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Is my Psu enough for my hd7870?

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June 27, 2014 2:53:43 AM

My pc spec:
Motherboard:Msi 970A-G46
CPU:Fx-6300
Psu:Xigmatek Tauro 600w
GPU: Powercolor hd7870 GHZ edit.
RAM:2x2 Kingston KVR13N9S6/2
HDD:Samsung 500GB HD502HI

I have a problem. When I play Rift or BF3 my pc resets about 1-2 hours later.But it doesnt if I dont play games. I checked tempatures but gpu on load was 69 C and Cpu was 66C.I asked my friends and they said it is because of my PSU.I use stock fan and formatted 8.1 pro.

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June 27, 2014 3:02:11 AM

The Tauro is rated for 36A on the 12v rail which is more than enough for your setup. Does your PC reset during gaming, or when you stop?
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June 27, 2014 3:03:32 AM

During gaming randomly
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June 27, 2014 3:37:38 AM

Wentes said:
During gaming randomly


It could still be the PSU, or the power strip if your pc is plugged into one. Also, 66 degrees for the fx-6300 is a bit high so you should consider buying an aftermarket cooler to bring it down a bit.
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June 27, 2014 5:01:26 AM

LucoTF said:
Wentes said:
During gaming randomly


It could still be the PSU, or the power strip if your pc is plugged into one. Also, 66 degrees for the fx-6300 is a bit high so you should consider buying an aftermarket cooler to bring it down a bit.


Hmm..I am testing pc without power strip.Playing rift on ultra settings and nothing happened yet.

My 3 outlet PS was powering up 1 Laptop + 1 cellphone charger + Samsung 21.5'' + Modem + 3 outlet Power strip additionally and my computer of course.

I hope ps will be the problem. Thanks for everthing bro.
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June 27, 2014 5:09:04 AM

Wentes said:
LucoTF said:
Wentes said:
During gaming randomly


It could still be the PSU, or the power strip if your pc is plugged into one. Also, 66 degrees for the fx-6300 is a bit high so you should consider buying an aftermarket cooler to bring it down a bit.


Hmm..I am testing pc without power strip.Playing rift on ultra settings and nothing happened yet.

My 3 outlet PS was powering up 1 Laptop + 1 cellphone charger + Samsung 21.5'' + Modem + 3 outlet Power strip additionally and my computer of course.

I hope ps will be the problem. Thanks for everthing bro.


Plugging power strips into power strips is called 'daisy chaining' and should be avoided - I've always said if you need to daisy chain then you should probably just by a single strip with more outlets. The setup you've described could be a cause of your problems for sure, so good luck with the testing :) 
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July 7, 2014 2:49:29 PM

I am really getting bored by my pc.Nothing happend until today. and now it keeps restarting Again! I made some test also. I tortured my cpu with prime95 for an hour.Cpu was 51 C and nothing happened.Then I tortured my GPU with FurMark for an hour again.Gpu 84C and nothing happened.But I didnt think that is enough and tried twice with prime and Furmark together.First restart was at 24.min and second was at 1 hour.
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July 8, 2014 12:41:39 AM

Wentes said:
I am really getting bored by my pc.Nothing happend until today. and now it keeps restarting Again! I made some test also. I tortured my cpu with prime95 for an hour.Cpu was 51 C and nothing happened.Then I tortured my GPU with FurMark for an hour again.Gpu 84C and nothing happened.But I didnt think that is enough and tried twice with prime and Furmark together.First restart was at 24.min and second was at 1 hour.

Ok, back to problem solving. Can you turn off automatic restart?

Control panel > system and security > system > advanced system settings (on the left) > 'advanced' > startup and recovery settings > untick the 'automatically restart' box.

The next time you get an error you should now get a blue screen instead of a restart.

Also check the event viewer error log and see if any error codes were posted at the time of your last restart(s).

I suspect that you will end up buying a new power supply, one from tier one or tier two of this list: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-...

I just want to check this first, just in case it isn't the PSU (don't want you wasting your money if you don't have to)
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