Alright, here's my current setup.
Cooler Master HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Samsung spinpoint F3 1TB drive. x2 in RAID 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Cougar 850w modular PSU -- Defective
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553006
Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608008
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=
ASUS P8P67 Pro LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682&cm_re=asus_LGA_1155_pro-_-13-131-682-_-Product
i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz -- Already Purchased.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
EVGA GTX 570 x2 SLI -- Only one card installed thus far.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593&cm_re=GTX_570-_-14-130-593-_-Product
CPU Heatsink.
Hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212%2b-_-35-103-065-_-Product
Basically, as far as I can tell, my RAM, GPU, CPU, and HDD's all test out fine, yet when playing video games, and during PSU stress tests my PC randomly reboots without a BSOD (in windows 7). The only thing that has me edgy is that memtest86+ doesn't want to run properly, so I had to use windows memory diagnostic. I suspect my memtest problems are related to my processor/chipset and how new it is though.
So, from what I know, that means my PSU is faulty, and I need a new one.
I was regretting my choice of PSU a little bit anyway (I got a good combo deal with it and it was on sale at the time, but in retrospect, I should have just shelled out more on my PSU).
From what I can tell, my system should use something like 780-820w of power while under full load, so I'm looking for an 850w PSU or higher. I've heard some mixed opinions on that though, some saying I could manage with a 750w, and others saying I need 1000w+. I am planning to add 1-2 more hard drives to my setup at some point, probably only one, but possibly two.
Anyway, my budget is 230$, spending less money would make me happy, but I also want my PSU to last 5ish years without exploding the rest of my PC.
I'm currently looking at either:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-015&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
Or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207001&Tpk=XFX%20Black%20Edition%20850
Based on some recommendations elsewhere on tom's hardware.
Also, any recommendations for further tests to run to confirm it IS my PSU that's failing would be welcome.
'Nothing like returning 'defective' parts and replacing them at great cost, only to find that they weren't broken and you -still- have a problem.
PS. I'm not buying anything with LED lighting.
Cooler Master HAF 922
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Samsung spinpoint F3 1TB drive. x2 in RAID 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
Cougar 850w modular PSU -- Defective
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817553006
Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608008
CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2x 4GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145324&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=
ASUS P8P67 Pro LGA 1155
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682&cm_re=asus_LGA_1155_pro-_-13-131-682-_-Product
i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz -- Already Purchased.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070
EVGA GTX 570 x2 SLI -- Only one card installed thus far.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130593&cm_re=GTX_570-_-14-130-593-_-Product
CPU Heatsink.
Hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212%2b-_-35-103-065-_-Product
Basically, as far as I can tell, my RAM, GPU, CPU, and HDD's all test out fine, yet when playing video games, and during PSU stress tests my PC randomly reboots without a BSOD (in windows 7). The only thing that has me edgy is that memtest86+ doesn't want to run properly, so I had to use windows memory diagnostic. I suspect my memtest problems are related to my processor/chipset and how new it is though.
So, from what I know, that means my PSU is faulty, and I need a new one.
I was regretting my choice of PSU a little bit anyway (I got a good combo deal with it and it was on sale at the time, but in retrospect, I should have just shelled out more on my PSU).
From what I can tell, my system should use something like 780-820w of power while under full load, so I'm looking for an 850w PSU or higher. I've heard some mixed opinions on that though, some saying I could manage with a 750w, and others saying I need 1000w+. I am planning to add 1-2 more hard drives to my setup at some point, probably only one, but possibly two.
Anyway, my budget is 230$, spending less money would make me happy, but I also want my PSU to last 5ish years without exploding the rest of my PC.
I'm currently looking at either:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=17-139-015&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=(keywords)&Page=1#scrollFullInfo
Or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207001&Tpk=XFX%20Black%20Edition%20850
Based on some recommendations elsewhere on tom's hardware.
Also, any recommendations for further tests to run to confirm it IS my PSU that's failing would be welcome.
'Nothing like returning 'defective' parts and replacing them at great cost, only to find that they weren't broken and you -still- have a problem.
PS. I'm not buying anything with LED lighting.