Question Windows 10 PC freezing randomly since bought in 2016

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Liborio

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Hi All,

I have an issue that is noticed 99% of the time when playing games (Fortnite, CSGO, LoL etc). My PC (Windows 10) will randomly freeze and i will have to force restart. I have run hardware tests and software tests but don't seem to be able to put a finger on it. I have tried 5+ forum sites and no one can help me.

My PC specs are:

Hardware:
CPU - Intel Core i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
MOBO - ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming
RAM - G Skill RipJaws V 16GB DDR4
GPU - MSI 980Ti Sea Hawk Edition
PSU - Seasonic 850W 80PlusBronze ATX

Cooling:
CPU - Corsair H80i GT
GPU - Corsair HG10 N980

Peripherals:
Monitor - AOC 24" G Sync 144hz 1ms
Mouse - Logitech G402
Mouse Pad - Logitech G240
Keyboard - Logitech G910
Headset - Hyper X Revolver S


Event viewer screnshots:
View: https://imgur.com/a/RCiZExF

View: https://imgur.com/a/Q6Gf8jv

You can see here at 4:20 i was forced to force shutdown with only 1 error i can see during the time of the issue which doesn't really mean much

Temps:
(note: this is in degrees Celsius not Fahrenheit)
View: https://imgur.com/a/X5TyWSd

View: https://imgur.com/a/6cj4DXA


All drivers up to date, RAM tests done, thermal paste changed, dust cleaned out of entire case, Windows 10 resinstalled on new SSD etc.
RAM test: View: https://imgur.com/a/dzo1uvg


Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Liborio

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Well - if you have access to and know how to use an oscilloscope, then you may be able to see signs of a bad PSU. But most people doesn't have that in house.
Yeah correct. I may be best off just buying a brand new one to rule it out and they arent too expensive.

As i stated before, am i okay with buying any relatively good PSU (750W+ of a decent brand)? Will pretty much all PSU's be compatible with all hardware? Theres no specifics to it like other hardware components?