PC crashes withing 25-30 mins of playing a game like CS:GO and Outlast

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darkbird13

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Ever since I built my computer a month or two ago it started to crash when I had played games for 25-30 mins and I do not think my PC is (I think) overheating I get temps from 28°C when just browsing the web and 66°C when using Furmark for 5 mins.

Specs:
Mobo: Asus Crosshair V Formula-Z
GPU: GTX 970
CPU: FX-9590
CPU Fan: Noctua NH-D14
 
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clutchc

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Try:
1) uninstall the gfx driver from safe mode with https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/550192/geforce-drivers/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu-v12-9-3-4-released-06-09-14-/
Reboot and...
2) run CCleaner: http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER
Do the Clean and Registry portions both.
3) Install the latest gfx driver for your card and OS.
4) Disable as many pgms running in the background as possible when you game. Check your tray. If it is loaded with stuff running TSR, you may have some software conflicts.
 
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Then I would consider the problem hardware. Run Memtest on each stick of memory alone in the first slot specified in your manual for running a single stick of memory... for at least one full pass each. If any errors at all appear, the stick is likely defective. http://www.memtest86.com/

What is the make/model of your PSU?
 
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clutchc

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My PSU is ZM1000-HP by Zalman[/quotemsg]

Man, I've never seen a PSU with that many multiple +12v rails. 6! And 4 of them small 18A.
That's a tier 3 PSU: https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true
Adequate quality, but maybe a bit problematic for an OC'ed FX-9590. The only way to know is to replace the PSU. If your CPU is OC'ed, you could try returning it to stock values and see if it still crashes.

On the other hand, if it is OC'ed, that itself could be the cause of the crashes.
 
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