- Mar 20, 2013
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Hey guys, I've been at my wits end with a problem with my computer. I was experiencing random total crashes of my computer, where the power was still on, but the computer was basically turned off and gone black.
My specs are as follows:
• CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @2.8Ghz
• Mobo: Asus M4A87TD
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (4x 2GB)
• Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
• I'm also using a USB3 2TB Seagate external HDD to store things, though I've taken to putting games on it too.
• GPU: Gigabyte GTX560 Ti
• Sound Card: Asus Xonar Xense
• Case: Zalman Z7 Plus
• PSU: 700W EZCool Tornado
• CPU Cooling: I bought and installed a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO some time in 2013.
I bought the computer as a custom one from DinoPC and it originally came with a Radeon 6870.
I noticed that the card seemed to be crashing so I hastily bought the GTX560 Ti.
I have run memtest86 as well as stress testing my processor with prime95. Everything I have done to diagnose has turned up with results that suggest that my PC is totally fine.
I decided to Google my PSU and came across a few websites with people discussing how bad it is - this is why I have come to you all with this. I wouldn't want to bother anyone with this when I could just do my own reading but I don't want to sink a lot of money into a solution that won't work.
Can anyone provide any insight? I'm not home at this moment but I can remember some of my temperatures - my CPU runs at about 35C idle and up to 60C-ish when in prime 95. My GPU idles at about 45C and runs around 77C when playing games like Saints Row 4 and Metro Last Light.
My specs are as follows:
• CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T @2.8Ghz
• Mobo: Asus M4A87TD
• RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (4x 2GB)
• Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
• I'm also using a USB3 2TB Seagate external HDD to store things, though I've taken to putting games on it too.
• GPU: Gigabyte GTX560 Ti
• Sound Card: Asus Xonar Xense
• Case: Zalman Z7 Plus
• PSU: 700W EZCool Tornado
• CPU Cooling: I bought and installed a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO some time in 2013.
I bought the computer as a custom one from DinoPC and it originally came with a Radeon 6870.
I noticed that the card seemed to be crashing so I hastily bought the GTX560 Ti.
I have run memtest86 as well as stress testing my processor with prime95. Everything I have done to diagnose has turned up with results that suggest that my PC is totally fine.
I decided to Google my PSU and came across a few websites with people discussing how bad it is - this is why I have come to you all with this. I wouldn't want to bother anyone with this when I could just do my own reading but I don't want to sink a lot of money into a solution that won't work.
Can anyone provide any insight? I'm not home at this moment but I can remember some of my temperatures - my CPU runs at about 35C idle and up to 60C-ish when in prime 95. My GPU idles at about 45C and runs around 77C when playing games like Saints Row 4 and Metro Last Light.
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