Question Zotac 1080 amp extreme freezes unexpectedly?

[HM005A]

So for some reason my game very spontaneously freezes to the point where i cant exit out the window or close the application snd i have to switch the pc off from the switch and restart it

I updated my bios hoping for a miracle lol but i just hopped onto GTA 5 and although it froze the audio for the cut scene was still coming through which wasnt the case before as it would just freeze eveerything so i guess thats a positive?

My pc specs are

B450 gigabyte aorus MB

CV550 PSU corsair

1080amp zotac GPU

Ryzen 5 2600

16gb RAM

 

[Phaaze88]

Personal experience with that tells me power supply: it's aged to the point where it can't handle the load anymore.

 

[DSzymborski]

PSU definitely the most likely. That one shouldn't be paired with that GPU in the first place. While the 1080 is an old GPU at this point, it was still a high-powered old GPU, not suitable for a basic, entry-level PSU.

 

[HM005A]

So do you suggest I get a better 80 plus rating PSU or get a higher wattage PSU? Or maybe both?

 

[Phaaze88]

Neither - or rather:
-the 80 plus ratings aren't really a testament to quality, because vendors can fib the numbers a bit, or outright lie. Although there is some 'you get what you pay for' involved here.
-wattage also doesn't say anything about a unit's quality. It's just a number. A crap 1000w unit is still crap.

Reviews are what you need to look towards, or something like the following: https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/
Some of the listings there are made based on already existing reviews.
Try to pick from the A Tier if possible - no need for a 1000w unit either; GTX 1080 isn't THAT hungry, so another 550w of higher quality than the last unit would work, but it wouldn't hurt to get a 650~750w if you were looking to acquire one of the more recent gpus soon.

 

[HM005A]

Neither - or rather:
-the 80 plus ratings aren't really a testament to quality, because vendors can fib the numbers a bit, or outright lie. Although there is some 'you get what you pay for' involved here.
-wattage also doesn't say anything about a unit's quality. It's just a number. A crap 1000w unit is still crap.

Reviews are what you need to look towards, or something like the following: https://cultists.network/140/psu-tier-list/
Some of the listings there are made based on already existing reviews.
Try to pick from the A Tier if possible - no need for a 1000w unit either; GTX 1080 isn't THAT hungry, so another 550w of higher quality than the last unit would work, but it wouldn't hurt to get a 650~750w if you were looking to acquire one of the more recent gpus soon.

Appreciate the help thank you🙏🏽