Restarting issues need help asap

LayLow1

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Hello All.
I need help asap since my 1 month store returns runs out in 3 days.

I built a new computer about 25 days ago. first 2 weeks I had no issues. After the second week my computer would restart when I played certain games. Did memtest all pass. I returned the PSU and exchanged the corsair 750m for another one since most restarts are due to PSU issues. Everything went wonderful till 2 weeks later and I am having the same issue again. ( all drivers up to date)

I do hear a clicking coming from the second hard drive.
During the build I did have 1 concern. the stock fan with my I5 4770k cpu had thermal grease already glued on the bottom of the fan. Heat issue? why would it only restart in 2 week afer a new psu.

My guess is I really got unlucky with 2 bad psu or is it a motherboard issue? clicking from second HHD is a concern also.

giga 770gtx
Corsair 750m
msi gaming mb

What do you guys think? Return all components and start over or what?
 

LayLow1

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I hope I did. I can't remember sigh now to go buy thermal paste and pull the fan off.

I have a CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W
 
The Corsair CX series of power supplies are problematic. The same hardware monitor also allows you to monitor the voltages supplied by the PSU. The +12v measurement should be close to 12 volts. The acceptability. criteria is plus or minus 5% of the reported amount. For the +12V, that is 11.4 to 12.6 volts, but in practical terms it should within a few hundredth of twelve volts. The same applies to 3.3 and 5 volts.
I suspect that the PSU defective. .