PC shutting down randomly when playing games

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EliteReaper

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I have just started playing a game called 'Ark Survival Evolved' on my PC. At random intervals, my PC will instantly shut down without any warning, and will not reboot unless I manually flick the switch on the back of my PSU. The game itself runs very smooth on my setup, however my fans become very loud. I originally thought something was overheating, however I have downloaded software to check my temperatures and nothing seems particularly high whilst playing. I currently have a quad core AMD A8-6600k CPU @ 3.9Ghz, with overclocking it can reach around 4.3Ghz. I also have an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 GPU, 8GB RAM, 1TB Hard Drive and a 500w PSU. If anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this then I would be happy to hear any suggestions.
 
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aquielisunari

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You are overclocking. Are you also increasing the CPU Vcore voltage as you increase your clock speeds? Posting your motherboard make and complete model-number will help those more experienced with overclocking to possibly suggest a fix. If you are able to take screenshots of your BIOS I would post a screenshot of your voltages. and any other relevant info.

 
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EliteReaper

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After doing more research into this I think I might have found the potential problem. I believe my components are requiring more power than what the PSU can supply. Using the event viewer program, i have found entries for the 3 times this shutdown has happened, each one from the source 'Kernel-Power' and being described as 'critical'.
 
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EliteReaper

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The GPU under load hits around 70 degrees Celcius. My CPU reaches around 50 degrees Celcius, with a fluctuation of about 5 degrees Celcius either side.
 
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