PC shuting down when medium/heavy cpu load

XDFaisca

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So i'm upgrading my computer part by part as my old motherboard died and i just bought a new one and CPU but as my old computer was a bit old my old PSU doesn't have a 8 pin cpu connector but in my MOBO manual it explain i can use both a 8 or 4 pin and it will work fine, the problem is when im gaming depends on which games after some mins pc restart so i checked the temps and after the cpu reach 48/50º it shut down, my old cpu was a i3-3240 with a 55W TDP and now im using a FX-8350 with 125W TDP is it likely that my psu isn's handling it anymore ?

CPU - AMD FX-8350 4GHz stock clock
COOLER - Stock cooler
MOBO - Asus 970 Pro Gaming/Aura
GPU - Geforce GT 630 2GB DDR3
PSU - 1Life ps:jet 500W 120mm
RAM - 8GB 1600MHz DDR3
OS - Windows 7 Ultimate x64
 

I've been looking at the EVGA Supernova G3 series maybe a 550W or 650W is that a good choice at all ?
Thanks.
 


Problem with doing it 'part by part' now is the technology has shifted so much (as it did back when DDR2 died with the Pentium CPUs and IDE Hard Drives) that it is becoming MORE expensive piece meal than to reinvest into a whole new PC solution. You can't swap the RAM for current RAM (DDR4 doesn't fit in the slots). You can't just swap motherboards as the processors don't work in the common boards (Ryzen / iCore 6/7xxx), newer GPUs all require high power and real quality (Gold / Bronze certified from a reliable company) PSU, which again the connections (motherboard / GPU) have been changing as well and NOT backwards compatible, etc,.

Sadly this is the issue for the PC gaming platform, every 5 years you need to completely swap out the system, you can't keep it like a PS3 or such for 10 years or more and still expect it to play games "like I powered it on the very first time". If you can't invest like that, then your performance and graphics (the reason for PC gaming over console) become a waste of money as your having to lower down graphics to get 'performance' that it does better / looks ALOT better on consoles.

Luckily, the old issue of 'platform only' games is limited these days to a handful at worst, but normally any game you get on one you can get across all three platforms (though I keep seeing games ONLY on both consoles and NOT on PC - GRRR!!!)

Just things to consider, than investing more money on a dead end system.
 


Those are top-notch choices. Even if the PSU isn't the cause of this problem, a PSU like the ones you list will last you through multiple builds. EVGA doesn't give out 10-year warranties because they like giving out free PSUs, after all!
 


EVGA Supernova G3 are outstanding quality. However, you might be better served by a Seasonic S12II in terms of value if you can handle non-modular. The G3's can be a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. My newest build with R5 1600/GTX 1070 runs without any issues with the 650W G3 and it's super cool/quiet.
 


This is a computer i've been using for some years and upgrading too things like GPU that i bought in 2012 and HDD that i bought this year and i always try to pay as less as possible so i didnt bough a ryze because i would need to change RAM as well so i just wanted a "cheap" way to keep using it until i get some more money to build a full one 😉