PC Freezes in Game or when Watching High Quality Video.

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My computer freezes when playing any game and if I am watching a live stream such as those from twitch.tv in source video quality. I sent my PC back to my manufacturer 3 times and they said it was the graphics card that was causing the problem. I am on my 6th or 7th graphics card now (all replacements) and the problem still persists. I have also tried increasing the power supply as friends have said it was on the limit but this didn't fix the problem.
The PC has sufficient cooling so I think it could be the graphics card is not powerful enough to keep up with the rest of the system or it is the OS Windows 8.1..

Specs
Processor: AMD 9590
Watercooling: Corsair H80i
Graphics Card: Zotac Nvidia 750ti
MoBo: Asus Crosshair V Formula Z
PSU: Corsair 650W Upped to Atrix 850W
SSHD: 2tb something
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red @2400mhz
OS: Windows 8.1

I also forgot there is also a bit or stuttering fairly frequently but randomly whilst playing games or watching high quality video.

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IntelTurtleFan
PSU is the issue. Also you need a minimum of 1000w recommended from AMD with that CPU. It also needs to be high quality and not second stuff. Wattage is the least of your worries with that fire hazard. Besides the point the CPU is not that great. An i5 with a GTX 970 would do you much more good. Take a read at this too: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2716807/guide-cpus-common-misconceptions.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

this is your PSU now:


Tier Five
Avoid IMMEDIATELY. These units are highly unsafe to use. No such protections added, very thin gauge wiring used, false advertising and too much to list. Reference to a higher tiered unit for a better, money saving and a much safer...
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PSU is the issue. Also you need a minimum of 1000w recommended from AMD with that CPU. It also needs to be high quality and not second stuff. Wattage is the least of your worries with that fire hazard. Besides the point the CPU is not that great. An i5 with a GTX 970 would do you much more good. Take a read at this too: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2716807/guide-cpus-common-misconceptions.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

this is your PSU now:


Tier Five
Avoid IMMEDIATELY. These units are highly unsafe to use. No such protections added, very thin gauge wiring used, false advertising and too much to list. Reference to a higher tiered unit for a better, money saving and a much safer unit. For your safety's sake, please don't order or pick one up for use in your system. These units are a potential fire hazard and could even kill you, let alone your system.


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This is what I recommend:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $129.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-26 19:39 EDT-0400

This is good too
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: SeaSonic X Series 1050W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($166.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $166.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-26 19:40 EDT-0400

those are the 2 cheapest recommended units.
 
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IntelTurtleFan

IntelTurtleFan

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I would take that PSU and follow these steps:

1. remove from pc
2. take to a really remote location
3. dig hole (huge hole)
4. place unit inside hole
5. cover hole

I would not let one of those fire hazards in my house but to each his own. It likely is the cause of the FPS issue. Delivering bad power to the PC.
 
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IntelTurtleFan

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Yes. However you will get bottleneck and it would be best to have a GTX 970 + a i5 or something. This will perform faster in games by 20ish percent. You will not need a 1000w unit with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($176.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($324.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($46.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $621.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-26 20:14 EDT-0400
 
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