Endless PSU/Heat questions

Shane_9

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Intel Core i5-4670K Haswell Quad-Core 3.4 GHz LGA 1150 84W BX80646I54670K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics

MSI GeForce GTX 980 DirectX 12 GTX 980 GAMING 4G 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support G-SYNC Support Video Card

Single Video card.

CORSAIR CX series CX500M 500W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC CP-9020059-NA Power Supply

The rule of thumb I had been hearing is for any single GPU a 500 ought to cover me. I run this thing in both Linux and Windows. I usually use the Linux disks. The box began to fail to reboot for me occasionally. I at first thought MoBo issue, but then a friend of mine wanted to play Fallout 4 and did not have a rig capable, so I upgraded to Windows 10 and installed it. The game seems to crash the computer for power.

After some finagling, it seems that the refusal to restart may have been just me neglecting my dust shields, but this is not preventing the game crashing the system.

Is this a power issue? Heat issue? How can I troubleshoot?
 
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Was the PSU. I also replaced the case just to be sure the ultimate cause was not a short from the aforementioned issue with the front panel. Everything is working like a charm now.

Tradesman1

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Yes generally a good 500 will suffice, however the CX500 only carries about 450 watts on the 12 volt rail, it's also made with cheap caps, so generally all the builders I know avoid using the CX series, it can cause heat issues. I wouldn't be putting it with a 980-(or even a 970)

What CPU cooler are you using, it may not have enough, or too much thermal compound which can also cause heat issues, which would be worth checking,
 

Shane_9

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Stock cooling fan. I am beginning to believe this is linked to a short brought on by me jerking the headphone jack out perpendicular to the correct direction walking away from the computer while forgetting to remove my headphones. I may have strained the P.S.

First things first - new P.S. and case. Then we'll see what happens next. I don't see why I ought to need advanced cooling on the processor though.

Would like to know if there are any tools included with Windows for monitoring processor heat though. Might be one on the MoBo? I have all kinds of crap on this rig I hardly ever use. MSI MoBo with this and that and the other and I don't even really want to overclock. Probably wasted some cash on that.
 

Shane_9

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Nov 17, 2015
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Was the PSU. I also replaced the case just to be sure the ultimate cause was not a short from the aforementioned issue with the front panel. Everything is working like a charm now.
 
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