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Over heating PSU

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October 6, 2013 7:11:33 AM

Okay, so Ive upgraded my Desktop PC and I am having issues with overheating on the PSU when playing games, the temperature is fine when not playing games. Ive listed my specs below and I dont know the exact temperature its reaching but its hot to the touch on the casing where it is. It sometimes shuts down and retstarts giving me a blue screen error code, I have these stored in DropBox if someone wants to take a look, not sure if its connected with the PSU over heating though. If something needs upgrading then please feel free to suggest what can be done as money isnt a huge issue here aslong as its not extortionate :)  I did have an Alpine a600II 600W PSU but changed this as it was getting hot for the one listed below and it didnt solve my problem. Everything I can think of on the PC is up to date with the latest drivers etc.

PSU - Corsair CX750M
GPU - GeForce GTS 450 (NOT over clocked)
Processor - AMD FX 8350 (8 core 4.0 GHz)
RAM - 2x 4gb Corsair Vengeance with heat sinks
Operating System - Windows 7 Premium 64bit (If that matters here?)
MotherBoard -ASRock 970DE3/U3S3

I have a side casing fan, and a fan on the front of the case. Also When playing games I use a desk top can to help cooling near the PSU.

Any help is GREATLY appreciated and if any more information is needed please let me know

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October 6, 2013 7:30:25 AM

Do you want the temps of regular use or during gaming?
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October 6, 2013 7:32:53 AM

give me both if you please first give me regular use
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October 6, 2013 7:38:13 AM

Right now (Regular use) Min 22*c max 50*c

Gaming temp will follow in about 30 or so minutes
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October 6, 2013 7:40:23 AM

http://www.jam-software.com/heavyload/
install this software as well and preform stress test while monitoring temperatures leave it to run for 10 minutes select only the cpu which is located on the top column deselect ram and gpu for now this will stress the cpu and will give maximum temps.when you run it the computer will struggle have open only heavy load and core temp
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October 6, 2013 7:58:42 AM

Okay will let you know
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October 6, 2013 8:05:05 AM

readings are always accurate in core temp after about 8 minutes the cpu will reach max temperatures so run it for 10 minutes without desk fan this will take some time i will be here all time remember select only cpu
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October 6, 2013 8:15:42 AM

Okay desk fan was off when I did this.

Min Temp 34*c

Max Temp 69*c

Ran the Stress test on CPU for 10 mins as asked
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October 6, 2013 8:26:54 AM

the temperatures are ok if you have your psu on top of the cpu its is natural the psu will exhaust hot air.
http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm
the blue screens you experience are most likely bad ram this link will provide you a free memory tester which is the most accurate available you can install it on a cd or a usb drive.after you have it downloaded use one of those methods and after restarting your computer boot with it and run it
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October 6, 2013 8:29:05 AM

So the temp isnt going to cause the PSU to burn out or to have a negative impact on other components?
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October 6, 2013 8:32:51 AM

you don't need to worry about it wont cause any problem but if you have a extra fan lying around you can use it as an exhaust right under the psu will help a little.hot air is light and goes up thats why the psu is exhausting to help with the airflow inside the case sucking hot air and taking it out.cold air coming in down from the front hot air escaping up from the back.
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October 6, 2013 8:38:44 AM

Excellent, thanks for the help :) 
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October 6, 2013 8:47:56 AM

no problem ;)  i found this if it is any help

Memtest86+ is very easy to use. All you need to do is:
Download the file. I'm going to walk through using the "Pre-Compiled Bootable ISO (.zip)" file. You can get that from this page.
Unzip the file. There's only 1 file in there, called "memtest86+-X.YY.iso"
Burn the ISO file to CD. This is the potentially tricky part. An ISO file is a disc image, and cannot be burned directly to a CD. Your CD recording tool should have an option like "Burn image to CD" or something like that. If you can't find it, you can try the free ISO Recorder powertoy. After you burn the CD, if you put it back in the drive and see the file "memtest86+-X.YY.iso" listed, you've done it wrong
Shut down your computer completely, then unplug it. DO NOT DO THIS IN SLEEP OR HIBERNATE MODE!!!
I recommend testing the modules one at a time, so if one is bad, it's easy to know which one! Take out all but one of the RAM modules.
Plug in the computer, put the CD in the drive and reboot. Make sure it boots off the CD, not the hard drive. You should see a blue screen with a green bar on the top that says: "Memtest86+". There are screen shots on the memtest86+ web site so you can get an idea.
Now, you wait for the test! The test will run forever until you stop it. You should run it for at least 1 full pass, more if you have the time.
Once the test is done for that RAM module, shut down, unplug, take out the module you just tested, put in the new one, and test again.

the test will run forever if you don't stop it.!!!
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