronze
Recently my PC started restarting randomly, especially when gaming or using PS Remote Play + OBS.
I do not have a spare motherboard to hook these up to component by component and test it out, or a spare PSU to replace the one on my machine. Whatever I'll have to do I will have to buy one and then try it out, so I thought of giving this a try instead of directly buying something to test.
I've run OCCT on my machine to monitor the voltages and usage, I know software readings are not the best or the most accurate. But here is what I've noticed-
+12V rail has a minimum of 12.024V and a maximum of 12.168V when idle.
When I start using the GPU (Gaming/OBS/Remote Play), the voltage starts to drop. The lowest I've been able to record (without the PC restarting) is 11.376V.
I would like to think that the PSU is faulty and not the GPU. Is this enough information for me to go and buy another PSU? Or is there something else I could give a try to narrow down the problem?
Also is the PSU I've mentioned good enough? A friend of mine built this for me, so I am not an expert in this and due to the pandemic I've relocated to a different place so cannot have the friend come over to have a look. The reason I ask is, if I were to buy a new PSU I am planning to buy the same one unless its trash, in which case I can buy a different PSU.
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
PSU: Coolermaster MWE 550 80+ Bronze
Recently my PC started restarting randomly, especially when gaming or using PS Remote Play + OBS.
I do not have a spare motherboard to hook these up to component by component and test it out, or a spare PSU to replace the one on my machine. Whatever I'll have to do I will have to buy one and then try it out, so I thought of giving this a try instead of directly buying something to test.
I've run OCCT on my machine to monitor the voltages and usage, I know software readings are not the best or the most accurate. But here is what I've noticed-
+12V rail has a minimum of 12.024V and a maximum of 12.168V when idle.
When I start using the GPU (Gaming/OBS/Remote Play), the voltage starts to drop. The lowest I've been able to record (without the PC restarting) is 11.376V.
I would like to think that the PSU is faulty and not the GPU. Is this enough information for me to go and buy another PSU? Or is there something else I could give a try to narrow down the problem?
Also is the PSU I've mentioned good enough? A friend of mine built this for me, so I am not an expert in this and due to the pandemic I've relocated to a different place so cannot have the friend come over to have a look. The reason I ask is, if I were to buy a new PSU I am planning to buy the same one unless its trash, in which case I can buy a different PSU.