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ShadowFall55

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So I was playing on my PC when it suddenly shut down. I double checked if everything was fine, it worked until the boot screen then shut down again. I then noticed my case and fan were way hotter than before. I let it cool down, started it up again, everything was fine, got to windows login screen, I didnt want to risk more stuff happening, so I closed it. Today it wont start up at all though. Could it be that i got a new gpu that produces more heat and my fan isnt enough? Also I think its worth mentioning I have a prebuilt PC. Ive read that my PSU cant really tackle more than what it comes with. What should I do/try? Getting quite nervous. Thank you in advance
 
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FabioXN7
It's hard to know because there's not much of info provided, I don't know how many RAM sticks do you use or how much RAM do you have and in which frequency those RAM sticks are running, a generic as persay DDR3 RAM would consume like 2W to 4W, but it will increase it's power consumption depending on which Frequency the RAM is running at, for example a DDR3 RAM running at 1600mhz would consume less power than a RAM running at 2133mhz. Also it's uncertain that it will work since you have a "generic" PSU so we don't really know how much power it can provide even if it says it's a 700W one.. There are manual ways of testing it out but I think it's way complex at this points and you shouldnt bother... also you've got three options.

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Played some newer, more graphically demanding games, and the fan did a great job at keeping my pc cool, it stays silent all the time. The other psu did last a couple of days before dying, but im 99% sure this one will do its job nicely, quite impossible for it to fail imo. Maybe im just stupid, but i've noticed an increase in audio quality? Is that even possible, or did i just forgot how it was to wear headphones?

 
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I'm glad its working out so far... so it was really the psu then? No shutdowns so far? Also, regarding your question I don't really think your PSU should have anything audio quality.. what defines the audio quality is either your headphones audio card if it has one built within or your motherboards audio tecnology / quality never heard anything with PSU related to sound or pc audio before, maybe its because your pc wasn't working the way it should or maybe as you said u just were way too long without using headphones hehe.




 
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