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Upgraded to GTX 770, now games freeze computer when I set graphics to max settings

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December 6, 2013 2:58:19 PM

Hi all, I just bought a new MSI Twin Frozr GTX 770 during the black friday deals and when I finally get around to installing it and updating to most recent drivers, I tried to play Final Fantasy XIV on max settings and it freaks out on me. It refuses to load nearly anything, the music stops for long periods of time, I can sometimes move around but am unable to really do anything beyond that. So I tried Crysis 3 and that worked a little better, but that caused my computer to freeze too for long periods of time. I tried setting the graphics lower and things seemed to work a lot better, but once I set it back to max settings it instantly froze. I suspect that it might be my PSU, but hopefully its a much cheaper fix.

Build:
CPU: i5-2320
MOBO: ASRock H61m-HVS
Video Card: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 770
RAM: 2 x 4 GB DDR3
Storage: 1 TB Hitachi Hard Drive
PSU: Coonix 600 W

Any help is appreciated. And I apologize if I didn't give enough information, please just let me know if you need anything else.

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December 6, 2013 3:18:03 PM

Yeah, it came with the PC that I bought 2 years ago, it was just a prebuilt "gaming" pc from iBuypower. Which I hear horrible things about now. So do you think that my PSU is what is causing these issues? I am already planning on getting a Corsair AX860, that should be a good one even if I decide to SLI further down the line, I believe.
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December 6, 2013 3:22:51 PM

Its probably because your PSU can't give you anywhere near max output that its rated to. That Corsair should definitely be a good choice and will handle two 770's no problem. :) 
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December 6, 2013 3:50:13 PM

a branded 500W is better than a generic 700W...a 770 doesn't deserve a generic crap psu...
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December 7, 2013 12:56:15 PM

So I took out the GTX 770 and just reinstalled my old GTX 560 ti because I didn't want the 770 in there with not enough power, but now the same thing happens even with my 560ti. So maybe it wasn't the power supply after all? Could it be something else? The games seem to take a very long time to load and cannot load fast enough, it seems. Any help is appreciated it.
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