Custom PC shutting off randomly

RedEmbers

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May 24, 2016
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My newly built PC keeps shutting off out of nowhere. No bluescreen or shutting down screen, just as if I held the power button. It only happens under low stress, never when I'm gaming.
I'm pretty sure my wattage is good, I calculated it and it all adds up to somewhere in the 300 - 390 range, and my PSU is 430 watts.
I have mixed ram, (2 gskill ripjaw 8gb, 1 gskill ripjaw 4gb, and a random 2 gb), but I tried removing the outcasts and it still happened, I even tried each individual stick. I honestly have no idea what to do.
My temps seem good, never over 50
Here are my specs:
CPU: i5 4460

Motherboard: AsRock H97 Anniversary

GPU: GTX 960 4gb (PNY)

PSU: Corsair CX 430M

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1tb

RAM: Gskill ripjaw 16gb (8x2) / GSkill Ripjaw 4gb (1x4), random 2gb (removed)

I also have an NZXT sentry 2 touchscreen and 4 case fans. No optical drive

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Solution
its the PSU. those are low quality PSUs and should not be used for such a gaming rig. Switch to a higher quality one as see what happens. I'm betting its the PSU. refer to the PSU tier list for a high quality PSU. also having wattages close to such rating can cause life shortening of the PSU. it is not desgined for load situations at all.

though I may be wrong, but I feel like that's the most likely issue

Ryan_78

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its the PSU. those are low quality PSUs and should not be used for such a gaming rig. Switch to a higher quality one as see what happens. I'm betting its the PSU. refer to the PSU tier list for a high quality PSU. also having wattages close to such rating can cause life shortening of the PSU. it is not desgined for load situations at all.

though I may be wrong, but I feel like that's the most likely issue
 
Solution

RedEmbers

Commendable
May 24, 2016
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1,510


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I'll look into it