- Jun 22, 2013
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Hi, guys. I've been having issues with my computer for a few months now, and I think it's due to the PSU, but before I get a new one I was hoping I could find out what you think.
A few months ago, my computer started behaving strangely at startup and shutdown. When I start up the computer, it will hit the motherboard's boot screen, go black for a few seconds, and then reset and cycle back to the boot screen. This will continue until I switch off/on the PSU and try again (the power and reset buttons have no effect). It seems completely random whether it breaks the cycle or not. At shutdown, Windows will shut down normally, but the fans and LEDs in the tower continue running. Again, they won't stop until I switch off the PSU and the power and reset buttons have no effect.
I let this happen for a couple months (a stupid thing to do, I know), because it didn't seem to be causing any problems performance-wise, but about a month ago, nearly all my games started hitching up. I'll be playing, and suddenly the video freezes for a couple seconds (audio still plays normally most of the time, but not always) and then resumes normally. Other than the hitches, my FPS is acting as normal as it usually does as far as I know. I also noticed this happens with videos that I play through MPC and VLC as well. Web videos don't seem to be affected. I've updated all of my drivers, but the problem persists.
The game and video stuttering could be anything, I assume, but a couple suggestions I've found through Google imply that maybe not enough power is getting to my video cards. I'm pretty sure the startup/shutdown problems are PSU issues, so maybe both problems are related? What do you guys think?
Here's my build:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
2xEVGA GTX 580s
8GB (2x4GB) 1600 DDR3 RAM
CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050W PSU
Thanks for your help!
A few months ago, my computer started behaving strangely at startup and shutdown. When I start up the computer, it will hit the motherboard's boot screen, go black for a few seconds, and then reset and cycle back to the boot screen. This will continue until I switch off/on the PSU and try again (the power and reset buttons have no effect). It seems completely random whether it breaks the cycle or not. At shutdown, Windows will shut down normally, but the fans and LEDs in the tower continue running. Again, they won't stop until I switch off the PSU and the power and reset buttons have no effect.
I let this happen for a couple months (a stupid thing to do, I know), because it didn't seem to be causing any problems performance-wise, but about a month ago, nearly all my games started hitching up. I'll be playing, and suddenly the video freezes for a couple seconds (audio still plays normally most of the time, but not always) and then resumes normally. Other than the hitches, my FPS is acting as normal as it usually does as far as I know. I also noticed this happens with videos that I play through MPC and VLC as well. Web videos don't seem to be affected. I've updated all of my drivers, but the problem persists.
The game and video stuttering could be anything, I assume, but a couple suggestions I've found through Google imply that maybe not enough power is getting to my video cards. I'm pretty sure the startup/shutdown problems are PSU issues, so maybe both problems are related? What do you guys think?
Here's my build:
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 Motherboard
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge
2xEVGA GTX 580s
8GB (2x4GB) 1600 DDR3 RAM
CORSAIR HX Series HX1050 1050W PSU
Thanks for your help!
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