Power Supply Surge

[Ofek Tal]

When i Start Playing Any Game My Pc Shut Down After Like 10 Mins And I See A Message Like This: Power Supply Surge.... dont remember the rest

what causing that?my psu?

 

[holyprof]

There are some motherboards that monitor the power supply voltages and reboot / shut down the PC to avoid damage. Many times those "surges" are false positives but you can't measure them without proper (and expensive) equipment so i recommend buying a new quality power supply in the 500-600 W range (i presume overclocked CPU and one GPU). Cheap PSUs can cause instability or even damage your system.

 

[Ofek Tal]

There are some motherboards that monitor the power supply voltages and reboot / shut down the PC to avoid damage. Many times those "surges" are false positives but you can't measure them without proper (and expensive) equipment so i recommend buying a new quality power supply in the 500-600 W range (i presume overclocked CPU and one GPU). Cheap PSUs can cause instability or even damage your system.

my psu is 550w and i think it worth like 40-50$ so i can buy corsair one maybe

 

[holyprof]

Any good brand should be OK, i have the Corsair CX500M and i love it.

 

[Ofek Tal]

Any good brand should be OK, i have the Corsair CX500M and i love it.

maybe its the wattage maybe i need more?

 

[holyprof]

Cheap PSUs advertise wattage much higher than they can supply. Modern PCs pull most of the power from the +12V rail(s). Still cheap PSUs with 250-300W available at the 12V rail advertise 500W power.

 

[Ofek Tal]

Cheap PSUs advertise wattage much higher than they can supply. Modern PCs pull most of the power from the +12V rail(s). Still cheap PSUs with 250-300W available at the 12V rail advertise 500W power.

Ok Thank You I Will Buy A New PSU
Corsair VS550 Is Good Quality?
I Dont Have Much To Choose From Because There Are Not A Lot Of Corsair Products In My Country

 

[holyprof]

The VS series are the lowest model of corsair but should be good enough for your needs. I would suggest the CX series but the VS should be OK.

 

[Ofek Tal]

The VS series are the lowest model of corsair but should be good enough for your needs. I would suggest the CX series but the VS should be OK.

yeah i can buy the cx500 but you think my pc can function with 500w? because i think i have some components that need a lot of power

 

[holyprof]

I don't know what you have so please write your current configuration. I'm using the CX500M with overclocked i5-4690K and overclocked GTX960, maximum power drawn is below 400W in the toughest tests.

 

[Ofek Tal]

I don't know what you have so please write your current configuration. I'm using the CX500M with overclocked i5-4690K and overclocked GTX960, maximum power drawn is below 400W in the toughest tests.

Motherboard - Asus Maximus VII Ranger
CPU - Intel Core I-5 4590
GPU - Nvidia Geforce GTX 770
If Your Configuration Takes 400w, Then 500w Will be Enough for me

 

[holyprof]

Yes it will, hope this will solves your problem.