Alright, so this has only been a recent occurrence, but ONLY when I play semi-intensive games (Dota, CS:GO, Witcher, etc.), and not when i'm casually browsing, watching videos etc. This causes my entire PC will crash, with my monitor displaying barred lines all over. Sometimes my PC will instantly restart and it's not really a big deal, but sometimes it can take hours to successfully restart. After looking at other threads with some saying it's a PSU issue, I went and checked the "PSU Tier List" and have found out my PSU is a Tier 4.
Is my low-tier PSU likely the cause for my PC crashes? I've had this PC for roughly 20 months and has only occurred for the last 2-3. The only thing that doesn't lead me to think it's a PSU issue the idea that barred lines appear on my screen, but I'm able to hear in-game audio.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My PC specs are below:
FSP Raider (500 Watt from memory)
Intel i-5 4670 @ 3.40 GHz
8gb RAM (2x4)
Windows 8 64 bit
R9 270x GPU
I've recently cleaned my PC, I'm done a memtest86+ and passed, I did an OCCT test but only lasted 17 minutes, where i received a message saying "Core #1 over maximum value! Value Reached: 86, Max Value: 85."
When I play these semi-intensive games, my PC temperature is around 70°C.
I have even used my HDD software to verify everything is fine, to which I also passed.
I don't want to go and replace hardware if it won't fix the issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Is my low-tier PSU likely the cause for my PC crashes? I've had this PC for roughly 20 months and has only occurred for the last 2-3. The only thing that doesn't lead me to think it's a PSU issue the idea that barred lines appear on my screen, but I'm able to hear in-game audio.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
My PC specs are below:
FSP Raider (500 Watt from memory)
Intel i-5 4670 @ 3.40 GHz
8gb RAM (2x4)
Windows 8 64 bit
R9 270x GPU
I've recently cleaned my PC, I'm done a memtest86+ and passed, I did an OCCT test but only lasted 17 minutes, where i received a message saying "Core #1 over maximum value! Value Reached: 86, Max Value: 85."
When I play these semi-intensive games, my PC temperature is around 70°C.
I have even used my HDD software to verify everything is fine, to which I also passed.
I don't want to go and replace hardware if it won't fix the issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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