Computer running well below listed power and shuts down when playing games.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

Hello, i have bought this PC- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009O7M1HU/ref=ox_ya_os_product Unfortunately i wasnt able to use it for the first month and warranty ran out. This is the time line of what has happened:

First started using it- lightning fast. But would crash any time i would run a game. It wouldnt crash right away, and sometimes worked for hours in a row, but would always end up crashing (usually during some action on screen).

remembered that i had this problem way back in 2000 and then it was power supply was too weak. bought new 800 powers supply, installed it. Problem wasnt fixed

Looked at the devices, there was unrecognized device. tried to find drivers for it. nothing came up. Including using software that finds drivers for you.

Turning on/off the unrecognized device did nothing. uninstalled it. Now comp is really slow, but crashes slightly less in comp games. (about 50% increase in longevity, may be more). But HUGE drop in overall speed and smoothness.

ran benchmark test, http://imgur.com/V91Shoh http://i.imgur.com/PsMpuHB.jpg?1

I know i did dumb noob things, but i really could use some help

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

All those charts look accurate for the hardware.

What are the LOAD temps for the CPU and GPU.

Also your computer only needs about a 450w PSU. What brand 800w unit did you buy? It is probably trash.

Seladon-1370374 · Mar 23, 2014

tiny voices :

I don't feel like the FX-8150 should be 36% above his FX-8120.
I don't feel like the HD 5770 should be 146% above his HD 6770.
I don't feel like his 8GB of DDR3 RAM should perform 50% under any other 8GB DDR3 RAM.
His HDD though is showing some pretty incredible performance.

Anyway, I really, really don't feel like any of those charts look good when taking a look at his hardware.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

RX-850AE Raidmax
The one before was XTREME GEAR XG-600

Would load temp be the one that software shows once i get to desktop? or is there a way to see it as comp is loading?

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

Both PSUs are 100% trash and could fail and fry the whole computer.

Get a 500w unit from Antec, Corsair, XFX, Seasonic RIGHT AWAY.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

is 500 going to be enough?

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

Yes 500w is way more than enough for that computer. It probably pulls 250w under FULL 100% load. That GPU is pretty low end and will not pull much power at all.

Seladon-1370374 · Mar 23, 2014

Yes 500W is more than enough for those components.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

The temperature i see right now after just booting up is around 40 Celsius

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

For the CPU? Not a problem at all.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

So bad PSU could be responsible for rest of comp under preforming (and shutting down) or do you think it might have more to do with some other component (like motherboard?)

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

No, the PSU has nothing to do with performance. The motherboard will also not affect the computer like this either.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

http://imgur.com/kbhrChQ,dks2F2O#0
Another test, 1st screen is before playing a game, 2nd is during the game. Just ib case anything will stand out (CPUID HW Monitor)

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

Your voltages are WAY out of whack. What does the BIOS say they are?

That PSU you are using is not good at all. The voltages are crazy and WAY under what they should be.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

How would i see and record BIOS? Also is there a program that rebalanced voltages? or is preset from PSU?

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

No, the voltages cannot be changed. They come from the GPU. Your PSu is 1000% crap so it is BARELY even powering your computer.

The BIOS has tabs or sections where you can view the voltages. No programs needed. But regardless, you should replace that PSU before it damages or completely fries your computer.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

Cool, probably same problem with the original PSU. Is there anyway besides writing it down to save what BIOS shows?

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

No, just write it down.

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

Your second picture is the same as the first one. Can you please run a game and take another picture? The voltages might actually be alot better than I thought.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

Hopefully this it:
CPU Vcore 1.44
Dram Vol 1.476
3.3V - 3.324V
5V - 5.070V
12V - 12.024V

tiny voices · Mar 23, 2014

Those voltages are fine. Still replace the PSU, though.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 23, 2014

Will do, also I made a mistake- 1st picture is the one with the game on, 2nd is with out the game. IMGUR switched their order during upload i guess.

tiny voices · Mar 24, 2014

Those are not accurate anyway. The BIOS voltages look fine. This is not the problem. The PSU is still junk and should be replaced.

Your HDD could be dying. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors do this.

Pirat6662001 · Mar 24, 2014

http://imgur.com/obpAQ4R another shot during the game, also checked my HHD, no errors came back

tiny voices · Mar 24, 2014

Just forget about the voltages. That program does not monitor them correctly.

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