power limit stopped gpu from crashing

[Swoqrragdgggbvgw]

So i was having this issue with my gpu crashing my pc anytime i put a load on it a couple months ago so i got msi ab and decided to lower the power limit to 80%. It fixed the problem for around 6 months until yesterday the issue resurfaced, i lowered the power limit to 65% and now its working again. I decided to go ahead and order a new psu but is this my graphics cards fault or is my pc just unable to supply enough power/gone bad? its a 500w psu but it came off an assembly line from an old asus g11cd desktop so im not sure on the reliability.

 

[kieranblackie843]

What do you mean by crashing exactly? What happens when your pc crashes? In detail.

 

[Swoqrragdgggbvgw]

basically my whole screen artifacts and my pc crashes/freezes for about 10 seconds

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

Test it on another pc. If nothing happens, it's probably your PSU acting up.
If it crashes on another system too, it could mean faulty GPU BIOS. Flash the newest one. If you have the newest one, flash it again.
If that doesn't fix it, unlock your voltage and increase it with MSI Afterburner. if you can't, decrease your core and memory clock till it doesn't crash.
BTW, what is your GPU and at what core clock is it trying to run? It could also mean unstable factory OC.