Recently I upgraded my old system with a new CPU, motherboard and case. Unfortunately since then I have been having issues while gaming. Mostly after 10-45mins the PC instantly powers off and automatically restarts after a minute or so. The power button is unresponsive during this minute. Temperatures are pretty good, CPU sits at 40°C and GPU around 50°C. My guess would be problems with the PSU, but it was working fine in the previous build a while ago (never had crashing issues back then). The only change that I'm not sure about is the 8 + 4pin connector for the CPU. At first I added an extra cable to the PSU and connected them both. I read mixed results about the second 4 pin not being required so I tried both, but the PC crashed in both cases.
While upgrading the PC I re-used the (m2) drives, PSU, GPU and RAM from my old setup. At first I just booted my old startup disk and tried installing the new drivers. It worked but got me the same crashes. Now I'm on a clean install with updated drivers & windows and am still having the same results.
I checked all the cables, graphics card & ram is seated correctly. The only thing I can think of is that the PSU cannot handle the new CPU/motherboard/CPU cooler (with xmp enabled)? But I'm at a brick wall because I think 850w should be good enough right? Is there anything else I can try or check before getting a new PSU?
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this!
Old specs | New upgraded specs | |
---|---|---|
Motherboard | ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | MSI Z490 Gaming Plus |
CPU | Intel i7 6700k | Intel i7 10700k |
CPU cooler | Scythe Mugen 5 | Corsair h115i RGB Platinum |
GPU | RTX 2080 TI 11gb Extreme | RTX 2080 TI 11gb Extreme |
Memory | Corsair Vengaence LPX 2x16gb (3200) | Corsair Vengaence LPX 2x16gb (3200) |
Storage | Samsung 960 EVO 500gb m2 and a bunch of random HD's | Samsung 960 EVO 500gb m2 and a bunch of random HD's |
PSU | SeaSonic M12II EVO 850W 80+ Bronze | SeaSonic M12II EVO 850W 80+ Bronze |
Case | Antec p100 (or another similar version) | Corsair Obsidian 750D Big Tower |
While upgrading the PC I re-used the (m2) drives, PSU, GPU and RAM from my old setup. At first I just booted my old startup disk and tried installing the new drivers. It worked but got me the same crashes. Now I'm on a clean install with updated drivers & windows and am still having the same results.
I checked all the cables, graphics card & ram is seated correctly. The only thing I can think of is that the PSU cannot handle the new CPU/motherboard/CPU cooler (with xmp enabled)? But I'm at a brick wall because I think 850w should be good enough right? Is there anything else I can try or check before getting a new PSU?
Thanks a lot for taking the time to read this!