Problem with new cpu

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

So i bought a used cpu today an i5 3570 and it was working great until I was playing Battlefield 3 all maxed out and the game was running at 70+/- fps and all the sudden my pc shuts down and restarts, no blue screen no nothing, just a black screen and when the computer was booting up it said something about my psu... Mine is 450w
So what should I do?

Thank you for your time!

burdenbound · Aug 5, 2014

Upgrade your PSU. What GPU do you have? 450W is probably pushing what you actually need.

InvalidError · Aug 5, 2014

burdenbound :

Unless he is using an R9-290X, he should be nowhere near 450W but PSU quality could certainly still be an issue.

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

burdenbound :

I have a amd 7870

Are you sure?

Because i think it might be the cooler because it think my processor got really hot

burdenbound · Aug 5, 2014

elpuxa :

Can't be sure if you don't tell us about the CPU getting hot. What kind of temperatures were you getting?

theonerm2 · Aug 5, 2014

How hot?

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

burdenbound :

Normal

http://prntscr.com/49whyl

Playing bf3 everything maxed out

http://prntscr.com/49whrn

Maybie i need to apply a new thermical paste?
I didnt put any since it had already some

theonerm2 · Aug 5, 2014

Those temps are very good.

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

theonerm2 :

So... New psu??

how many watts?

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

InvalidError :

This is my psu
GRIMTEC Freestyle 50 ATX 500W FAN 12CM

InvalidError · Aug 5, 2014

elpuxa :

There seems to be practically no info about that PSU out there and the only review-ish hit I got scored it 2/5. I would say that makes it suspect by default.

elpuxa · Aug 5, 2014

InvalidError :

yep i was thinking that two because i got an error saying that the pc shutted down to prevent any damage or something like that.

Btw when i was rebooting the pc i turned on turbo mode for the fan i think and it seems like the pc didnt make that much noise playing it was like calm...But thinking of taking of the thermal paste and applying a Arctic mx4 and buying a new psu

Cheap but good psu to use in my build that will give me more than enough power?

InvalidError · Aug 5, 2014

elpuxa :

If you have an Asus motherboard, Asus calls that feature anti-surge and what it does is basically cut off power when it detects that some supply voltages have gone too high.

As far as having enough power goes, 500W is technically more than enough for your build. You just need to step up the quality a few notches. If you cannot get one of the many popular 450-650W units that get recommended in the countless "what PSU for my build" threads that pop up each day, the general guideline is that almost anything with 80+ Bronze will be substantially better than stuff without any 80+ certification whatsoever. PSUs with basic 80+ certifications are usually ok but sub-par PSUs are starting to creep into that arena.

elpuxa · Aug 7, 2014

InvalidError :

elpuxa :

If you have an Asus motherboard, Asus calls that feature anti-surge and what it does is basically cut off power when it detects that some supply voltages have gone too high.

As far as having enough power goes, 500W is technically more than enough for your build. You just need to step up the quality a few notches. If you cannot get one of the many popular 450-650W units that get recommended in the countless "what PSU for my build" threads that pop up each day, the general guideline is that almost anything with 80+ Bronze will be substantially better than stuff without any 80+ certification whatsoever. PSUs with basic 80+ certifications are usually ok but sub-par PSUs are starting to creep into that arena.

Im thinking of buying a halfman of w of power what do you think

InvalidError · Aug 7, 2014

elpuxa :

Halfman?

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

Yes a Halfman 700 psu or a grimtec 750w psu but i cant really find reviews about them so i dont if there good but my current 500w grimtec psu holded my amd 7870 that requires like 500w alone! LOL

What do you think? I need a good cheap one that can run my pc with no problems!

LucoTF · Aug 8, 2014

Look at this list:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html

And try to find one from the top two tiers.

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

Unfortunatly i dont have that much money if :/

MY pc will consume a max of 640 ish of power

WHat do you think if i got a 750w psu?

LucoTF · Aug 8, 2014

What country are you in? I'll try to find you a not-terrible PSU for cheap

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

I live in Portugal

Thank you very much

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

I live in Portugal

Thank you very much

LucoTF · Aug 8, 2014

Any 500w PSU from

Superflower
Seasonic
EVGA
XFX
Seasonic
Antec
Corsair
Zalman
Silverstone
Be quiet

Would be ok, also some coolermasters are good too.

LucoTF · Aug 8, 2014

A good quality 450w would be enough too

I would recommend this http://www.pcdiga.com/2/7917/Fonte-XFX-Pro-450W-Core-Edition-P1-450S-X2B9

But if you really can't afford that much, then get this

http://www.pcdiga.com/2/9651/Fonte-Corsair-VS450W-CP-9020049-EU

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

LucoTF :

But my gpu alone requires 500w!

elpuxa · Aug 8, 2014

LucoTF :

But my gpu alone requires 500w!

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