My system is a Q6600/XFX 5850 Black/4GB Ram no overclock anywhere. I had an APEVIA ICEBERG ATX-IB680W-BL 680W PSU which was working fine but after a few years it started to slowly failing.
The biggest problem was that at somepoint if you started a 3D game the machine would instantly shut down (unless I downclocked the GPU).
Also I noticed that since the PSU degrade when I had it on sleep mode if I tried to power it up by clicking the mouse it would try to power up (fans would spin for 0.1 second) and it will lose power. If I used the Power button on the case most of the time it would power up just fine.
So I was pretty sure that the problem was the PSU and I went to buy a new XFX Core Edition 550W. After the installation 3D games run fine again and I can power it up again from sleep mode using the mouse without any problems.
Fast forward a few months (~4) I remove my GPU, clean the heatsink and install it back.
Before the cleaning the GPU would reach very high temps, 85c on idle with two monitors (which runs the clocks higher) but really I would hardly notice if it wasn't for the fan noise. No artifacs, no shut downs, everything worked well. It never powered down even when I was playing 3D games although the GPU would reach almost 100c and the fan would spin like crazy.
After the cleaning of the heatsink and installing the GPU back temps are back to normal and I'm quite happy.... Until I try to wake up the PC from sleep mode with the mouse and it doesn't power up just like it did with the faulty PSU. If I use the case power button it can power up again.
I think no big deal (although powering from the mouse is quite useful to me and I would really like to fix it) and proceed using the pc as normal. Then I play CSGO and after ~3 minutes of gameplay the PC instantly shut downs.... I think to my self "oh s***". I reboot, run the game again, play for ~1 hour, no shut downs.
Then the next day I play another game (HL2 engine) and after ~3 minute instant shutdown again. Again reboot, run the game play for ~1 hour, no shut downs.
Since then I tried:
Passmark burn-in test -- Pass
Prime95 In-place FFTs (2 cycles) -- Pass
Furmark burn-in for a few minutes -- Pass
AIDA64 stability test (with CPU/RAM/GPU check) -- Shut down after ~2.5 minutes
http://imgur.com/MEzRtWc
btw I didn't notice any voltage drop when running Furmark or Prime95
So what do you guys think? Could the new PSU have degraded already after only ~4 months? Could it be something else? Should I try to replace it on warranty (which would leave without a PC for who knows how long)? Any ideas why it can't power up from sleep mode when clicking the mouse but it will power up from the case button?
The biggest problem was that at somepoint if you started a 3D game the machine would instantly shut down (unless I downclocked the GPU).
Also I noticed that since the PSU degrade when I had it on sleep mode if I tried to power it up by clicking the mouse it would try to power up (fans would spin for 0.1 second) and it will lose power. If I used the Power button on the case most of the time it would power up just fine.
So I was pretty sure that the problem was the PSU and I went to buy a new XFX Core Edition 550W. After the installation 3D games run fine again and I can power it up again from sleep mode using the mouse without any problems.
Fast forward a few months (~4) I remove my GPU, clean the heatsink and install it back.
Before the cleaning the GPU would reach very high temps, 85c on idle with two monitors (which runs the clocks higher) but really I would hardly notice if it wasn't for the fan noise. No artifacs, no shut downs, everything worked well. It never powered down even when I was playing 3D games although the GPU would reach almost 100c and the fan would spin like crazy.
After the cleaning of the heatsink and installing the GPU back temps are back to normal and I'm quite happy.... Until I try to wake up the PC from sleep mode with the mouse and it doesn't power up just like it did with the faulty PSU. If I use the case power button it can power up again.
I think no big deal (although powering from the mouse is quite useful to me and I would really like to fix it) and proceed using the pc as normal. Then I play CSGO and after ~3 minutes of gameplay the PC instantly shut downs.... I think to my self "oh s***". I reboot, run the game again, play for ~1 hour, no shut downs.
Then the next day I play another game (HL2 engine) and after ~3 minute instant shutdown again. Again reboot, run the game play for ~1 hour, no shut downs.
Since then I tried:
Passmark burn-in test -- Pass
Prime95 In-place FFTs (2 cycles) -- Pass
Furmark burn-in for a few minutes -- Pass
AIDA64 stability test (with CPU/RAM/GPU check) -- Shut down after ~2.5 minutes
http://imgur.com/MEzRtWc
btw I didn't notice any voltage drop when running Furmark or Prime95
So what do you guys think? Could the new PSU have degraded already after only ~4 months? Could it be something else? Should I try to replace it on warranty (which would leave without a PC for who knows how long)? Any ideas why it can't power up from sleep mode when clicking the mouse but it will power up from the case button?
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