PSU Replacement Help Needed

chinchymcchilla

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I have tracked down a persistent memory management error and now believe that it is actually a failing PSU. However, I have very little knowledge on the topic, and I did not originally build the PC so I don't know what I need as a replacement.

The computer contains the following components:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955
Motherboard: Micro-STAR 790FX-GD70
Memory: 8GB Kingston DDR3
GPU: Radeon HD 5750

And is running a Silverstone OP1000-E power supply (1000W)

I've only been able to do a little bit of research but that seems... crazy overpowered?

How do I tell what I actually need? I'd like to keep from spending 200$ on a replacement supply if possible.

Thanks in advance.
 

chinchymcchilla

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I have run countless passes of memtest with no errors. Someone on the memory forum suggested it was a voltage error. I upped the voltage and it helped for a while but eventually the problem returned. I'm fairly certain at this point that this is the issue, and since I've tried everything else including swapping out memory, this is the next step.