Computer crashes while gaming.

eliowns

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Hi!
I built this system about 2 months ago, and it's my first build. Everything has been working flawlessly until today. I crash about 5~10 minutes after launching Guild Wars 2, and crashed multiple times while playing League of Legends, but everything is working fine while not playing anything. I assumed it's my power supply but I can't tell for sure. The only issue I've ran into with this computer since I built it is that sometimes when I attempt to boot it in the morning it doesn't respond, and my solution to that is opening the case and pushing the cable connecting to the motherboard/CPU power. I am not sure whether those two issues are related.
I tried checking the internal temperatures of every component and they all seem to be sub 60 degrees C. All fans seem to be working.

My specs:
MSI Z97S SLI Plus
MSI GTX 970
Intel i7 4790K
Corsair CX600M

I'm not overclocking, my best bet was that the PSU is simply not sufficient, but it's weird considering everything has been running smoothly and I could play anything without any issues.

Thank you for your assistance.
 
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An AFK User

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Your psu's wattage is sufficient but the CX600M wire sleeving is the problem. That is happening to my personal CX750 and I really want to get a better psu. When I fiddle my wires, it usually turns back on. I would suggest getting a Seasonic, XFX, EVGA, Cooler Master, or Corsair AX/HX psu.
 
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