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I've built my computer 2 years ago and I've played games on it ever since with no issues. But ever since last year ALL of my games have been crashing ever since within the first 5 minutes of playing it. It really bugs me as if it were a hardware issue or is it because of my cable management, which is why tower side door case is left out of the computer because its the reason why my computer freezes everytime I either touch it or slightly bump into it. Do you think it's either the hardware or just the messy cable management that's causing this stress? Thank you.
My rig:
Intel Core i3-2100 CPU 3.10GHz
Nvidia GTX 650 ti
8GB Ram
Corsair TX650 PSU
128GB SSD with a secondary 1tb hard drive.
 
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When you barely tap it or bump into it, it could be your PSU going bad or just a connection in the PC itself is not tight, I recommend completely dissembling your PC then slowly start to put it back together while managing the cables to provide sufficient airflow and so you can see whats going on. Alot of times if there is a power cable or anything in the computer laying on something its not supposed to the second you bump it causes it to ground to the case instantly turning off the computer. or a loose connection can cause the same thing where the voltage will have to jump a MM gap, in order to do so it requires more power and when the voltage is right to jump that gap its to much for the other end causing it to shutdown(Surge)
 
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Interesting thought about the PSU. Because the first time I've built it, I've noticed how kinda unstable the PSU was to be screwed into place, like I could move the power supply a little bit because it felt like it wasn't compatible with my tower. And also my computer doesn't have the issue where it would freeze or turn off immediately when I tap or bump it. I guess it was resolved when I removed my side panel door where it came in contact with the cables running aroundabout in the case.
 
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I have fixed and helped others with this same issue, it is almost always a power cable coming into contact with the PC and grounding or just tapping it loose a little will cause the same result.

Here is a PSU Teir list for refrence to checkout what you can look at and what is quality
Teir List
 
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Appreciate the reference. I might consider replacing my Power Supply in the future. I'm wondering does it also effect the hardware like the graphics card as to why my game keeps on crashing every few minutes I've put into? That sounds like something what poor cable management might do, considering how my unorganized my psu and Sata cables are running willy nilly. Plus I think your suggestion on completely disassembling my components to manage the cables together would work.
 
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You should notice everything to work fine after a complete rebuild of your current PC with its current components, if the issue persists you know to check out a new psu. Good luck
 
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